Anritsu MT8852B User Manual
Bluetooth Test Set
MT8852B
Product Brochure
The World’s Leading Short Range Wireless Technology
By eliminating wires and simplifying connections between everyday appliances, Bluetooth®
wireless technology has become the dominant standard for short-range wireless connectivity.
Over 3 billion devices are now shipped each year with Bluetooth technology embedded.
Mobile phones connect seamlessly to headsets and car kits for hands-free speech or to other
phones for picture sharing and file transfer. But Bluetooth technology is not confined to the
phone — other applications include streaming high quality music from music players to a new
generation of stereo headsets and desk speakers plus wireless gaming controllers.
The introduction of Bluetooth low energy to the Bluetooth Standard, opened up a whole range
of applications including sports, fitness monitoring, health and wellbeing sensors.
Bluetooth Core Specification v5.0 extended this new capability with a higher data and greater
operational range.
The future success of the Bluetooth standard will depend on users of the technology enjoying
reliable, high-quality connections. We will expect to use products “out of the box” to provide
immediate connectivity.
Anritsu recognizes the importance of Bluetooth link quality to the success of the technology
and to the reputation of the products in which it is embedded.
We have developed a series of test solutions to help in development and production test of
Bluetooth modules and Bluetooth products – quickly and at low cost.
Anritsu is the leading supplier of instruments to test the quality of products manufactured with
embedded Bluetooth technology. As members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
since 1999, Anritsu has actively participated in the development of the standard from the first
Core Specification version 1.0 release through to the current Core Specification version 5.2
release. The MT8852B Bluetooth Test Set builds on this experience to offer an optimized radio
layer test instrument.
As a manufacturer of Bluetooth products, you need above all else to maintain your reputation
for quality and reliability. The complex demands of new technologies such as Bluetooth
technology will require the adoption of new testing techniques. By bringing our experience to
bear on these demanding test requirements, Anritsu can offer you the test capability you need.
The MT8852B Bluetooth Test Set gives you a one-button test to fully characterize your
Bluetooth implementation and ensure that your reputation for quality is maintained. Working
with RF, especially RF at over 2 GHz, is not easy, but with Anritsu as your test partner you can
be certain of having the most up-to-date and relevant testing capabilities for your Bluetooth
products. Anritsu understand the need to quickly and accurately verify the performance of
products in a high volume manufacturing environment, thereby ensuring excellent and reliable
performance from new Bluetooth products. When tested on the MT8852B, you can ship
products to your customers with confidence that they will work perfectly first time, every time.
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such marks by Anritsu is under license.
Bluetooth Test Set MT8852B
• Qualified by Bluetooth SIG for measurements
• Compliant with Bluetooth Core Specification v.5.2 RF test suite
• Basic Rate and EDR measurement performed in Bluetooth test mode –
Loopback or Tx mode supported
• Signal generator and transmitter analyzer modes for protocol free
applications
• “Quick Test” script validates Basic Rate, EDR and Bluetooth low energy
test performance in under 15 seconds
• “Full Test” script performs full Bluetooth SIG compliant testing from
single key press
• For design proving and production test
• Full implementation of Basic Rate, EDR and Bluetooth low energy dirty
transmitter for Bluetooth SIG RF test specification compliant
measurements
• Audio test capability, 3 SCO channels with CVSD,
µ-Law and A-Law air interface
• Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) measurements (MT8852B-015)
• Easy operation – one-touch testing with “Run” key
• BlueSuite Pro3 PC software displays; FSK modulation, power burst
profile, PSK constellation diagrams and sensitivity searches graphically
• CombiTest software automates tests with test script generator and
results data base
• GPIB and RS232 remote programming interfaces
• Initialization and control of test devices through USB, RS232 and USBAdapter HCI control port
• Built-in support for Bluetooth low energy 2-Wire control interface
• Smallsize(halfrack)andlowweight(≤3.8kg)
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Applications
module
Module Testing
Anritsu understands the requirements of the manufacturers of
Bluetooth modules. Test times must be minimized yet performance
must be assured. The MT8852B can establish a link with the module
under test and perform a comprehensive set of transceiver
measurements in under 15 seconds. If the module address is unknown,
MT8852B can read it through the module HCI (RS232, USB, USB to
RS232 or USB to BLE 2-Wire Adapter), or perform an inquiry. An
integrated CW frequency counter can be used for crystal trimming.
Module testing requires a test fixture, ideally in a shielded box, to
interface the Bluetooth module to the MT8852B. The test fixture should
provide a direct RF connection plus, if required, connection to the
module's HCI interface.
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Bluetooth Test Set
MT8852B
RF cable
HCI control
Bluetooth
Network
Remote
control
RS232
GPIB
For fault finding and analysis, BlueSuite Pro3 software is a PC based
tool kit that tests EUTs systematically on all channels. BlueSuite Pro3
also graphically displays the essential waveforms of power burst profile,
modulation deviation and IQ diagrams.
In the early stages of development, the signal generator and transmitter
analyzer can be used to test the device without forming any protocol
connection to the test set.
Mobile Phone Testing
Mobile phones are the highest volume product to benefit from
Bluetooth technology. In addition to the cellular system, smartphone
manufacturers also need to prove performance of Bluetooth technology.
For mobile phones without an RF test connector, MT8852B can make all
its measurements over the air interface. You simply use your test fixture
to position the EUT accurately with respect to the test antenna.
Correction values for the path loss at each frequency can be entered
into MT8852B path loss table and results are corrected accordingly.
Design Proving
Each new revision of a Bluetooth chip requires full verification for RF
performance. The MT8852B forms the heart of a design and verification
test system. With the addition of other Anritsu test instruments
including a second MT8852B as the Bluetooth modulated interferer, a
MG3692C as the CW interferer and a MS2830A spectrum analyzer, you
can run test cases such as blocking performance, intermodulation
characteristics, spurious emissions.
For fault finding and analysis, BlueSuite Pro3 software is a PC-based tool
kit that tests EUTs systematically on all channels. BlueSuite Pro3 also
graphically displays the essential waveforms of power burst profile,
modulation deviation and IQ diagrams.
In the early stages of development, the signal generator and transmitter
analyzer can be used to test the device without forming any protocol
connection to the test set.
Consumer Product Testing
Bluetooth interfaces are now standard on many consumer products
including digital music players, notebook PCs, gaming handsets,
printers, portable credit card readers and headsets. For many
manufacturers, it will be the first time that RF measurements have been
made in their production environment.
The MT8852B is a highly targeted instrument that has been designed to
offer Bluetooth test capability in a compact, economical and easy to
operate package. The pre-programmed test scripts provide a fast
solution that can quickly be integrated into existing production
facilities. By using the CombiTest automatic test software, the MT8852B
can be quickly integrated into the production flow with automatic
archiving of all test results to a database.
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