Rohde & Schwarz CTS60 User manual

1094.3411.12-06-1
Test and
Measurement Division
Operating Manual
Digital Radio Tester
for
DECT
R&SCTS60
1094.0006.60
Printed in Germany

1094.3411.12-07-2
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Contents
Data Sheet
Safety Instructions
EC Certificate of Conformity
Certificate of quality
List of R&S Representatives
Page
1Introduction ..................................................................................................................................1.1
1.1 Autotest Applications...............................................................................................................1.1
1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................1.1
1.2 Configurable Test Steps in Autotest ..............................................................................1.1
1.2 Manual Test Applications ........................................................................................................1.1
2Preparation for Use...................................................................................................................2.1
2.1 Explanation of Front and Rear View.......................................................................................2.2
2.2 Commissioning.........................................................................................................................2.3
2.2.1 Setting up the Instrument...............................................................................................2.3
2.2.2 Connecting the Instrument to the AC Supply.................................................................2.4
2.2.3 Ensuring Electromagnetic Compliance (EMC)...............................................................2.5
2.2.4 Switching on the Instrument...........................................................................................2.5
2.2.5 Options List....................................................................................................................2.6
2.2.6 OCXOReference Oscillator(Option CTS-B1)...............................................................2.6
3Getting Started With Autotest...............................................................................................3.1
3.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................3.1
3.2 Configuring an autotest...........................................................................................................3.2
3.3 Running a fixed part test..........................................................................................................3.4
3.4 Running a portable part test....................................................................................................3.8
3.5 Notes on configuring an autotest .........................................................................................3.12

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4Getting Started With Manual Test.......................................................................................4.1
4.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................4.1
4.2 Testing a Fixed Part..................................................................................................................4.2
4.3 Testing a Portable Part.............................................................................................................4.5
4.4 Transmitter Measurements......................................................................................................4.8
4.5 Receiver Measurements.........................................................................................................4.12
5RF connection..............................................................................................................................5.1
5.1 RF Connection of the Device Under Test Using an Antenna Coupler.................................5.1
6Detailed Description of the Menus......................................................................................6.1
6.1 Menu Structure .........................................................................................................................6.1
6.1.1 Menu Structure Overview...............................................................................................6.1
6.1.2 Status Labels .................................................................................................................6.1
6.2 Field Editing ..............................................................................................................................6.3
6.2.1 Multi-field Editing............................................................................................................6.3
6.2.2 Single Field Editing ........................................................................................................6.4
6.3 Home Menu ...............................................................................................................................6.5
6.4 Selecting and Configuring Types............................................................................................6.6
6.4.1 Select FP or PP Types Menu.........................................................................................6.6
6.4.2 Config FP or PP Types Menu ........................................................................................6.7
6.4.3 Edit FP Types Menu.......................................................................................................6.8
6.4.4 Edit PP Types Menu ......................................................................................................6.9
6.5 Autotest Menus.......................................................................................................................6.10
6.5.1 Autotest Start Menu (Fixed Part Tests)........................................................................6.10
6.5.2 Autotest Start Menu (Portable Part Tests)...................................................................6.11
6.5.3 Autotest Select Test Menu...........................................................................................6.12
6.5.4 Autotest Edit Test Menu...............................................................................................6.13
6.5.5 Autotest Select Action Menu........................................................................................6.14
6.5.6 Autotest Running Menu................................................................................................6.15
6.5.7 Autotest Results Menu.................................................................................................6.16

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6.6 Manual Test Menus.................................................................................................................6.17
6.6.1 Synchronisation Menu (GAP Mode Fixed Part Tests).................................................6.17
6.6.1.1 Subscription of the Fixed Part ......................................................................6.19
6.6.1.2 Subscribing the Fixed Part............................................................................6.20
6.6.2 Synchronisation Menu (GAP Mode Portable Part Tests).............................................6.21
6.6.2.1 Subscription of the Portable Part..................................................................6.22
6.6.2.2 Subscribing the Portable Part.......................................................................6.23
6.6.3 Connection Established Menu (Fixed Part Tests)........................................................6.24
6.6.4 Connection Established Menu (Portable Part Tests)...................................................6.26
6.6.5 Power Ramp Menu ......................................................................................................6.28
6.6.6 RF Modulation Menu....................................................................................................6.30
6.6.7 Timing Menu (Fixed Part) ............................................................................................6.32
6.6.8 Timing Menu (Portable Part)........................................................................................6.33
6.6.9 Bit Error Rate Menu .....................................................................................................6.34
6.7 Auto and Manual Test Configuration Menus .......................................................................6.35
6.7.1 Config Synchronisation Menu (Fixed Part) ..................................................................6.35
6.7.2 Config Synchronisation Menu (GAP Mode Portable Part)...........................................6.36
6.7.3 Config Synchronisation Menu (portable part for autotest) ...........................................6.39
6.7.4 Config Power Ramp Menu...........................................................................................6.40
6.7.5 Config RF Modulation Menu (Selectable frequency drift units)....................................6.41
6.7.6 Config Timing Menu (Fixed Part).................................................................................6.42
6.7.7 Config Timing Menu (Portable Part) ............................................................................6.43
6.7.8 Config BER (Manual Test)...........................................................................................6.44
6.7.9 Config BER (Autotest)..................................................................................................6.45
6.7.10 Config Goto (Autotest only)..........................................................................................6.46
6.8 General Configuration Menus ...............................................................................................6.47
6.8.1 Config - Select..............................................................................................................6.47
6.8.2 Config Date/Time.........................................................................................................6.48
6.8.3 Config Language..........................................................................................................6.49
6.8.4 Config Password..........................................................................................................6.50
6.8.5 Enter Password............................................................................................................6.51
6.8.6 Com Port......................................................................................................................6.52
6.8.7 Comment Menu ...........................................................................................................6.53
6.8.8 Config Keyboard Menu ................................................................................................6.54
6.8.9 Config - Save ...............................................................................................................6.55
6.8.10 Config - Load................................................................................................................6.56

