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PRODUCTS
WL865E4
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CONTENTS
NOTICE………….. .......................................................................................... 2
COPYRIGHTS ................................................................................................ 2
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS ...................................................... 2
USAGE AND DISCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS ............................................... 3
APPLICABILITY TABLE ................................................................................ 4
CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 5
TABLE OF FIGURES ..................................................................................... 7
TABLES…… .................................................................................................. 8
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 9
Scope ........................................................................................... 9
Audience....................................................................................... 9
Contact Information, Support ........................................................ 9
Text Conventions ........................................................................ 10
Related Documents .................................................................... 10
2. INSTALL AND SETUP TOOLS .................................................. 11
Prerequisites ............................................................................... 11
3. WLAN TEST SETUP .................................................................. 16
Prerequisites ............................................................................... 16
4. WI-FI TEST PROCEDURE ......................................................... 17
Flash the FTM binary to WL865E4-P .......................................... 17
Setup QRCT for Wi-Fi ................................................................. 19
4.2.1. Initialize QRCT for Wi-Fi ............................................................. 19
4.2.2. QRCT WLAN Tx settings ............................................................ 21
4.2.3. WLAN Tx Test Observations on Litepoint IQxel .......................... 22
4.2.4. WLAN Tx Test Observation on CMW500 .................................... 24
4.2.4.1. 2.4GHz band, CH. 1, 11b rates. .................................................. 24
4.2.4.2. 5GHz band, CH. 46, 11ac, MCS0, 40MHz. ................................. 24
4.2.5. QRCT WLAN Rx settings ............................................................ 25
4.2.6. CMW500 WLAN settings for Rx Test .......................................... 25
4.2.6.1. 2.4 GHz, CH. 6, 11b, 11Mbps ..................................................... 25
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4.2.6.2. 5 GHz, CH. 46, 11ac, MCS9, VHT-40MHz: ................................. 26
4.2.7. Litepoint IQxel WLAN setting for Rx Test .................................... 27
4.2.7.1. 2.4GHz, CH. 1, 11n, HT20, MCS0 .............................................. 27
5. BLE TEST SETUP ..................................................................... 30
BLE Test Procedure ................................................................... 30
5.1.1. BLE Tx Test ................................................................................ 30
5.1.2. BLE Rx Test ............................................................................... 32
6. DOCUMENT HISTORY .............................................................. 34
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 RF Test Setup .....................................................................................................16
Figure 2: BLE Test Setup ..................................................................................................30
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TABLES
Table 1: QRCT WLAN Tx settings ....................................................................................21
Table 2: QRCT WLAN Rx settings ....................................................................................25
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1. INTRODUCTION
Scope
This document provides an overview about the WL865E4 RF test procedures.
Audience
This document is intended only for Telit customers who need to perform RF tests on
WL865E4 module.
Contact Information, Support
For general contact, technical support services, technical questions and report documentation errors contact Telit Technical Support at:
Alternatively, use:
http://www.telit.com/support
For detailed information about where you can buy the Telit modules or for recommendations on accessories and components visit:
http://www.telit.com
Our aim is to make this guide as helpful as possible. Keep us informed of your comments and suggestions for improvements.
Telit appreciates feedback from the users of our information.
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Text Conventions
Danger – This information MUST be followed, or catastrophic equipment failure or bodily injury may occur.
Caution or Warning – Alerts the user to important points about integrating the module, if these points are not followed, the module and end user equipment may fail or malfunction.
Tip or Information – Provides advice and suggestions that may be useful when integrating the module.
All dates are in ISO 8601 format, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD.
Related Documents
• Qualcomm_80-wl500-24_b_qca402x_qdart_connectivity_user_guide
• Telit_WL865E4-P_Hardware_User_Guide
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2. INSTALL AND SETUP TOOLS
This section provids step-by-step procedure to install QDART package required to perform RF tests using QRCT(Qualcomm radio control toolkit).
Prerequisites
1. Computer running on Window 7/10. 2. QDART tool package from Qualcomm.
To download QDART tool package, follow the procedure below:
• Register at Qualcomm CreatePoint: https://createpoint.qti.qualcomm.com/ and login:
• Select, Home→All Product Types→ Bluetooth/Wi-Fi and DEV. This will enable access to the tools:
• Select Tools and search for QDART. o Select, Subscribe and click QDART_CONN.WIN.1.0 Installer or
QDART.WIN.4.8 Installer to download. QDART_CONN.WIN.1.0 is a subset of QDART.WIN.4.8, hence the file size is smaller.
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There will be a popup window saying “The download will initiate in your browser shortly. Please do not close this window until your download has initiated.”
• Install QDART_CONN.WIN.1.0 Installer. This version QDART has included windows USB driver. That is, windows USB driver will be installed automatically during the installation of QDART. So we don’t need to install the windows USB driver separately.
To install QDART Run the QDART executable installer in Administrator mode.
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• The QDART installer, installs multiple tools. We will be using QRCT for manual RF tests.
Note: To use the QDART version (QDART-CONN 1.0-00072.1 and later) with Litepoint IQxel80/IQxel160, Anritsu 8870A, and NI PXI 5644/5645/5646, the SCPI interface is mandatory.
Contact the equipment company to get the SCPI package. Telit/Qualcomm does not distribute the equipment SCPI libraries to its customers.
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3. WLAN TEST SETUP
This section provides step-by-step procedure to perform RF tests using QRCT.
Prerequisites
• WL865E4-P EVB.
• RF cable to connect the WL865E4-P antenna connector to RF test instrument.
• Ethernet cable to connect RF tester to Computer running QRCT tool.
• RF Shield Box.
