Aeroflex 3900 Series User manual

3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
1002-4400-3P0
Issue-4
HPD® Option Manual

3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
HPD® Option Manual
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Preface
Scope
This manual contains operational descriptions of the features contained in the 3900 Series HPD®
Option. Refer to the 3900 Series Operation Manual for information regarding functions and basic
operation of the 3900 Radio Test Set.
Nomenclature Statement
The 3901 Digital Radio Test Set and 3902 Digital Radio Test Set are the official nomenclature for the
test sets currently included in the 3900 Series of Digital Radio Test Sets. In this manual, 3900, unit
or Test Set, refers to both the 3901 and 3902 Digital Radio Test Sets unless otherwise indicated.
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for personnel familiar with the use of the 3900. Refer to the 3900 Series
Operation Manual for information pertaining to Test Set operation.
Test Set Requirements
Refer to the 3900 Series Operation Manual for information on the following:
Safety Precautions
Power Requirements
Platform Performance Data Specifications
Repacking / Shipping Test Set

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Contents
The HPD®Option Manual contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 - General Description
Contains general information regarding HPD®functions and capabilities.
Chapter 2 - HPD® Operation
Contains information and descriptions of HPD®Basic features.
Chapter 3 - HPD® Advanced Analysis Features
Contains information and descriptions of optional advanced HPD® features.
Chapter 4 - HPD® User Data I/O Port
Description of the application and use of the User Data I/O Port for transmitting and
receiving XML files.
Chapter 5 - HPD® Acceptance Test
Contains Acceptance Test Procedure for HPD® Option.
Chapter 6 - HPD® Test Applications
Describes how to use the 3900 to perform basic performance tests on HPD® base radios
and mobile subscriber units.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
General Description
HPD® Option Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
HPD® Testing Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
HPD® Advanced Analysis Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Installing HPD® Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
HPD® Option Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Chapter 2
HPD® Basic System Operation
HPD® Tile Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Acquire Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Remote Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Tx/Rx Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
INT/EXT Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
HPD® System Common Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
RF Control Settings (Gen/Recv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
RF Control Settings Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
RF Control Settings Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
HPD® Configuration Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Rx Measurements Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
I & Q Measurements Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Decimation Configuration Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
HPD® Rx Measurement Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
Rx Meter Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Constellation Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Trajectory Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Error Vector Magnitude Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

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Chapter 3
HPD® Advanced Analysis Features
Rx Bits Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Rx Time Display Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Magnitude/Phase Estimation Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Eye Diagram Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
I & Q Display Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Power Profile - Full Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Power Profile - Ramps Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
Chapter 4
HPD® User Data I/O Port
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Viewing Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Connecting Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
HPD® XML Command Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Chapter 5
HPD® Acceptance Test
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Chapter 6
HPD® Test Applications
HPD® BR Functionality Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Test Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Configure Test Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
HPD® MSU Functionality Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Test Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Configure Test Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

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Appendix A
HPD® Terms and Acronyms
Appendix B
Contact Information

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Chapter 1
General Description
HPD® Option Overview
HPD®, High Performance Data, has been developed by Motorola to address the need for High
Performance packet data operation on 700 and 800 MHz channels within the Narrowband 25 kHz
bandwidth. The 3900 HPD®Option provides users with the ability to test High Performance Data
systems. This manual describes features and functions specific to the 3900 Series HPD® software
option. Refer to the 3900 Series Operation Manual for details regarding general operation of the Test
Set.
HPD® can be configured for two modes of operation. When configured to operate in BR Mode the Test
Set simulates Base Radio operation and is used to test the functionality of Motorola HPD®MSU’s.
When configured to operate in MSU Mode the Test Set simulates Mobile Subscriber Unit operation and
is used to test the functionality of Motorola BR’s.
HPD® Testing Option
The HPD® Testing Option (Motorola Part # R2091A) includes the following capabilities and features:
OMeter fields display measurement readings for the following parameters:
OSignal Power
OFrequency Error
OEVM
OSymbol Clock Error
ORx BER
OOccupied Bandwidth
OBurst Timing Error (when Receive Sync Mode is set to TDO)
OAmplitude Imbalance
OPhase Mismatch
OCarrier Feed Through
OThe user is able to define the following parameters:
OThe number of bursts over which readings are calculated.
OMaximum frequency drift and Frequency profile period for transmitted signal.
OAbility to include or exclude TDM Synchronization from the transmitted signal.
OModulation type, Sync Mode, Burst type and PSC of transmit and receive HPD®
signals.
OData I/O Port feature allows user(s) to configure signal files in XML format which can be
transmitted to and from the 3900 Test Set.
OThe EVM (Error Vector Magnitude) graph plots the average adjustment compensation values
the Test Set applies to the received signal to match the signal to the expected points along
the burst.
OThe Constellation and Trajectory Tiles display visual representations of the received HPD®
signal for QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM modulation types.

