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Now with the Keysight Technologies, Inc. E1999A-206, a single channel Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) satellite simulator is integrated in the Keysight 8960 (E5515C) wireless communications test set providing accurate and repeatable measurement of GPS receivers in a mobile phone. The E1999A-206 achieves this testing capability by simulating a GPS satellite and generating a specific satellite vehicle (SV), navigation data pattern and accurate RF level output and assures the quality of the GPS receiver.
Though this feature is designed specifically for high volume manufacturing test of GPS receiver calibration on GPS capable mobile phones, it can also be used in R&D. Typically, on the production line, you may check if your GPS capable device can “see” the satellite ID correctly, check if the C/N0 is acceptable, and if the RSSI is within the expected range. The E5515C’s built-in single channel GPS simulator will help you easily do this together with the phone’s RF calibration.
Currently, because some wireless testers do not support GPS testing, some manufacturers have to split the mobile calibration and GPS receiver calibration into two measurement stations. With the new E1999A-206 software feature and the E5515C test set, you no longer need to separate the GPS calibration and the normal phone calibration – saving you time, lowering your costs, improving your production line productivity, and simplifying your production layout significantly. You can integrate the GPIB command easily into your test program and control the GPS parameters for your GPS receiver calibration. The GPS signal can be output from either the RF IN/OUT port or the RF OUT ONLY port and connect to the mobile GPS antenna directly without any other accessories. The RF level is adjustable from −70 dBm to −125 dBm through GPIB command or manually.
If you have any test application format (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, W-CDMA/HSPA, cdma2000®, or 1xEV-DO) in your E5515C (with option E5515C-003), you just need to purchase an E1999A-206 license to activate the GPS test functionality!
Typical Test Step
A typical test step is:
To run the specific program on the PC, this program could be integrated into the whole phone test program to check:
- Is the satellite ID correct?
- Is the RSSI value of the GPS signal correct?
- Is the C/N0 value within the expected range?
If the value is correct or within the expected range, then the GPS cal/check will pass.
Different phones may use different GPS signals and SV IDs.
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