IQ Tuning Measurement Description

How is an IQ Tuning Measurement Made?

The IQ tuning measurement includes all of the measurements available in the Waveform Quality measurement (see Waveform Quality Measurement Results ), along with the following measurement results:

• Chip EVM

  Chip EVM is the calculated EVM at each chip in the measured timeslot. Chip EVM is measured as a 2560 element array of 32-bit floating point numbers. The first element in the array corresponds to the measured EVM for the first chip in the measured time slot, the second element to the EVM for the second chip in the measured time slot, and so on. These results are available graphically on the front panel display and numerically via the GPIB commands.

• IQ constellation diagram

  The IQ constellation is the measured IQ signal with origin offset included. IQ constellation is measured as a 2560 element array of ordered pairs. Each ordered pair consists of two 32-bit floating point numbers corresponding to one point in the IQ constellation. The first member in the ordered pair is the I coordinate, the second is the Q coordinate. The array is scaled so all points fall within a unit circle. The first ordered pair in the IQ constellation array corresponds to the first chip in the measured time slot, the second ordered pair in the array corresponds to the second chip in the measured time slot, and so on. The IQ constellation result is only available graphically on the front panel display. It is not be accessible via the GPIB commands.

Measurement Interval in Non-HSDPA Mode

When on a non-HSDPA connection, you must set Trigger Source to any value other than HS-DPCCH . When operating in this mode, the measurement is made during one timeslot (666.7 us). You can choose in which timeslot of the W-CDMA frame the measurement is performed using the Timeslot setting.

Timeslot Setting

Measurement Interval in HSDPA Mode

This section is only applicable to the lab application or feature-licensed test application .

To measure IQ tuning on an HSDPA connection, you must set Trigger Source to HS-DPCCH . When Trigger Source is set to HS-DPCCH, you can specify the measurement interval and its placement within any of the 6 HSDPA subframes.

1. Use the HS-DPCCH Trigger Subframe Alignment setting to choose in which 2 ms subframe (0 to 5) you want to place the measurement interval.
2. Use the HS-DPCCH Trigger Slot Alignment setting to specify in which slot within the subframe you want to place the measurement interval ( AckNack = the first slot of the subframe, CQI1 = the second slot of the subframe and CQI2 = the third slot of the subframe).
3. Set the duration of the measurement interval using the HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval setting. Note that the sum of HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment and HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval cannot exceed 1.0 slot.
4. Use the HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment setting to specify where you want to place the measurement interval within the slot. You can place the measurement interval at the slot boundary, 0.1 slot (66.7 us) after the slot boundary, 0.2 slot (133.3 us) after the slot boundary... up to 0.5 slot (333.3 us) after the slot boundary. Note, however, that the sum of HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment and HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval cannot exceed 1.0 slot. If you wish to place the measurement interval after the slot boundary using the HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment setting, you must first decrease the HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval setting appropriately.
5. You can choose to shorten the measurement interval so as to exclude the 25 us (96 chip) transient periods at the start and end of the measurement interval using the Transient Period setting. For example, if you set HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval to 0.5 slot (333.3 us or 1280 chips) and set Transient Period to Exclude , the measurement is performed over 283.3 us (or 1088 chips).

Measurement Interval Duration and Placement for HSDPA

IQ Tuning Measurement Parameters

• Timeslot

  When Trigger Source is set to any value other than HS-DPCCH , you can specify which timeslot of the W-CDMA frame (0 to 14) is evaluated by the IQ tuning measurement. See Measurement Interval in Non-HSDPA Mode .

• Trigger Arm: see Trigger Arm (Single or Continuous) Description .
• Trigger Source

  Triggering choices are immediate, protocol, external, auto and HS-DPCCH ( lab application or feature-licensed test application only ). See Trigger Source Description for more information.

