Agilent Technologies N9360A Owner's manual

Agilent Technologies
Agilent N9360A
Multi UE Tester
CDMA2000 Programming
Manual

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Preface
Thank-you for purchasing the cdma2000 Option software for the Agilent
N9360A Multi UE Tester.
This product is a hardware and software for the Agilent N9360A Multi UE
Tester.
•Before using the tester, the user is advised to read this manual
carefully to ensure correct usage and also to fully utilize the tester
capability.
•This manual is a reference document and the user is advised to keep it
carefully for future reference.
•The manual describes the remote control commands of the Agilent
N9360A Multi UE Tester CDMA2000.
•Refer to the Agilent N9360A Installation Guide about the Tester setup
and to the Agilent N9360A CDMA2000 User Manual about the
operation method with the Agilent N9360A Multi UE Tester
CDMA2000 test capability.
Notation
The following notations are used in this manual:
•[Example] : indicates a screen name;
•Tester/tester : indicates the Agilent N9360A Multi UE Tester.
Please note that the screens of the user interface (UI) and values on the
screen used in this manual can be different from the actual screens.
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•The information contained in this manual is subjected to change with
notice.
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•cdma2000 is a registered trademark of the telecommunications
Industry Association (TIA-USA).
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registered trademarks of their respective companies or Agilent
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Contents
Preface 1-iii
Notation 1-iii
Notices 1-iii
Trademarks 1-iii
1 Legal Information
Legal Information 1-2
Warranty 1-2
Technology Licenses 1-2
Restricted Rights Legend 1-2
Service And Support 1-3
Agilent On The Web 1-3
Agilent By Phone 1-3
Table 1-1. Agilent Call Centers and Regional Headquarters 1-3
2 Caution and Safety Requirements
Safety Information 2-2
Safety Summary 2-2
Safety Notices 2-2
Example of pictorial symbols 2-3
Warning Label 2-3
General 2-3
When Operating The Tester 2-4
3 Preparing for Use
Equipment for Automated Test System 3-2
Ethernet 3-2
Figure 3-1. Typical Setup for Automated Test System (Ethernet
Interface) 3-2
RS-232C (Option E01) 3-3
Figure 3-2. Typical Setup for Automated Test System (Serial
Interface) 3-3
GP-IB (Option E02) 3-4
Figure 3-3. Typical Setup for Automated Test System (GP-IB
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Connecting to Controller 3-5
Ethernet 3-5
GP-IB 3-5
RS-232C 3-5
Figure 3-4. RS-232C Cable and Adapter connection 3-6
4 Programming Command Guidelines
Getting Started with Programming Commands 4-2
Understanding Common Terms 4-2
Standard Notation 4-2
Command Syntax 4-3
Overview of the Ethernet Interface 4-5
Table 4-1. Ethernet Configuration 4-5
Figure 4-1. Network Setting Screen 4-6
Figure 4-2. Network Setting Screen 4-7
Overview of the GP-IB Interface 4-8
Table 4-2. GP-IB Configuration 4-8
Figure 4-3. [Configuration] Screen (GP-IB Interface) 4-9
Overview of the RS-232C Serial Interface 4-10
Table 4-3. Serial Port Configuration 4-10
Figure 4-4. [Configuration] Screen (RS-232C Interface) 4-11
Programming Guidelines 4-13
Typical Programming Flow for the Tester 4-13
Using the Status Registers 4-16
Why Would You Use the Status Registers? 4-16
Figure 4-5. Bit Values 4-17
Status Register System 4-18
Figure 4-6. Overall Status Byte Register System 4-18
Figure 4-7. Status Byte Register 4-19
Table 4-4. Status Byte Register 4-19
Figure 4-8. Standard Event Status Register 4-20
Table 4-5. Status Byte Register 4-20
Figure 4-9. Standard Event Status Enable Register 4-21
Error Messages 4-22
Table 4-6. Error Messages 4-22
5 Programming Command Reference
IEEE Common Commands 5-2
IEEE Common Commands Reference 5-2
Top Menu Commands 5-6
System Commands 5-6
Display Commands 5-7

