Redpine Signals MS32018 User Manual

User Manual

Version 1.2.1

October 2016

Redpine Signals, Inc.

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About this Document

This document describes the usage of the MS32018 n-Link® Driver for testing
transmit & receive Performance for Wi-Fi protocols.

Disclaimer:

The information in this document pertains to information related to Redpine Signals,
Inc. products. This information is provided as a service to our customers, and may
be used for information purposes only.
Redpine assumes no liabilities or responsibilities for errors or omissions in this
document. This document may be changed at any time at Redpine’s sole discretion
without any prior notice to anyone. Redpine is not committed to updating this
document in the future.
Copyright © 2016 Redpine Signals, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Table Of Contents

1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Getting Started .................................................................................................4

2 WLAN Performance Test Application Usage ................................... 6

2.1 Transmit Tests ..................................................................................................6

2.1.1 Transmit Command ......................................................................................................... 7

2.1.2 Transmit Command Description ................................................................................. 7

2.1.3 Examples ........................................................................................................................... 10

2.2 Receive Tests .................................................................................................. 11

2.2.1 Receive Command ......................................................................................................... 11

2.2.2 Receive Command Description ................................................................................. 11

2.2.3 Examples ........................................................................................................................... 12

3 FCC and IC Declaration ........................................................................... 13

4 Confirmation on Unlawful Usage of TX power with respect to

Certified Antennas .......................................................................................... 15

4.1 Commands to Program Antenna Type ................................................. 15

4.1.1 Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi ................................................... 15

4.2 Commands to Program Transmit Power ............................................. 16

4.2.1 Command to Program Transmit Power for Wi-Fi ............................................... 16

4.3 Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values ....................... 17

4.3.1 Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values for Antenova Antenna

18

4.4 Grant Note ........................................................................................................ 19

Table of Figures

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Table of Tables

Table 1: Channel Numbers and Corresponding Center Frequencies .................... 9

Table 2: Rate Flags for Transmit Tests ................................................................................ 9

Table 3: Regulatory Domain Input in Transmit Tests ....... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Table 4: Channel Width Values ............................................................................................. 11

Table 8: List of Antennas Used for MS32018 FCC/IC Certification ..................... 15

Table 9: Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi ........................................... 16

Table 12: Command to Program Transmit Power for Wi-Fi .................................... 17

Table 15: Low, Mid and High Channel Frequencies for Wi-Fi ................................. 17

Table 16: Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values for Redpine

signals Antenna ..................................................................................................................... 19

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1 Introduction

The software provided for the MS32018 n-Link® modules is named
OneBox-Mobile. The software currently supports performance testing for
Wi-Fi.

The subsequent sections explain the use of OneBox-Mobile software on
an x86 platform. Installation and operation of the driver on specific
representative processor platforms have been explained in the Appendix
sections.

1.1 Getting Started

1. Login to user “test” with password “test123”

2. Open a Terminal

3. Type command “su” and press enter key

4. Enter password “test123”

5. Connect EUT to Laptop with USB cable as shown below

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6. Please type “dmesg” on the terminal and press enter key and
check for the below print

7. Please go to directory /work/Regulatory_test/host/releases

8. Please read section 2 for performing WLAN Tests

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2 WLAN Performance Test Application Usage

The OneBox-Mobile software provides applications to test Transmit and
Receive performance of the module. The Band of operation of the module
needs to be configured before performing any tests.

NOTE: Open the common_insert.sh file present in the “release” folder
using an editor like vim. Ensure that the DRIVER_MODE is set as below:

DRIVER_MODE = 2

COEX_MODE = 1

Run the following command to install the Driver in Performance Test
mode:

# sh wlan_insert.sh

Please type “dmesg” in the terminal and press enter key and check for
the below print for check if driver has been loaded properly.

Next, follow the instructions below to run the Transmit and Receive tests.

2.1 Transmit Tests

The “transmit” utility, present in the “release” folder allows the
configuration of the following parameters and starts the transmission of
packets.

1) Transmit Power

2) Transmit Data Rate

3) Packet Length

4) Transmit Mode

5) Channel Number

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