RFmxGSM Properties
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RFmxGSM Properties
Use the RFmxGSM properties to access options for configuring and fetching measurements.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Selector String |
Specifies the selector string used to access all subsequent selector string-based properties in this instance of the property node. Details |
| Selected Ports |
Specifies the instrument port to be configured to acquire a signal. Use RFmxInstr Get Available Ports VI to get the valid port names. Details |
| Center Frequency (Hz) |
Specifies the expected carrier frequency of the acquired RF signal. This value is expressed in Hz. The signal analyzer tunes to this frequency. Details |
| Reference Level |
Specifies the reference level that represents the maximum expected power of the RF input signal. This value is expressed in dBm for RF devices and Vpk-pk for baseband devices. Details |
| External Attenuation (dB) |
Specifies the attenuation of a switch or cable connected to the RF IN connector of the signal analyzer. This value is expressed in dB. For more information about attenuation, refer to the RF Attenuation and Signal Levels topic for your device in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help. Details |
| Reference Level Headroom |
Specifies the margin RFmx adds to the Reference Level property. The margin avoids clipping and overflow warnings if the input signal exceeds the configured reference level. Details |
| Trigger:Type |
Specifies the trigger type. Details |
| Trigger:Digital Edge:Source |
Specifies the source terminal for the digital edge trigger. This property is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to Digital Edge. Details |
| Trigger:Digital Edge:Edge |
Specifies the active edge for the trigger. This property is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to Digital Edge. Details |
| Trigger:IQ Power Edge:Source |
Specifies the channel from which the device monitors the trigger. This property is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. Details |
| Trigger:IQ Power Edge:Level (dB or dBm) |
Specifies the power level at which the device triggers. This value is expressed in dB when you set the IQ Power Edge Level Type property to Relative and in dBm when you set the IQ Power Edge Level Type property to Absolute. The device asserts the trigger when the signal exceeds the level specified by the value of this property, taking into consideration the specified slope. This property is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. Details |
| Trigger:IQ Power Edge:Level Type |
Specifies the reference for the IQ Power Edge Level property. The IQ Power Edge Level Type property is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. Details |
| Trigger:IQ Power Edge:Slope |
Specifies whether the device asserts the trigger when the signal power is rising or when it is falling. The device asserts the trigger when the signal power exceeds the level that you specify in the IQ Power Edge Level property with the slope you specify. This property is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. Details |
| Trigger:Delay (s) |
Specifies the trigger delay time. This value is expressed in seconds. If the delay is negative, the measurement acquires pretrigger samples. If the delay is positive, the measurement acquires post-trigger samples. Details |
| Trigger:Minimum Quiet Time:Mode |
Specifies whether the measurement computes the minimum quiet time used for triggering. Details |
| Trigger:Minimum Quiet Time:Duration (s) |
Specifies the time duration for which the signal must be quiet before the signal analyzer arms the I/Q power edge trigger. This value is expressed in seconds. If you set the IQ Power Edge Slope property to Rising Slope, the signal is quiet below the trigger level. If you set the IQ Power Edge Slope property to Falling Slope, the signal is quiet above the trigger level. Details |
| Link Direction |
Specifies the source of the signal to be measured. Details |
| Band |
Specifies the operation band. Details |
| Signal Structure |
Specifies whether the signal is bursted or continuous. For bursted signal and continuous signals, set the Trigger Type to IQ Power Edge and None, respectively. Details |
| Number of Timeslots |
Specifies the number of time slots to be measured. Details |
| Modulation Type |
Specifies the modulation scheme used for the signal. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to configure or read this property. Details |
| Burst Type |
Specifies the burst type. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to configure or read this property. Details |
| HB Filter Width |
Specifies the filter width when you set the Burst Type property to HB. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to configure or read this property. Details |
| Auto TSC Detection Enabled |
Specifies whether the measurement automatically detects the training sequence code (TSC). Details |
| TSC |
Specifies the training sequence code (TSC) to use. This property is applicable only when you set the Burst Sync Type property to TSC and the Auto TSC Detect Enabled property to False. For access burst TSC0, TSC1, and TSC2 are applicable. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to configure or read this property. Details |
| Power Control Level |