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Application Select Commands 5-8
Initial Softkey Screen Commands 5-9
Configuration Screen Commands 5-10
Command Reference for Configuration :Network Setting
Screen 5-13
Table 5-7. Setting 1 to 5 Gateway Address Allowable Range 5-15
Command Reference for Firmware Update 5-15
Command Reference for Update Flash 5-21
DISPlay Subsystem 5-23
DISPlay Subsystem Command Reference 5-23
Command Reference Test Screens 5-25
Command Reference for Configuration Screens 5-26
INITialsoftkey Subsystem 5-28
Current System 5-28
CDMA Mode 5-28
CONFigure Subsystem 5-29
CONFigure Subsystem Command Reference 5-29
Command Reference for Configuration: Network Setting
Screen 5-32
Table 5-8. Setting 1 to 5 Gateway Address Allowable Range 5-34
Command Reference for Configuration: Test Sequence Screen 5-35
Table 5-9. Service Option (Talk) Allowable Range and Preset
Value 5-39
Table 5-10. Service Option (RF Test) Allowable Range and Preset
Value 5-40
Table 5-11. RFCH Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-43
Command Reference for Configuration: Test Condition Screen 5-54
Table 5-12. SCH Rate Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-61
Table 5-13. SCH Encoder Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-62
Table 5-14. Open Loop Adjustment Allowable Range and Preset
Value 5-63
Table 5-15. Access Probe Power Allowable Range and Preset
Value 5-67
Command Reference for Configuration: Test Condition (Loss)
Screen 5-77
Command Reference for File Management Screen 5-78
TESTs Subsystem for Automatic Test 5-82
Command Reference for Stand-by/Measuring Screens 5-82
Table 5-16. RFCH Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-83
Command Reference for Test Result (Signaling and RF Test) 5-87
Command Reference for RF Test Result 5-92
Command Reference for MS Information 5-100
TESTs Subsystem for Manual Test 5-101

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Command Reference for Stand-by Screens 5-101
Command Reference for [Stand-by] Screens 5-101
Table 5-17. Band and RFCH Allowable Range 5-101
Table 5-18. Band and Frequency Allowable Range 5-102
Table 5-19. Service Option Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-104
Table 5-20. Power Control Level Parameter and Preset Value (for
Stand-by) 5-106
Table 5-21. Power Control Level Parameter and Preset Value (for
Connection) 5-106
Table 5-22. SCH Data Rate Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-110
Table 5-23. SCH Encoder Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-110
Command Reference for Signaling Screens 5-117
Command Reference for Manual Test Result 5-124
Command Reference for MS Information 5-137
TXANalyzer Subsystem 5-138
Command Reference for Stand-by/Measuring Screens 5-138
Table 5-24. Band and RFCH Allowable Range 5-138
Table 5-25. Band and Frequency Allowable Range 5-139
Table 5-26. Modulation Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-140
Signal Generator Subsystem 5-154
RFGenerator Subsystem Command Reference 5-154
Table 5-27. Band and RFCH Allowable Range 5-154
Table 5-28. Band and Frequency Allowable Range 5-155
Table 5-29. Modulation Allowable Range and Preset Value 5-156
HCOPy Subsystem 5-158
HCOPy Subsystem Command Reference 5-158
System Subsystem 5-158
System Subsystem Command Reference 5-158
Table 5-30. Channel Softkey Memory Allowable Range and Preset
Value 5-159
Table 5-31. BS Level Softkey Memory Allowable Range and Preset
Value 5-160
Trigger Subsystem 5-161
Trigger Subsystem Command Reference 5-161
6 Programming Command Summary
IEEE Common Commands 6-2
Table 6-1. IEEE Common Command Summary 6-2
Top Menu Commands 6-3
Table 6-2. Top Menu Command Summary 6-3
Display Screen 6-5