  Auto triggering is the default choice. In most cases, auto triggering provides the optimum measurement triggering condition for the IQ tuning measurement. For example, if the UE is synchronized to the test set, auto triggering causes protocol triggering to be used. Auto triggering causes immediate triggering is used if the UE is not synchronized. When immediate triggering is used, the measurement result returned for timing error is always NAN (Not a Number) because it is not possible to evaluate a timing error in this measurement situation.

• Measurement Timeout: see Measurement Timeouts .

HSDPA Measurement Parameters

This section is only applicable to the lab application or feature-licensed test application .

These settings are only applicable when Trigger Source = HS-DPCCH .

See Measurement Interval in HSDPA Mode for more information about using these parameters to specify the duration and placement of the measurement interval.

• Transient Period

  When Transient Period is set to Include , the measurement is performed over the interval specified by the HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval setting.

  When Transient Period is set to Exclude , the 25 us at the start of the measurement interval and the 25 us at the end of the measurement interval are excluded from the measurement. Thus, the measurement is performed over an interval equal to HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval minus 50 us. See Measurement Interval in HSDPA Mode .

• HS-DPCCH Trigger Subframe Alignment

  Selects which 2 ms subframe (0 to 5) contains the measurement interval.

• HS-DPCCH Trigger Slot Alignment

  Selects which slot in the 2 ms subframe contains the measurement interval ( AckNack = the first slot in the subframe, CQI1 = the second slot in the subframe and CQI2 = the third slot in the subframe).

• HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval

  See Measurement Interval in HSDPA Mode .

  Note, the sum of HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment and HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval cannot exceed 1.0 slot.

• HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment

  Selects where to place the measurement interval within the slot, in 0.1 slot (66.7 us) increments. This is useful because depending upon the Current DPCH Offset , the uplink DPCH and HS-DPCCH can be offset in time by increments of 0.1 slot (see HS-DPCCH/DPCCH Alignment vs. DPCH Frame Offset ).

  Note, the sum of HS-DPCCH Trigger Subslot Alignment and HS-DPCCH Measurement Interval cannot exceed 1.0 slot.

IQ Tuning Measurement Results

Chip EVM and the IQ constellation are graphed together on the same screen. See figure IQ Tuning Graph Display for an example display. You can use the Axis Control ( F2 ) and the Marker ( F3 ) settings to control the Chip EVM trace graph and the IQ constellation diagram. The IQ constellation diagram is always redrawn to reflect the latest Chip EVM settings. For example, if the chip EVM for chips 512 through 1023 are plotted, then the IQ constellation is shown for just chips 512 through 1023. The I and Q values for the IQ constellation all range between -1.0 and +1.0.

IQ Tuning Graph Display

The IQ tuning measurement also returns all of the measurement results of the Waveform Quality measurement. Waveform Quality Measurement Results

IQ Tuning Input Signal Requirements

• For this measurement the test set's receiver uses auto-ranging to adjust for the level of the signal being measured; therefore the expected signal level does not need to be specified during measurement setup. However, it is recommended that Expected Power be configured to match the actual signal level expected to ensure the auto-ranging procedure executes as quickly as possible.
• The frequency of the signal being measured must be in the range of 800 MHz to 1000 MHz, 1700 MHz to 1990 MHz, or 2480 MHz to 2580 MHz.
• The level into the test set's RF IN/OUT connector must be in the range of -25 dBm to +28 dBm, in a 3.84 MHz bandwidth.
• Maximum measurable EVM = 35%
• Maximum measurable timing error = +/- 50 chips

IQ Tuning Measurement Calibration

This measurement should be calibrated using the Calibrate Measurements function ( CALibration:MEASurements? ) when the temperature has changed by ± 10° C or more since the last calibration. If this situation exists, the integrity indicator value becomes 19 and a message is displayed indicating "Uncalibrated Due to Temperature".

Related Topics

• Manual Operation: How Do I Make an IQ Tuning Measurement?
• Programming an IQ Tuning Measurement
• IQ Tuning Measurement Troubleshooting
• What 3GPP W-CDMA/HSPA Conformance Tests Are Supported?
• Triggering of Measurements
• Statistical Measurement Results
• Integrity Indicator