Specifies the power control level corresponding to the transmitted power, as defined in section 4.1 of the 3GPP TS 45.005 v8.0.0 specifications. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to configure or read this property. Details |
| Timing Advance |
Specifies the timing advance value as specified in the 3GPP TS 45.010 specification for GSM access burst. Details |
| Burst Synchronization Type |
Specifies the method used to synchronize the burst. Details |
| ModAcc:Measurement Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable modulation accuracy (ModAcc) measurements on the acquired signal. Details |
| ModAcc:Averaging:Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable averaging for the modulation accuracy (ModAcc) measurement. Details |
| ModAcc:Averaging:Count |
Specifies the number of acquisitions used for averaging when you set the ModAcc Averaging Enabled property to True. Details |
| ModAcc:Droop Compensation Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable droop compensation for the modulation accuracy (ModAcc) measurement. Droop compensation allows the ModAcc measurement to minimize the contribution of amplifier power variations to the EVM results. Details |
| ModAcc:All Traces Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable the traces to be stored and retrieved after performing the modulation accuracy (ModAcc) measurement. Details |
| ModAcc:Number of Analysis Threads |
Specifies the maximum number of threads used for parallelism for the ModAcc measurement. The number of threads can range from 1 to the number of physical cores. The number of threads you set may not be used in calculations. The actual number of threads used depends on the problem size, system resources, data availability, and other considerations. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Mean RMS (%) |
Returns the mean of RMS values of EVM measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Maximum RMS (%) |
Returns the maximum of RMS values of EVM measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Mean Peak (%) |
Returns the mean of the peak EVM values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Maximum Peak (%) |
Returns the maximum of the peak EVM values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:95th percentile (%) |
Returns the EVM value at which no more than 5% of the symbols have an EVM exceeding this value. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Peak EVM Symbol |
Returns the symbol number in the useful portion of the burst corresponding to ModAcc Results EVM Max Pk EVM result. The property returns this result for ModAcc EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Magnitude Error:Mean (%) |
Returns the mean of RMS values of magnitude error measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Magnitude Error:Maximum (%) |
Returns the maximum of RMS values of magnitude error measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed as a percentage. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Magnitude Error:Mean Peak (%) |
Returns the mean of peak magnitude error values measured over all timeslots of all acquisitions. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on EDGE/EGPRS. This value is measured as a percentage. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Magnitude Error:Maximum Peak (%) |
Returns the maximum of peak magnitude error values measured over all time slots of all acquisitions. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on EDGE/EGPRS. This value is measured as a percentage. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Magnitude Error:95th percentile (%) |
Returns the measured magnitude error value multiplied by 100, at which, no more than 5 percent of the symbols have magnitude error exceeding this value. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on EDGE/EGPRS. This value is measured as a percentage. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Phase Error:Mean (deg) |
Returns the mean of RMS values of phase error measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in degrees. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Phase Error:Maximum (deg) |
Returns the maximum of the RMS values of phase error measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in degrees. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Phase Error:Mean Peak (deg) |
Returns the mean of peak phase error values measured over all timeslots of all acquisitions. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on EDGE/EGPRS. This value is measured in degrees. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Phase Error:Maximum Peak (deg) |
Returns the maximum of peak phase error values measured over all timeslots of all acquisitions. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on EDGE/EGPRS. This value is measured in degrees. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Phase Error:95th percentile (deg) |
Returns the measured phase error value multiplied by 100, at which, no more than 5 percent of the symbols have phase error exceeding this value. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on EDGE/EGPRS. This value is measured in degrees. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Frequency Error:Mean (Hz) |
Returns the mean of the frequency error values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in Hz. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Frequency Error:Maximum (Hz) |
Returns the maximum of the frequency error values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in Hz. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Amplitude Droop:Mean (dB/symbol) |
