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ASL3000 RF and Baseband Applications - COURSE #0108

Course Length

5 Days

Applicable Testers

ASL3000 Series

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the system, RF hardware, and software. This is achieved through a combination of lectures and lab exercises. Upon completion of the course, the student is able to: program basic functions of the RF subsystem (MVNA), run the calibration routine and understand 5 functions of the measurement suite. This course requires the information learned in the Visual ATE Programming class (Course #0085).

The course covers some of the basic theory of radio frequency (RF) device testing, and will include hands-on lab exercises.

Prerequisites

  • 6 months RF specific test experience
  • VisualATE Programming

Recommended

  • C++ programming (or other high-level language)
  • English - written and spoken

Related Classes

  • ASL3000 AVD/AWG Mixed Signal Applications
  • ASL3000 MDI Digital Applications

Other related classes include

  • ASL3000 Basic Maintenance

Course Outline

Day 1:

  • System Overview
  • Hardware overview
  • Software overview
  • Server tasks
  • ASL and MVNA computers

Day 2:

  • Calibration
  • Introduction to the tests used for labs
  • Lab1: measuring Icc

Day 3:

  • RFVT utility
  • Lab 2: measuring power-at-a-point
  • Lab 3: measuring scalar gain

Day 4:

  • Lab 4: measuring adjacent channel power ratio
  • Lab 5: measuring S-parameters
  • Export/Import Functions
  • Lab 6: Export and Import

Day 5:

  • Baseband Measurements