LitePoint IQxel-M16W User Manual

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

IQxel-M16W

TM

Multi-DUT Connectivity Test System

© 2019 LitePoint, A Teradyne Company. All rights reserved.

General Technical Specifications

RF Analyzer

Parameter Ports (A/B/C/D) Value

Input frequency range RF1 to RF4 400 to 6000 MHz

IF bandwidth RF1 to RF4 160 MHz

Input power range RF1 to RF4 +30 dBm peak (+25 dBm average)

Input power accuracy RF1 to RF4

Specication: ± 0.75 dB (+25 to -75 dBm)

Typical: ± 0.50 dB (+25 to -75 dBm)

Input return loss RF1 to RF4 >12 dB (400 to 6000 MHz)

Spurious (signal applied)

1

RF1 to RF4 < -60 dBc (CW, for signal levels greater than -20 dBm)

Specication: ≤ ± 1 dB (± 80 MHz)

Spectral atness RF1 to RF4

Typical: ± 0.50 dB (± 80 MHz)

Inherent spurious oor (no signal) RF1 to RF4 ≤ -80 dBm

Noise gure ≤ 30 dB at minimum input attenuation

Integrated phase noise

≤ 0.3 degrees (100 Hz to 1 MHz) (400 to 6000 MHz)

0.2 degrees (100 Hz to 1 MHz) typical

Signal to noise ratio ≥ 55 dB 100 kHz RBW

Sampling data rate 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 240 MHz

at 10 MHz sampling data rate 9600 ms

at 20 MHz sampling data rate 4800 ms

at 40 MHz sampling data rate 2400 ms

Waveform capture duration

at 80 MHz sampling data rate 1200 ms

at 160 MHz sampling data rate 600 ms

at 240 MHz sampling data rate 400 ms

RF Analyzer – Signal Trigger

Parameter Range

Wideband RF -30 dBm

Absolute minimum value

Video -40 dBm

Absolute maximum value Limited by the maximum input power

Trigger relative threshold 30 dB

Level accuracy < ± 2 dB

1 Excludes image rejection

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RF Generator

Parameter Ports (A/B/C/D) Value

Output frequency range RF1 to RF4 400 to 6000 MHz

IF bandwidth RF1 to RF4 160 MHz

1 port active:

0 to -95 dBm (400 to 6000 MHz)

All ports active:

-5 to -95 dBm (≤ 4900 MHz)

Output power range (CW)

RF1 to RF4
( through path)

-15 to -95 dBm (> 4900 MHz)

1 port active:

Output power range (CW)

RF1 to RF4
(combined path
for Beamforming
calibration)

-10 to -95 dBm (≤ 4900 MHz)

-20 to -95 dBm (>4900 MHz)

All ports active:

-15 to -95 dBm (≤ 4900 MHz)

-25 to -95 dBm (> 4900 MHz)

Output power accuracy

RF1 to RF4
(1 port active)

Specication: ± 0.75 dB ( 0 to -95 dBm)

Typical: ± 0.50 dB ( 0 to -95 dBm)

Output return loss RF1 to RF4 >12 dB (400 to 6000 MHz)

Specication:

≤ -40 dBc

(160 MHz, >-55 dBm) (CW)

Spurious (in channel) RF1 to RF4

≤ -50 dBc
(160 MHz, >-55 dBm) (CW)

≤ -40 dBc (CW, excluding

harmonics distortions)

Spurious (out of channel) RF1 to RF4

Typical:

Out-of-band

(>± 80 MHz from carrier):

Specication: ≤ ± 1 dB (± 80 MHz)

Spectral atness RF1 to RF4

Typical: ± 0.5 dB (± 80 MHz)

Integrated phase noise

≤ 0.3 degrees (100 Hz to 1 MHz) (400 to 6000 MHz)

0.2 degrees (100 Hz to 1 MHz) typical

Specication:

≥ 60 dB (100 KHz signal BW),

power level -40 dBm

Signal to noise ratio

Typical:

≥70 dB (100 KHz signal BW),

power level -40 dBm

Carrier leakage ≤ -40 dBc (CW output) for P0 > -50 dBm

Gap power ≤ -90 dBm/100 kHz

Sampling data rate 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 240 MHz

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At 10 MHz sampling data rate 9600 ms

At 20 MHz sampling data rate 4800 ms

Waveform playback duration

Port Isolation

Measurement Description

VSA-to-VSA (through path):