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7Autotest Printed Reports ........................................................................................................7.1
7.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................7.1
7.2 Header and Footer....................................................................................................................7.2
7.2.1 First Page Header (Fixed Part)......................................................................................7.2
7.2.2 First Page Header (Portable Part) .................................................................................7.3
7.2.3 Standard Header............................................................................................................7.4
7.2.4 Test Result Footer .........................................................................................................7.4
7.3 Measurement Results...............................................................................................................7.5
7.3.1 Setup Connection (Fixed Part).......................................................................................7.5
7.3.2 Setup Connection (Portable Part)..................................................................................7.6
7.3.3 Power Ramp ..................................................................................................................7.7
7.3.4 Timing (Fixed Part) ........................................................................................................7.8
7.3.5 Timing (Portable Part)....................................................................................................7.9
7.3.6 RF Modulation..............................................................................................................7.10
7.3.7 Bit Error Rate ...............................................................................................................7.11
8Remote Control...........................................................................................................................8.1
8.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................8.1
8.2 Brief Instructions......................................................................................................................8.1
8.3 Switchover to Remote Control................................................................................................8.2
8.4 Device Messages (Commands and Device Responses).......................................................8.2
8.5 Structure and Syntax of the Device Messages......................................................................8.3
8.5.1 SCPI Introduction...........................................................................................................8.3
8.5.2 Structure of a Command................................................................................................8.3
8.5.3 Structure of a Command Line........................................................................................8.5
8.5.4 Responses to Queries ...................................................................................................8.7
8.5.5 Parameters ....................................................................................................................8.8
8.5.6 Overview of Syntax Elements......................................................................................8.10
8.6 Description of Commands.....................................................................................................8.11
8.6.1 Notation........................................................................................................................8.11
8.6.2 Common Commands...................................................................................................8.13
8.7 Instrument Model and Command Processing .....................................................................8.16

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8.8 Status Reporting System.......................................................................................................8.17
8.8.1 Structure of an SCPI Status Register ..........................................................................8.17
8.8.2 Overview of the Status Registers.................................................................................8.19
8.8.3 Description of the Status Registers..............................................................................8.20
8.8.3.1 Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE).................8.20
8.8.3.2 Event-Status-Reg. (ESR) and Event-Status-Enable-Reg. (ESE).................8.21
8.8.4 Error-Queue Query......................................................................................................8.22
8.8.5 Resetting Values of the Status Reporting System.......................................................8.22
9Software Options........................................................................................................................9.1
9.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................9.1
9.2 Menu hierarchy .........................................................................................................................9.1
9.3 Setting the Serial Number........................................................................................................9.2
9.4 Setting the Code Number to enable an option ......................................................................9.3
10Performance Test (with service software).....................................................................10.1
10.1DECT Test Program Package ................................................................................................10.1
10.1.1 Starting the Program....................................................................................................10.1
10.1.2 Remote Control of cmdd Program...............................................................................10.1
10.1.3 Special Features of cmdd Operation ...........................................................................10.3
10.1.4 Functional Check of DECT Mode ................................................................................10.4
11Module Test ................................................................................................................................11.1
11.1Adding Custom Mod Type Settings......................................................................................11.1
11.2Starting Module Test..............................................................................................................11.2
11.3Menu Burst Analysis ..............................................................................................................11.4
11.4Menu Power vs. Time.............................................................................................................11.6
11.5Menu RF - Modulation............................................................................................................11.7
11.6Menu RF Signal Gen...............................................................................................................11.9

Contents CTS60
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Annex A: Interfaces
Annex B: List of Error Messages
Annex C: Remote Control (List of Commands)
Index

PD0757.2509.22 A E-10
Supplement to Data Sheet CTS
(PD0757.2509.22)
Specifications supplement:
Restricted output level range of DECT signal generator at connector RF IN/OUT,
when RF IN2 DECT is active:
DECT signal generator
Output level
RF IN/OUT -100 dBm to -40 dBm
(-80 dBm to -40 dBm if RF IN2 DECT is active)
RF OUT2 DECT -40 dBm to 0 dBm
(-20 dBm to 0 dBm if RF IN2 DECT is active)
usable up to 5 dBm