General Information
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HPD® Advanced Analysis Package
The HPD® Advanced Analysis Package (Motorola Part # R2092A) includes all features in the HPD®
Testing Option as well as the following capabilities and features:
ORx Bits Tile provides a readout of the bit blocks received in the HPD® data stream.
ORx Time Display Tile shows the history of the frequency error, symbol clock error or power
readings over a user defined span of time.
OMagnitude/Phase Error Tile shows magnitude and phase fluctuations of the received signal
over a period of one burst.
OEye Diagram Tile provides representations of the symbol pattern of the received frequency.
OPower Profile Display Tiles provide visual representation of the Full and Ramp power profile
readings.
OI & Q Display Tile displays the I and Q patterns in the last received signal.
Installing HPD® Option
Refer to the section titled Install New License (Option) File in Chapter 3 of the 3900 Series
Operation Manual for option installation procedures.
HPD® Option Status
Verifying HPD® Option Installation
To check the status of installed options:
1. Push the UTILS Key on the front panel of the 3900 twice.
2. Select Software Settings, License from the floating menu.
The License Tile displays a list of installed options, including the version and version date of each
option (refer to Fig. 1-1). HPD® Testing Option is option 300; HPD® Advanced Analysis Package is
Option 301. The option list varies according to the features installed on the Test Set. “Try before
you buy” options have an expiration date.
Fig. 1-1 3900 Software Upgrade Tile

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Chapter 2
HPD® Basic System Operation
HPD® Tile Layout
This chapter describes the display Tiles found in the HPD® Testing Option package (Motorola Part
#R2091A).
Fig. 2-1 HPD Screen Configuration
OSection A of the HPD® User Screen always displays the RF Control Settings Tile when the
Tiles are minimized.
OSections B through E of the HPD® User Screen are configured using the Measurements Tile
drop-down menu. Rx Meter Display Tiles are enabled in Section B through E when HPD® is
first accessed or when Factory Default Settings have been restored.
OHPD® Test functions are selected from the drop-down menu located on the Tile menus on
Sections B through E.
OHPD® includes access to the Channel Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer and Oscilloscope. Use
of the Channel Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer and Oscilloscope are described in the 3900
Series Operation Manual.
The Channel Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer are asynchronous, swept analyzers, and are not
synchronized with incoming HPD® signals. Inbound HPD® signals are on a 30 ms timeslot
frame and appear discontinuous on the analyzer displays. Use Peak Hold to accumulate
multiple sweeps to display an entire trace of the incoming HPD® signal.
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D Section E
Soft
Key
Area

HPD® Basic System Operation
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Status Indicators
HPD® utilizes various status indicators to inform users of the activity being performed by the Test Set.
Refer to Fig. 2-3 for location of the indicators on the User Screen.
Acquire Status Indicator
When the Test Set is attempting to acquire an incoming HPD® signal, a yellow ACQ indicator
appears at the bottom of the User Screen. Meter fields turn GRAY to indicate invalid readings.
After an incoming HPD® signal is acquired, the ACQ indicator disappears and background of the
meter display fields turns YELLOW, indicating that data is settling.
When data values have settled, the background of the meter display fields returns to BEIGE.
Fig. 2-2 shows examples of data acquisition and data settled states on the Rx Meter Display Tile.
Fig. 2-2 HPD® Data Field Background Colors
Remote Access Indicator
The VNC (Virtual Network Computing) indicator at the bottom of the User Screen indicates when a
user has established remote access to the Test Set. Refer to the section titled Remote in
Chapter 3 of the 3900 Series Operation Manual for information on Remote operation.
Fig. 2-3 HPD® Status Indicators
Data Acquisition - Beige Background Data Settling - Yellow Background