100 dB, <2500 MHz, typical
90 dB, >2500 MHz, typical

VSG-to-VSG (through path):

Port to Port Isolation

90 dB, <2500 MHz, typical

80 dB, >2500 MHz, typical

VSG-to-VSA (through and combined path):

100 dB, <2500 MHz, typical

80 dB, >2500 MHz, typical

Timebase

At 40 MHz sampling data rate 2400 ms

At 80 MHz sampling data rate 1200 ms

At 160 MHz sampling data rate 600 ms

At 240 MHz sampling data rate 400 ms

Measurement Description

Oscillator type OCXO

Frequency 10 MHz

Initial accuracy
(25°C, after 60 minute warm-up)

< ± 0.05 ppm

Maximum aging < ± 0.1 ppm per year

Temperature stability < ±0.05 ppm over 0oC to 55°C range, referenced to 25°C

Warm-up time
(to within ±0.1 ppm at 25°C)

> 30 minutes

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Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n/p/j/ah/af, 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), 802.11ax1 (Wi-Fi 6)
Measurement Specifications

Measurement Description Performance

Residual loopback EVM

(full packet channel estimation):
≤ -50.5 dB (-2 to -15 dBm)

Residual loopback EVM

(preamble only channel estimation):
≤ -47.5 dB (-2 to -15 dBm)

2

EVM

Peak power Peak power over all symbols (dBm)

RMS power

EVM averaged over payload based on
standard requirements (Typical)

All: average power of complete data

capture (dBm)

No gap: average power over all symbols

after removal of any gap between
packets (dBm)

Residual VSA EVM

(preamble only channel estimation):
≤ -48 dB (+20 to -15 dBm)

Note:

- Measured at 5755 MHz

- Averaged over 20 packets

- 802.11ax waveform, 80 MHz

VSA power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -75 dBm)

Max avg power

I/Q amplitude error

I/Q phase error

Frequency error Carrier frequency error (kHz)

RMS phase noise Integrated phase noise (degrees)

Peak value of the amplitude as a moving
average over 40 samples (dBm)

I/Q amplitude imbalance (%) and

approximate contribution to EVM (dB)

I/Q phase imbalance (degrees) and

approximate contribution to EVM (dB)

VSA measurement error:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

VSA integrated phase noise:

< 0.3 degrees (100 Hz to 1 MHz)

Power spectral density (dBm/Hz) versus

PSD

frequency offset center frequency

± 80 MHz

Spectral mask Transmit spectrum mask Spectral mask view: ± 80 MHz

Spectral atness

Sidelobe analysis
(spectral mask, LO leakage)

Reects variation of signal energy as a

function of OFDM subcarrier number

802.11a/g OFDM signals only

Center peak and peaks of 1st and 2nd

upper/lower sidelobes (dB)

802.11b/g DSSS signals only

VSA atness over 160 MHz
BW: ± 1 dB

1 802.11ax IEEE draft 1.2 support with rmware v1.7 or higher

2 Based on calibration ver 1.2.11, FW ver 1.9.1 or higher

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CCDF (complementary cumulative
distribution function)

Power on / power down ramp

Probability of peak signal power being
greater than a given power level versus
peak-to-average power ratio (dB)

On: relative power level (% of average)

versus time

(802.11b/g CCK signals only)
Power-on time from 10% to 90%
Power-on time from 90% power level to

start of packet

(Not provided for 802.11a/g OFDM signals)

Off: relative power level (% of average)

versus time

(802.11b/g CCK signals only)
Power-off time from 90% to 10%
Power-off time from 90% power level to

end of packet

(Not provided for 802.11a/g OFDM signals)

Eye diagram

I and Q channels versus time
(802.11b/g DSSS signals only)

Recovered binary data sequence,

PSDU data

including the MAC header and Frame
Check Sequence, if present

Raw capture data I and Q signals versus time

DC offset, RMS level, minimum/

General waveform analysis

maximum amplitude, peak-to-peak

amplitude, RMS I- and Q-channel levels

CW frequency analysis Frequency of CW tone

Per User (RU) TX Quality Results

Per-user EVM and Power results

(802.11ax only)

Decoding of AP HE Trigger frame

Trigger Frame analysis

(PSDU) with EVM and Power results

(802.11ax only)