The following figure illustrates the hardware test setup :
Figure 1 RF Test Setup
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4. WI-FI TEST PROCEDURE
The Qualcomm radio control toolkit (QRCT) is a Windows toolkit that provides GUI interface to FTM operation. The user can manually check for RF performance in nonsignaling test.
Flash the FTM binary to WL865E4-P
Go to the directory where FTM binary is available:
..\36.10.990.B004_Flash\ftm\bin
Place the WL865E4-P module in Program mode.
Run the flash.bat file in cmd prompt, and enter the COM port number as shown in the screenshot below.
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Setup QRCT for Wi-Fi
Power ON the WL865E4-P test board by placing it in the Diagnostic mode, and connect it to the computer. The device manager detects the serial port, note down the com port number.
4.2.1. Initialize QRCT for Wi-Fi
1. Launch QRCT in Administrator mode. 2. Choose Target DIAGNOSTIC_LIGHT and com port shown in the device manager. 3. Select QCA4020 for the WL865E4-P in Select Chipset tab.
a. There are two ways to get the calibration data. Select File for RFCal Data Source, then click the button Select BDF to browse BDF file in the directory:
..\WL865E4_bddata\boardData_QCA4020_WL865.bin
b. Slect OTP for RFCal Data Source. In this case, the data stored on the WL865E4-P OTP will be used in the RF tests.
4. Click Establish Connection.
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The board data is loaded in to the QRCT debug message and the WLAN RF test GUI for testing. The DUT is ready for RF test.
You can query the MAC address of the DUT using MAC Settings tab.
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4.2.2. QRCT WLAN Tx settings
Following table lists the QRCT Transmitter options:
Table 1: QRCT WLAN Tx settings
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Click on the TX tab. Fill the various options as shown in the sample below for desired channel and data rate:
Example: WLAN Transmit settings; 2.4GHz band CH. 1, 1mbps
4.2.3. WLAN Tx Test Observations on Litepoint IQxel
Connect the RF port of the device to the RF connector of Lite Point IQxel.
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Click “Tools”→ ”Port Routing” and configure the RF port in VSA mode (my RF port is RF1).
Set the Pathloss in “Pathloss Setup”.
Click “Technology”→ select ”WIFI SISO” mode.
Click the button “SET TX ON” in QRCT.
In the web LitePoint interface, configure the same channel and click the button “AGC” several times until the LitePoint receive the data packet, and you can see the waveform in the interface.
Click “STOP TX” to end the TX test.
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4.2.4. WLAN Tx Test Observation on CMW500
4.2.4.1. 2.4GHz band, CH. 1, 11b rates.
4.2.4.2. 5GHz band, CH. 46, 11ac, MCS0, 40MHz.
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4.2.5. QRCT WLAN Rx settings
Following table lists the QRCT Receiver options:
Table 2: QRCT WLAN Rx settings
4.2.6. CMW500 WLAN settings for Rx Test
4.2.6.1. 2.4 GHz, CH. 6, 11b, 11Mbps
Set the desired RX Setup in QRCT as shown below:
1. Enter the cable loss, frequency and power level in CMW500. 2. GPRF Generator ON. 3. Click “SET CONT. RX” in QRCT. 4. Send a statistically significant number of packets through VSG by loading the
appropriate ABS waveform on VSG:
WLAN_11b_SHORT_RATE11_LEN1024.wv
5. Click “GET RECEIVER REPORT” in the QRCT. 6. Continue descreasing the signal power level in CMW500 (or incrementing the
jammer power level) until PER at a given power level reaches the limits defined in the standards.
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7. Inspect receiver report and calculate PER.
4.2.6.2. 5 GHz, CH. 46, 11ac, MCS9, VHT-40MHz:
Set the desired RX Setup in QRCT as shown below:
Send a statistically significant number of packets through VSG by loading appropriate ABS waveform on VSG :
WLAN_11ac_VHT_BW40_MCS9_LEN4096.wv
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4.2.7. Litepoint IQxel WLAN setting for Rx Test
4.2.7.1. 2.4GHz, CH. 1, 11n, HT20, MCS0
1. Click the “Tools” →“Port Routing” to choose the Port RF in VSG mode. Set Pathloass. 2. Select LitePoint in “VSG1” mode.
3. Click “Load” button to choose appropriate waveform to be used. They are under the path -
/user
4. Click “SET CONT. RX” in QRCT. 5. Select the count of data packet. Click the button “Play” in the LitePoint interface until
the data packet completion.
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6. Then click the button “GET RECEIVE REPORT” in QRCT, the QRCT will display the receive data packet. You can check whether you have received the number of packets correctly from the following table-Receive Report:
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5. BLE TEST SETUP
Connect the RF cable to BLE antenna of the WL865E4-P module as shown in the following figure:
Figure 2: BLE Test Setup
Note: Supported test equipment for BLE RF tests: Litepoint IQxel, Anritsu MT8870A, R&S CMW500/100, Anritsu 8852B, and R&S CBT.
BLE Test Procedure
5.1.1. BLE Tx Test
1. Select “Bluetooth” category in QRCT→ Then “Bluetooth Low Energy”. 2. Configure the “Bluetooth Low Energy Transmitter” Settings as per the requirement. 3. Click “Transmitter Test” 4. Make observations on tester instrument.
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BLE Tx test observations on CMW500:
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5.1.2. BLE Rx Test
1. Select “Bluetooth” category in QRCT→ Then “Bluetooth Low Energy”. 2. Configure the “Bluetooth Low Energy Receiver” settings as per the requirement. 3. Click “Receiver Test”. 4. Generate waveform on CMW500 by configuring the Tx signal strength (units in dBm). 5. Click “End Test (Get Number of Packets)”, note down the received packets and
calculate the PER as per the numper of packets you sent from CMW500.
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6. DOCUMENT HISTORY
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