SETup:FBERror

SETup:FBERror

Last updated: May 31, 2010

GPIB Command Conventions

SETup:FBERror:CLSDelay[:STIMe]

Function

GSM TA

This command selects/queries the closed loop signalling delay time in seconds for Fast Bit Error measurements and sets the delay state to ON. The units (S|MS) are optional, if no units are specified than units default to S.

The delay time defines how long the test set should wait before starting a FBER measurement. The downlink signalling operation must be completed and the test set must send a close loop command to the MS before the measurement can begin. The delay time allows time for the loop to close.

When a close loop message is set to the MS the closed loop signalling delay time will hold off the FBER measurement from starting for the specified time period.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 0 to 5 seconds

Resolution: 100 ms

Query

Range: 0 to 5 seconds

Resolution: 100 ms

*RST Setting 500 ms
Requirements GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
 OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:CLSDELAY:STIME 500 MS" 
! Sets the Close Loop Delay to 500 ms.

SETup:FBERror:CLSDelay:TIME

Function

GSM TA


This command selects/queries the closed loop signalling delay time in seconds for Fast Bit Error measurements. The units (S|MS) are optional, if no units are specified than units default to S.

The delay time defines how long the test set should wait before starting a FBER measurement. The downlink signalling operation must be completed and the test set must send a close loop command to the MS before the measurement can begin. The delay time allows time for the loop to close.

When a close loop message is set to the MS the closed loop signalling delay time will hold off the FBER measurement from starting for the specified time period.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 0 to 5 seconds

Resolution: 100 ms

Query

Range: 0 to 5 seconds

Resolution: 100ms

*RST Setting 500 ms

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
 OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:CLSDELAY:TIME 500 MS" 
! Sets the Close Loop Delay to 500 ms.

SETup:FBERror:CLSDelay:STATe

Function

GSM TA

This command selects/queries the closed loop signalling delay state for Fast Bit Error measurements. If the state is off the test set will not wait to start a FBER measurement after a downlink signalling operation has completed.

The delay time defines how long the test set should wait before starting a FBER measurement after a downlink signalling operation has completed and after the test set has sent a close loop command to the MS.

When a close loop message is set to the MS the closed loop signalling delay time will hold off the FBER measurement from starting for the specified time period.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting Range: 1 | ON
 
 | 
0 | OFF

Query

Range: 1 | 0

*RST Setting 1 (on)

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
 OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:CLSDELAY:STATE ON" 
! Sets the Close Loop Delay state to on.

SETup:FBERror:CONTinous

Function

GSM TA

This command selects/queries the trigger state for Fast Bit Error Rate tests.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range:

  • Continuous trigger mode = 1 | ON
  • Single trigger mode = 0 | OFF

Query

Range: 1 | 0

*RST Setting 0 (single)

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:CONTINUOUS 0" 
! Specifies single trigger mode for Fast BER measurements.

SETup:FBERror:COUNt

Function

GSM TA

This command sets/queries the number of bits to test during each Fast Bit Error Rate test.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 1 to 999,000

Resolution: 1

Query

Range: 1 to 999,000

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting 10,000

Comments

The actual number of bits that are tested will be determined by the number of frames tested, and will be at least as great as this count

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;``SETUP:FBERROR:COUNT 10000" 
! Specifies the number of Fast BER bits to test at 10,000 bits.

SETup:FBERror:LDControl:AUTO

Function

GSM TA

This command sets/queries loopback delay control mode. If loopback control mode is automatic (auto on), the test set will determine the frame delay value that will allow correlation between uplink information bits with downlink information bits. .

If loopback delay control mode is manual (auto off) , the test set will use the frame delay value entered in the TDMA Frames Delay field. Refer to SETup:FBERror:MANual:DELay .

Refer also to the Fast Bit Error Measurement Description for a description of frame delay and its use in the fast bit error rate measurement.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 1 | ON | 0 | OFF

Query

Range: 1 | 0

*RST Setting 1 (automatic)
Related Topics see SETup:FBERror:MANual:DELay

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:LDCONTROL OFF" 
! Set delay control to manual the user must select the manual frame delay number.

SETup:FBERror:MANual:DELay

Function

GSM TA

This command sets/queries the number of frames the test set will use to correlate uplink information bits with downlink information bits when loopback delay control mode is manual (auto off). To set the loopback delay mode to manual, refer to SETup:FBERror:LDControl:AUTO .

This value is displayed in the TDMA Frames Delay field when Auto is not displayed. (If you want to display this value and Auto is currently displayed, press the front panel key labeled MANUAL).

Refer to Fast Bit Error Measurement Description for a description of frame delay and how it is used in this measurement.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 0 to 26

Resolution: 1

Query

Range: 0 to 26

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting 5 (loopback delay control is reset to automatic (auto on)).

Related Topics

See SETup:FBERror:LDControl:AUTO .

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:MANUAL:DELAY 6" 
! Set frame delay to 6 frames.

SETup:FBERror:SLControl[:STATe]

Function

GSM TA

This command selects/queries the Signalling loopback control state for an FBER measurement.

When the state is set to on, the test set will automatically send the command for Type C (burst-by-burst) loopback to the MS when a FBER measurement is activated, and then set loopback to off when the measurement is complete.

The loopback type is controlled manually from the Mobile Loopback F12 key, see CALL:TCHannel:LOOPback for a program example and details about the command.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 1 | ON | 0 | OFF

Query

Range: 1 | 0

*RST Setting 1 (on)

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:SLCONTROL ON" 
! Sets the Signal Loop Control state to on.

SETup:FBERror:TIMeout[:STIMe]

Function

GSM TA

This command selects/queries the timeout value in seconds for the trigger state during Fast Bit Error measurements and sets the timeout state to ON. The units (S|MS) are optional, if no units are specified than units default to S.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 0.1 to 999.9 seconds

Resolution: 0.1 seconds

Query

Range: 0.1 to 999.9 seconds

Resolution: 0.1 seconds

*RST Setting 10 seconds

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:TIMEOUT:STIME 20" 
! Sets the timeout value to 20 seconds and the state to on.

SETup:FBERror:TIMeout:TIME

Function

GSM TA

This command selects/queries the timeout value in seconds for the trigger state during Fast Bit Error measurements. The units (S|MS) are optional, if no units are specified than units default to S.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 0.1 to 999.9 seconds

Resolution: 0.1 seconds

Query

Range: 0.1 to 999.9 seconds

Resolution: 0.1 seconds

*RST Setting 10 seconds

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:TIMEOUT:TIME 20" 
! Sets the timeout value to 20 seconds.

SETup:FBERror:TIMeout:STATe

Function

GSM TA

This command sets/queries the timeout state for Fast BER measurements.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to GPRS.

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to EGPRS.

Setting

Range: 0|OFF | 1|ON

Query

Range: 0|1

*RST Setting 0 (off)

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS TA

Revision: A.01 and above

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"SETUP:FBERROR:TIMEOUT:STATE ON" 
! Sets the timeout state to on.