(CFO) Frequency offset in Hz of the STA

STA Carrier Frequency Offset

based on the HE trigger frame from the

STA device (802.11ax only)

Time offset between the HE trigger

STA System Timing Offset

frame and the STA response

(802.11ax only)

See EVM specications

See EVM specications

and VSA power accuracy

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802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Waveform Generation

Feature Specication

Uplink Single User OFDMA (SU-OFDMA)
Downlink Single User OFDMA (SU-OFDMA)
Uplink Multi User OFDMA (MU-OFDMA)
Downlink Multi User OFDMA (MU-OFDMA)
Multi-User MIMO + MU-OFDMA

Up to 160 MHz

Congurable Guard Interval

Trigger Frame Waveform Generation with congurable
power levels per RU, and user congurable elds

Waveform Generation with DCM
(Dual Carrier Modulation) and LDPC support

Up to 12 dB between users

MIMO System Performance

The additional specifications in the table below apply to the complete IQxel-M16W MIMO system.

Measurement Range

VSA capture trigger accuracy ≤ ± 3.5 ns

VSA start trigger accuracy ≤ ± 3.5 ns

Bluetooth® (1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0) Measurement Specifications

Measurement Description Performance

TX output power Transmit DUT output power (dBm) VSA power accuracy:

TX output spectrum Transmit DUT power spectral density

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -75 dBm)
± 0.50 dB (+20 to -75 dBm) typical

20 dB bandwidth

In-band emissions (Adjacent channel)

Modulation characteristics

Carrier frequency tolerance Carrier frequency offset (Hz)

Carrier frequency drift

Relative transmit power (EDR)

Carrier frequency stability (EDR)

Receive sensitivity

1

Bandwidth between the ± 20 dB down
points of the modulation waveform

Spurious emission measured at ± 5 MHz
of DUT TX frequency only

Average and peak frequency
deviation (Hz)

Carrier frequency change over the
Bluetooth burst (Hz)

Average power of complete data
capture (dBm)

Frequency drift over the Bluetooth
EDR burst duration (Hz)

Receive sensitivity test using LitePoint
or user-generated waveforms. Includes
Dirty Packets.

VSA frequency accuracy:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

VSA spurious:

< -50 dBc (50 kHz RBW) (CW)

(For EVM better than -25 dB)

VSA measurement error:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

VSA power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -75 dBm)

VSG power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (0 to -95 dBm)

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Maximum input signal level

Assuming single-ended BER
measurement

RMS EVM (EDR) RMS EVM for Bluetooth EDR Residual VSA EVM:

≤ -35 dB (+20 to -30 dBm)

Peak EVM (EDR) Peak EVM for Bluetooth EDR

Residual VSG EVM:
≤ -35 dB (-10 to -70 dBm)

1 IQxel-M16W supports testing sensitivity with Dirty Packets

Bluetooth (4.0, 4.1, 4.2) Measurement Specifications

Measurement Description Performance

Output power at NOC

Output power at EOC

In-band emissions at NOC

In-band emissions at EOC

Modulation characteristics Average and peak frequency deviation (Hz)

Carrier frequency offset and drift
at NOC

1

Carrier frequency offset and drift

1

at EOC

Receiver sensitivity at NOC

Receiver sensitivity at EOC

C/I and receiver selectivity performance

Blocking performance

Intermodulation performance

1

1

1

1

Spurious emission measured at ± 5 MHz
of DUT TX frequency only

VSA power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -75 dBm)

VSA spurious:

< -50 dBc (50 kHz RBW) (CW)

VSA frequency accuracy:

Carrier frequency offset (Hz) and

≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

change over the Bluetooth burst (Hz)

1,2

1,2

3

Receive sensitivity test using LitePoint
or user-generated waveforms

3

VSA power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -95 dBm)

VSA spurious:

< -50 dBc (50 kHz RBW) (CW)

Maximum input signal level

Assuming single-ended BER
measurement

VSG maximum output power:

0 to -95 dBm CW

PER report integrity Veries the DUT PER report mechanism

1 NOC and EOC tests are the same except for the operating conditions which do not impact the test equipment requirements
2 External signal source required for these measurements (not LitePoint supplied)

3 IQxel-M16W provides the wanted signal only. No interfering signal is available

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Bluetooth 5 Measurement Specifications

Bluetooth 5 introduced a couple of new test requirements:

Data Rate: New requirements for testing with 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, 500 kbps, 125 kbps signal

Stable Modulation: Optional requirement for device to support smaller variation in the frequency

deviation during modulation (modulation index between 0.495-0.505). This enhancement gives
device stable and better range coverage and thus competitive advantage

IQxel-MW is capable of testing for these new requirements

Measurement Description Performance

Spurious emission measured at ± 5 MHz

In-band emissions

Modulation Characteristics

Carrier Frequency offset and drift

Stable Modulation Characteristics Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps

Receiver Sensitivity

Receiver Sensitivity – Stable Modulation
Index

Maximum Input signal level

Maximum Input signal level – Stable
Modulation Index

C/I and Receiver Selectivity Performance

of DUT TX frequency only. Tested at
1 Mbps, 2 Mbps

Average and peak frequency deviation
(Hz). Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 125 kbps

Carrier frequency offset (Hz) and change
over the Bluetooth burst (Hz). Tested at
1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 125 kbps

Receive sensitivity test using LitePoint
or user-generated waveforms. Tested at
1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 125 kbps

Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 500 kbps,
125 kbps

Assuming single-ended BER
measurement. Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps

Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps

Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 500 kbps,
125 kbps

VSA spurious:

< -50 dBc (50 kHz RBW) (CW)

VSA frequency accuracy:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

VSA frequency accuracy:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

VSG power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (0 to -95 dBm)

VSG maximum output power:

0 to -95 dBm

VSA spurious:

< -50 dBc (50 kHz RBW) (CW) Blocking Performance Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps

Intermodulation Performance Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps

Veries the DUT PER report mechanism.

PER Report Integrity

Tested at 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps,500 kbps,
125 kbps

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ZigBee (802.15.4), Z-wave (ITU-T G.9959), Wi-SUN (MR-FSK IEEE 802.15.4g)

Measurement Description Performance

Output power Transmit DUT output power (dBm)

Power spectral density Transmit DUT power spectral density

Center Frequency Tolerance Tx center frequency tolerance

Offset: compensate the I and Q offset

EVM

Other modulation quality measurements

CCDF (complementary cumulative
distribution function)

in OQPSK
Normal: no compensation applied

LO leakage, clock error, phase error,
symbol clock error

Probability of peak signal power being
greater than a given power level versus
peak-to-average power ratio (dB)

VSA power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -75 dBm)

VSA frequency accuracy:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

DECT (ETSI EN 300 176-1)

Measurement Description Performance

Power Normal Transmit Power

Power vs. time Power time template

VSA power accuracy:

± 0.75 dB (+20 to -75 dBm)

Frequency offset Frequency offset

Frequency drift

Frequency deviation S eld, B eld, whole packet

Frequency drift during packet
transmission

VSA frequency accuracy:
≤ ± 0.2 ppm calibrated

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Navigation

Measurement Range

Test Capability Carrier-to-noise ratio

1

GPS: 1575.42 MHz (xed)

Output frequency range

GPS: 1575.42 MHz (xed)
GLONASS: 1598 to 1606 MHz
COMPASS: 1561.098 (+/- 2.046) MHz
Galileo: 1559 to 1593 MHz

Number of simultaneous channels 1

Output power range

2

-60 to -95 dBm

Level accuracy ± 0.75 dB

1 Navigation is a standard feature included with general purpose RF function
2 Require external attenuation for the power levels below -95 dBm

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Port Descriptions

Front Panel

I/O Function Type

Power switch Power on/off Pushbutton switch

RF1A/RF1B/RF1C/RF1D RF input/output N female

RF2A/RF2B/RF2C/RF2D RF input/output N female

RF3A/RF3B/RF3C/RF3D RF input/output N female

RF4A/RF4B/RF4C/RF4D RF input/output N female

Power indicator

Session active indicator

LED green – powered up, running
LED orange – powered up, standby

LED green – remote session active
LED red – remote session lock

LED indicator

LED indicator

LED green – no faults/errors detected

Status indicator

LED orange – Software error detected

LED indicator

LED red – Hardware fault detected

RF port 1 A/B indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 2 A/B indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 3 A/B indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 4 A/B indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 1 C/D indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 2 C/D indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 3 C/D indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

RF port 4 C/D indicator Indicates port input/output status LED indicator

USB (2 ports)

USB 2.0 compatible connection to
external controller

USB Type A

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Rear Panel

General I/O

I/O Function Type

10 MHz reference input the 10 MHz
reference input has a 200 ohm

10 MHz ref input

impedance and accepts a sine wave
ranging in amplitude from 0.3 Vpp
to 4 Vpp.

