Automated Measurement System for Wireless Transmitters

Author

Pinglian, Wang ; Sumin, Yuan

Author_Institution

Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing

fYear

2007

Abstract

In this paper, an automated measurement system for wireless transmitters with different frequencies, modulation types, and bit rates is introduced. Using VISA (virtual instrument software architecture) and COM API (application programming interface), the system can operate the spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer (VSA89600), oscilloscope according to the user´s requirements. With the help of peripheral circuits and multithreaded programming techniques, the automated measurement system can measure from DC to radio frequency signals; perform spectrum and modulation quality analysis of EUT (equipment under test) automatically; during the measurement process, operating status of EUT can be real time monitored, if the operating status of EUT is abnormal, EUT would be shut down immediately.

Keywords

application program interfaces; multi-threading; radio transmitters; software architecture; spectral analysers; telecommunication computing; virtual instrumentation; COM API; application programming interface; automated measurement system; equipment under test; modulation quality analysis; multithreaded programming; oscilloscope; peripheral circuits; spectrum analyzer; vector signal analyzer; virtual instrument software architecture; wireless transmitters; Application software; Bit rate; Circuit testing; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Instruments; Radio transmitters; Signal analysis; Software architecture; Spectral analysis; ATE (Automated test equipment); COM API; Multithreaded Programming; SCPI; VISA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Measurement and Instruments, 2007. ICEMI '07. 8th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Xi´an

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1136-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1136-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEMI.2007.4350619

Filename

4350619