HPD® Basic System Operation
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Tx/Rx Indicator
The Tx/Rx indicator provides information pertaining to the Transmit and Receive signal. In the
example in Fig. 2-3, information is as follows:
INT/EXT Indicator
INT/EXT is the indicator for RF reference (Internal or External). The Internal/External RF
Reference setting is selected from the Utilities menu. Refer to the 3900 Series Operation
Manual for information on use of this feature.
HPD® System Common Soft Keys
HPD® features several soft keys that are commonly used throughout various HPD® Measurement
Tiles. The function associated with each soft key is consistent throughout HPD®. The soft keys that
are available depend on the Tile selected and measurement being performed.
[Reset Meters] Soft Key
[Reset Acquire] Soft Key
Stops, clears, and re-starts the acquisition of data for the data display fields.
“Re-synchronizes” the test set with the incoming HPD® signal.
B
Transmit Data Receive Data
Burst Type Outbound Burst Type Outbound
Modulation Type QPSK Modulation Type QPSK
PSC 0 PSC 0

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RF Control Settings (Gen/Recv)
The RF Control Settings Tile is divided into two sections. The left side of the RF Control Settings
Tile (Section A) displays Transmit signal information. The right side of the RF Control Settings Tile
(Section B) displays information for the Received signal.
Fig. 2-5 shows the fields available on the RF Control Settings Tiles. The fields present on the Tile
vary according to the selected parameters. For example, when Receive Burst Type is set to Inbound
Random, the SAC, BKF, COS and LCM fields are not displayed.
Fig. 2-4 RF Control Settings Tile - Minimized View
Fig. 2-5 RF Control Settings Tile - Maximized View
RF Control Settings Field Definitions
RF Gen Freq
Displays the frequency being generated by the RF Generator. Editing the frequency value
enables soft keys that select the frequency’s unit of measure. Available units are GHz, MHz,
kHz or Hz.
RF Gen Level
Indicates the output power level in dBm as defined by the user.
RF Rcvr Freq
Indicates the received frequency. Editing the frequency value enables soft keys that select the
frequency’s unit of measure. Available units are GHz, MHz, kHz or Hz.

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Receiver Bandwidth Setting
This toggle button allows the user to select the receiver bandwidth used along the received
HPD® signal path.
Cabled
Selects a Wideband IF Bandwidth, meaning that no filter is included in the received HPD®
signal path. This setting is typically used for testing radios that are connected directly to
the Test Set. Cabled is the default setting.
Off Air
Selects a Narrowband (30 kHz) IF Bandwidth filter to be included in the received HPD®
signal path. This setting is typically used to reduce interference received when RF Carriers
are present that are in close proximity to the receiver’s tuned frequency.
Offset
When the Offset option button is set to Lock, changing the RF Gen Freq also changes the RF
Rcvr Freq setting so that it is offset from the RF Generator frequency by the value specified in
the Offset field.
When set to Unlock, a value can be entered independently for either the RF Gen Freq or RF
Rcvr Freq. The Offset value indicates the RF Gen Freq minus the RF Rcvr Freq value.
PSC
Selects the Pilot and Sync Code to be received or transmitted in the HPD® signal. Available
selections are 0 to 6.
Receive Mode
Selects the method of setting the Modulation field of the received signal. When AUTO is
selected the 3900 matches the Modulation type to the modulation of the incoming signal. When
MANUAL is selected the user selects the Modulation type of the received signal from the
Modulation field.
Modulation
Selects the modulation type to be transmitted by the Test Set. Available selections include
QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM. The Modulation types available in the drop-down menu are
determined by the Burst Type selected. For example, Inbound Random burst patterns only
enable QPSK modulation.
When Receive Mode is set to Manual, the Receiver Modulation type can be manually selected
as QPSK, 16 QAM or 64 QAM.
Pattern
Selects the pattern to be generated. The O.153 Std pattern is a pseudorandom sequence
based on ITU-T O.153 standard. The O.153 Std w/ 1% Err pattern is calibrated with a 1% bit
error rate included in the pattern.
Sync Mode
Selects how the Test Set references timing in an HPD® signal. The Test Set always sends out
a pulse at the beginning of Timeslot 0, regardless of the Sync Mode selected.
Free Run (Transmit and Receive Sync Mode)
When Free Run is selected the Test Set transmits and/or receives a continuous signal with
all timeslots filled. There is no relationship between the timing of the Inbound Reserved
and Outbound channels.