Returns the mean of the amplitude droop values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in dB/symbol. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:EVM:Amplitude Droop:Maximum (dB/symbol) |
Returns the maximum of the amplitude droop values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in dB/symbol. The property returns this result for EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Phase Error:Mean RMS (deg) |
Returns the mean of RMS values of phase error measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in degrees. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Phase Error:Maximum RMS (deg) |
Returns the maximum of the RMS values of phase error measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in degrees. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Phase Error:Mean Peak (deg) |
Returns the mean of peak phase error values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in degrees. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Phase Error:Maximum Peak (deg) |
Returns the maximum of peak phase error values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in degrees. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Phase Error:Peak Symbol |
Returns the symbol number in the useful portion of the burst corresponding to the phase error value in the ModAcc Results PFER Max Pk Phase Error result. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Phase Error:95th percentile (deg) |
Returns the measured phase error value multiplied by 100, at which, no more than 5 percent of the symbols have phase error exceeding this value. This result is returned while performing ModAcc measurement on GSM. This value is measured in degrees. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Frequency Error:Mean (Hz) |
Returns the mean of the frequency error values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in Hz. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:PFER:Frequency Error:Maximum (Hz) |
Returns the maximum of the frequency error values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in Hz. The property returns this result for GSM ModAcc measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:IQ Gain Imbalance:Mean (dB) |
Returns the mean of I/Q gain imbalance values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in dB. The presence of quadrature skew in the signal affects the measurement of I/Q gain imbalance. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:IQ Gain Imbalance:Maximum (dB) |
Returns the maximum of I/Q gain imbalance values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in dB. The presence of quadrature skew in the signal affects the measurement of I/Q gain imbalance. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:IQ Origin Offset:Mean (dB) |
Returns the mean of the I/Q origin offset values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in dB. Presence of I/Q gain imbalance and quadrature skew in the signal affects the I/Q origin offset measurement. The property returns this result for GSM/EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:IQ Origin Offset:Maximum (dB) |
Returns the maximum of the I/Q origin offset values measured over all acquisition time slots. This value is expressed in dB. Presence of I/Q gain imbalance and quadrature skew in the signal affects the I/Q origin offset measurement. The property returns this result for GSM/EDGE/EGPRS measurements. Details |
| ModAcc:Results:Detected TSC |
Returns the detected training sequence code (TSC) if you set the Burst Sync Type property to TSC. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this result. Details |
| ORFS:Measurement Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable the output radio frequency spectrum (ORFS) measurement. Details |
| ORFS:Averaging:Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable averaging for the output radio frequency spectrum (ORFS) measurement. Details |
| ORFS:Averaging:Type |
Specifies the averaging type for averaging multiple spectrum acquisitions. The averaged spectrum is used for the output radio frequency spectrum (ORFS) measurement. Details |
| ORFS:Averaging:Count |
Specifies the number of acquisitions used for averaging when you set the ORFS Averaging Enabled property to True. Details |
| ORFS:Measurement Type |
Specifies the type of spectral distortion to be measured. Details |
| ORFS:Offset Frequency Mode |
Specifies the list of frequency offsets for which you can perform the output radio frequency spectrum (ORFS) measurements. Details |
| ORFS:Evaluation Symbols:Start (%) |
Specifies the start position within the useful part of the burst, in percentage, for measuring ORFS due to modulation. Details |
| ORFS:Evaluation Symbols:Include TSC |
Specifies whether to include the training sequence code (TSC) portion of burst for measuring ORFS due to modulation. Details |
| ORFS:Evaluation Symbols:Stop (%) |
Specifies the stop position within the useful part of the burst, in percentage, for measuring ORFS due to modulation. Details |
| ORFS:Evaluation Symbols:Scope |
Specifies the modulation power measurements that will use the part of burst configured using the RFmxGSM ORFS Configure Evaluation Symbols VI. Details |
| ORFS:Modulation:Carrier RBW (Hz) |
Specifies the RBW used for measuring modulation carrier power in Hz. Details |
| ORFS:Modulation:Number of Offsets |