BNC female

10 MHz ref output 10 MHz reference output BNC female

Marker out / trigger in 1 TTL compatible BNC female

Marker out / trigger in 2 TTL compatible BNC female

Marker out / trigger in 3 TTL compatible BNC female

Marker out / trigger In 4 TTL compatible BNC female

USB (2 ports)

USB 2.0 compatible connection
to external controller

USB Type A

100 to 240VAC (automatically switched)

AC in AC power input

50 to 60 Hz
Includes hard power switch

DVI port Display Litepoint monitor DVI-D

VGA port Display Litepoint monitor VGA-15 pin

Communication I/O
LAN

1000 Base-T LAN RJ-45

GPIO General purpose input/output 50-pin connector

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General and Environmental

Dimensions 16.75” W x 7.4” H x 24” D (426 mm x 188 mm x 610 mm)

Weight 22.3 kg (49.2 pounds)

Power requirements 100 to 240 VAC, < 300 W, 50 to 60 Hz

Power consumption <235 W (maximum), <10 W (standby)

Recommended PC Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz with 4 GB of RAM or better

Recommended browser for optimal
performance

Google Chrome R10 Release

Operating temperature +10°C to +50°C (IEC EN60068-2-1, 2, 14)

Storage temperature -20°C to +70°C (IEC EN60068-2-1, 2, 14)

Specication validity temperature

1

+20°C to +35°C

Operating humidity 15% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing (IEC EN60068-2-30)

EMC EN 61326 Immunity for industrial environment, Class B emissions

Safety IEC 61010-1, EN61010-1, UL3111-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1

Mechanical vibration IEC 60068, IEC 61010 and MIL-T-28800D, class 5

Mechanical shock ASTM D3332-99, Method B

Recommended calibration cycle 12 months

Warranty

12 months hardware
12 months software updates

1 Specications valid over temperature range after invoking temperature compensation function.

For highest accuracy, recommend to enable temperature compensation if ambient temperature changes by more than 2°C.

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Order Codes

Code Product

0100-IXMW-003

0100-IXMW-004

0100-IXMW-007

IQxel-M16W Test System with 16 RF ports active.Includes WLAN measurement suite
software for SISO 802.11a/b/g/n/j/p

IQxel-M16W Test System with 8 RF ports active. Includes WLAN measurement suite
software for SISO 802.11a/b/g/n/j/p

IQxel-M16W Test System with 4 RF ports active. Includes WLAN measurement suite
software for SISO 802.11a/b/g/n/j/p

0300-IXMW-001 802.11ac VHT80 (80MHz signal bandwidth) software license

0300-IXMW-057

0300-IXMW-069

0300-IXMW-061

802.11ac VHT160 (80+80MHz and 160MHz signal bandwidth) software license
(Requires 802.11ac VHT80 license)

802.11ax software license (Requires 802.11ac VHT80 license for 80MHz signal
bandwidth or 802.11ac VHT160 license for 160MHz signal bandwidth)

WLAN MIMO software license. Enables MIMO option for 802.11n, 802.11ac, and

802.11ax (Requires associated 802.11 technology license)

0150-IXMW-003 WLAN MIMO kit. Includes MIMO software license and tester synchronization cables

0300-IXMW-003

Sequence Based Test (SBT) software license, also enables Trigger Based Test (TBT)

for 802.11ax

0300-IXMW-089 WiFi Trafc Sniffer software license (Requires 802.11ax license)

0300-IXMW-002 Bluetooth measurement suite software license. Supports Bluetooth 1.0 - 4.x

0300-IXMW-071 Bluetooth 5 measurement suite software license (Requires Bluetooth 1.0 - 4.x license)

0300-IXMW-008

Zigbee measurement suite software license. Includes measurement capability for
Zigbee, Wi-SUN and Z-wave

0300-IXMW-009 DECT measurement suite software license

0300-IXMW-044 802.11ah measurement suite software license

0300-IXMW-059 802.11af measurement suite software license

0300-IXMW-065 Sigfox measurement suite software license

0300-IXMW-055 LTE measurement suite software license

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