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TDO (Receive Sync Mode)
The Test Set transmits an Outbound signal. Acquisition of the Inbound Reserved signal
received from the MSU is based on the assumption that the Inbound Reserved signal is
aligned with the Outbound signal as defined by HPD® Specifications (i.e., separated by the
TDO value). When TDO is selected for Receive Sync Mode, Transmit Sync Mode
automatically defaults to Free Run and vice versa.
The block diagram in Fig. 2-6 illustrates the signal path between the Test Set and the MSU
when the Test Set is configured to receive the MSU’s Inbound signal.
Fig. 2-6 TDO (Receive Sync Mode)
The RF Control Settings Tile Burst Type and Sync Mode parameters must be configured as
follows to align the Test Set with the MSU signal:
Fig. 2-7 RF Control Settings Tile - TDO (Receive Sync Mode)
MSU
Outbound Signal
Test Set
Transmit
Free
Run
Receive
TDO
Inbound Signal
B
Transmit Parameters Receive Parameters
Burst Type Outbound Burst Type Inbound Reserved
Sync Mode Free Run Sync Mode TDO

HPD® Basic System Operation
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TDO (Transmit Sync Mode)
The Test Set derives it’s TDM Synchronization from the Outbound signal transmitted by the BR.
The Inbound Reserved signal is transmitted by the Test Set as defined by HPD® Specifications
(i.e., separated by the TDO value).
The block diagram in Fig. 2-8 illustrates the signal path between the Test Set and the BR when
the Test Set is configured to receive and align itself to the BR’s Outbound signal. When TDO
is selected for Transmit Sync Mode, Receive Sync Mode automatically defaults to Free Run
and vice versa.
Fig. 2-8 TDO (Transmit Sync Mode)
The RF Control Settings Tile Burst Type and Sync Mode parameters must be configured as
follows to align the Test Set with the BR’s signal:
Fig. 2-9 RF Control Settings Tile - TDO (Transmit Sync Mode)
BR
Inbound Signal
Test Set
Transmit
TDO
Receive
Free
Run
Outbound Signal
B
Transmit Parameters Receive Parameters
Burst Type Inbound Reserved Burst Type Outbound
Sync Mode TDO Sync Mode Free Run

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Burst Type
Burst Type defines the functionality of the 3900, enabling the test set to function as a BR or an MSU.
BR mode allows the service monitor to simulate Base Radio operation. MSU mode allows the test
set to simulate a mobile subscriber unit.
BR Simulation
To simulate BR operation set Burst Type fields as follows:
Transmit Mode: Outbound (signal is transmitted by BR)
Receive Mode: Inbound Reserved or Inbound Random (signal is being received from MSU)
MSU Simulation
To simulate MSU operation set the Burst Type fields as follows:
Transmit Mode: Inbound (signal is being received from MSU)
Receive Mode: Outbound (signal is being transmitted by the BR)
TDM Syn
Enables or disables TDM_SYNC in the BCCH (Broadcast Control Channel). This setting only
applies to the Outbound Burst Type.
Max Freq Drift
Maximum Frequency Drift is the slope of the sine wave pattern when the Offset of the sine
wave pattern is zero.
Freq Profile Period
The Frequency Profile Period is the period of the Sine wave.
SAC (Subscriber Access Code)
Display only field indicates the Subscriber Access Code in the header block of the received
signal. Displayed in hexadecimal format.
BKF (Block Format)
This display only field indicates the Block Format in the header block of the received signal.
Displayed in hexadecimal format.
COS (Coding Scheme)
Display only field indicates the Coding Scheme in the header block of the received signal.
Data is displayed as a numeric value. Displayed in hexadecimal format.
00 - Test Pattern
01 - SAM Radio Channel Coding
LCM (Logical Channel Multiplexing)
Display only field indicates the Logical Channel Multiplexing in the header block of the
received signal. Displayed in hexadecimal format.