Specifies the number of positive frequency offsets relative to the frequency of the carrier for the measurement of the spectrum due to modulation. Details |
| ORFS:Modulation:Offset Frequency (Hz) |
Specifies the value of positive frequency offset for which to measure the spectrum due to modulation measurement. This value is expressed in Hz. Details |
| ORFS:Modulation:Offset RBW (Hz) |
Specifies the resolution bandwidth used for ORFS due to modulation measurement. This value is expressed in Hz. Details |
| ORFS:Switching:Carrier RBW (Hz) |
Specifies the RBW used for measuring switching carrier power in Hz. Details |
| ORFS:Switching:Number of Offsets |
Specifies the number of positive frequency offsets relative to the frequency of the carrier for the measurement of the spectrum due to switching. Details |
| ORFS:Switching:Offset Frequency (Hz) |
Specifies the value of positive frequency offset for which to measure the spectrum due to switching measurement. This value is expressed in Hz. Details |
| ORFS:Switching:Offset RBW (Hz) |
Specifies the resolution bandwidth used for ORFS due to switching measurement. This value is expressed in Hz. Details |
| ORFS:Noise Compensation Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable compensation of the channel powers for the inherent noise floor of the signal analyzer. Noise compensation is applicable only on modulation offsets and not on switching offsets. Details |
| ORFS:All Traces Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable the traces to be stored and retrieved after performing the output radio frequency spectrum (ORFS) measurement. Details |
| ORFS:Number of Analysis Threads |
Specifies the maximum number of threads used for parallelism for the output radio frequency spectrum (ORFS) measurement. The number of threads can range from 1 to the number of physical cores. The number of threads you set may not be used in calculations. The actual number of threads used depends on the problem size, system resources, data availability, and other considerations. Details |
| PVT:Measurement Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable the power versus time (PVT) measurement. Details |
| PVT:Averaging:Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable averaging for the power versus time (PVT) measurement. Details |
| PVT:Averaging:Type |
Specifies the averaging type for multiple acquisitions. Details |
| PVT:Averaging:Count |
Specifies the number of acquisitions used for averaging when you set the PVT Averaging Enabled property to True. Details |
| PVT:RBW Filter:Bandwidth (Hz) |
Specifies the RBW Filter Bandwidth in Hz Details |
| PVT:All Traces Enabled |
Specifies whether to enable the traces to be stored and retrieved after performing the power versus time (PVT) measurement. Details |
| PVT:Number of Analysis Threads |
Specifies the maximum number of threads used for parallelism for the power versus time (PVT) measurement. The number of threads can range from 1 to the number of physical cores. The number of threads you set may not be used in calculations. The actual number of threads used depends on the problem size, system resources, data availability, and other considerations. Details |
| PVT:Results:Measurement Status |
Indicates the overall measurement status based on standard-defined limits. Details |
| PVT:Results:Slot:Average Power (dBm) |
Returns the mean power of the signal, averaged over the corresponding slots of each acquisition. This value is expressed in dBm. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this property. Details |
| PVT:Results:Slot:Burst Width (s) |
Returns the burst width for the slot where the -3 dB transition points occur. This value is expressed in seconds. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this property. Details |
| PVT:Results:Slot:Maximum Power (dBm) |
Returns the maximum power of the signal, averaged over the corresponding slots of each acquisition. This value is expressed in dBm. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this property. Details |
| PVT:Results:Slot:Minimum Power (dBm) |
Returns the minimum power of the signal, averaged over the corresponding slots of each acquisition. This value is expressed in dBm. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this property. Details |
| PVT:Results:Slot:Burst Threshold (dBm) |
Returns the threshold that the power versus time (PVT) measurement uses to determine the burst validity. This value is expressed in dBm. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this property. Details |
| PVT:Results:Slot:Measurement Status |
Indicates the power versus time (PVT) measurement status for a particular slot. Use "slot<n>" as the selector string to read this property. Details |
| Advanced:Auto Level Initial Reference Level (dBm) |
Specifies the initial reference level the RFmxGSM Auto Level VI uses to estimate the peak power of the input signal. This value is expressed in dBm. Details |
| Advanced:Limited Configuration Change |
Specifies the set of properties that are considered by RFmx in the locked signal configuration state. Details |
| Result Fetch Timeout (s) |
Specifies the time to wait before results are available in the RFmxGSM Property Node. This value is expressed in seconds. Set this value to a time longer than expected for fetching the measurement. A value of -1 specifies that the RFmxGSM Property Node waits until the measurement is complete. Details |