Table of Contents
Introduction to RF troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................7–5
RF key component placement...............................................................................................................................7–6
Self test troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................7–8
RF ASIC troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................................7–9
RF ASIC test points................................................................................................................................................7–10
Synthesizer troubleshooting...............................................................................................................................7–11
Synthesizer test points........................................................................................................................................7–12
Receiver troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................7–12
Introduction to Rx troubleshooting..............................................................................................................7–12
GSM Rx chain activation for manual measurements / GSM RSSI measurement........................................7–13
WCDMA Rx chain activation for manual measurement...............................................................................7–13
WCDMA RSSI measurement............................................................................................................................7–14
GSM receiver troubleshooting........................................................................................................................7–16
WCDMA receiver troubleshooting..................................................................................................................7–17
Receiver test points.........................................................................................................................................7–18
Transmitter troubleshooting..............................................................................................................................7–18
General instructions for Tx troubleshooting................................................................................................7–18
GSM transmitter troubleshooting..................................................................................................................7–22
WCDMA transmitter troubleshooting............................................................................................................7–23
Transmitter test points...................................................................................................................................7–23
Power amplifier (PA) and switch mode power supply (SMPS) troubleshooting............................................7–24
RF tunings.............................................................................................................................................................7–25
Introduction to RF tunings.............................................................................................................................7–25
RF autotuning..................................................................................................................................................7–25
RF manual tuning guide.................................................................................................................................7–28
Required manual tunings after component changes.............................................................................7–28
System mode independent manual tunings...........................................................................................7–29
RF channel filter calibration.................................................................................................................7–29
PA (power amplifier) detection...........................................................................................................7–29
Temperature sensor calibration .........................................................................................................7–30
GSM receiver tunings.................................................................................................................................7–30
Rx calibration (GSM)..............................................................................................................................7–30
Rx band filter response compensation (GSM)....................................................................................7–34
GSM transmitter tunings............................................................................................................................7–40
Tx IQ tuning (GSM).................................................................................................................................7–40
Tx power level tuning (GSM)................................................................................................................7–42
WCDMA receiver tunings............................................................................................................................7–46
RX calibration (WCDMA)........................................................................................................................7–46
WCDMA transmitter tunings......................................................................................................................7–49
Tx AGC & power detector (WCDMA).....................................................................................................7–49
Tx band response calibration (WCDMA)..............................................................................................7–55
Tx LO leakage (WCDMA)........................................................................................................................7–57
WLAN transmitter troubleshooting....................................................................................................................7–57
WLAN Tx tuning...............................................................................................................................................7–57
WLAN Tx tests..................................................................................................................................................7–58
List of Tables
Table 11 RF channel filter calibration tuning limits.........................................................................................7–29
Table 12 Temperature sensor calibration tuning limits..................................................................................7–30
RM-91; RM-92
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