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User Manual Version 1.2.1 August 2019 Redpine Signals, Inc. 2107 N. First Street, #680 San Jose, CA 95131. Tel: (408) 748-3385 Fax: (408) 705-2019 Email: info@redpinesignals.com Website: www.redpinesignals.com Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential User Manual Version 1.2.1 About this Document This document describes the usage of the RS9113DB n-Link Driver for testing transmit & receive Regulatory 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 Redpines 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. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 2 User Manual Version 1.2.1 Table Of Contents 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Getting Started......................................................................................................... 4 2 WLAN Performance Test Application Usage...................................... 6 2.1 Transmit Tests...........................................................................................................6 Transmit Command...........................................................................................................7 Transmit Command Description...................................................................................7 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 2.3 Transmit Continuous Wave (CW) mode.................................................. 12 2.3.1 Command Usage..............................................................................................................13 2.3.2 Examples.............................................................................................................................13 3 FCC and IC Declaration.................................................................................14 4 Confirmation on Unlawful Usage of TX power with respect to Certified Antennas..................................................................................................16 4.1 Commands to Program Antenna Type...................................................... 16 4.1.1 Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi....................................................16 4.2 Commands to Program Transmit Power................................................. 17 4.2.1 Command to Program Transmit Power for Wi-Fi................................................ 17 4.3 Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values......................... 18 4.3.1 Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values for PIFA Antenna........19 4.3.2 Grant Note..........................................................................................................................20 No table of figures entries found. Table of Figures 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................................................... 10 Table 4: Channel Width Values................................................................................................... 12 Table 8: List of Antennas Used for RS9113DB FCC/IC Certification.................... 16 Table 9: Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi.............................................. 17 Table 12: Command to Program Transmit Power for Wi-Fi.......................................18 Table 15: Low, Mid and High Channel Frequencies for Wi-Fi................................... 18 Table 16: Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values for Redpine signals Antenna............................................................................................................................ 20 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 3 User Manual Version 1.2.1 1 Introduction The software provided for the RS9113DB 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 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 4 User Manual Version 1.2.1 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 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 5 User Manual Version 1.2.1 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 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 6 User Manual Version 1.2.1 6) External PA Enable/Disable1 7) Rate Flags like Short GI, Greenfield, etc. 8) Enable/Disable Aggregation 9) Number of packets to be transmitted in Burst Mode 10)Delay between packets in Burst Mode 11)Regulatory Domain 2.1.1 Transmit Command
./transmit
<tpow><rate><len><mode><chan><expa><rf><aggr><num><delay
><reg>
2.1.2 Transmit Command Description The command usage is explained below.
<tpow>: Transmit power in dBm for controlling transmit power. To set the transmit power value, enter a value either between -7 and18.If a value of 127 is entered, the packet will be transmitted at the maximum power from the Transmit power table in the module.
<rate>: Transmit Data Rate. To set the transmit data rate, select a value from 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, mcs0, mcs1, mcs2, mcs3, mcs4, mcs5, mcs6 and mcs7.
<len>: Transmit packet length in bytes. Enter a value between 24 and 1536 when aggregation is not enabled and between 24 and 30000 when aggregation is enabled.
<mode>: Transmit mode. Enter 0 for Burst mode and 1 for Continuous mode.
<chan>: Transmit channel number2. The following table maps the channel numbers to the center frequencies for 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth modes in 2.4GHz and 5GHz band. Band
(GHz) Bandwidth
(MHz) Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 20 20 20 20 20 1 2 3 4 5 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 1 This is not supported in the current release. 2 On-air testing in DFS channels should be avoided till the module is certified for DFS. Cabled tests can be run in these channels. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 7 User Manual Version 1.2.1 Band
(GHz) Bandwidth
(MHz) Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472 2484 5180 5200 5220 5240 5260 5280 5300 5320 5500 5520 5540 5560 5580 5600 5620 5640 5660 5680 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 8 User Manual Version 1.2.1 Band
(GHz) Bandwidth
(MHz) Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 140 149 153 157 161 165 5700 5745 5765 5785 5805 5825 Table 1: Channel Numbers and Corresponding Center Frequencies
<expa>: Enable/Disable External PA. This parameter is not supported in the current release.
<rf>: Rate Flags. This parameter is used to enable/disable Short GI and Greenfield and also to set the channel width of the transmitted packets. The table below explains the flags that can be enabled and disabled. Multiple flags can be set at a time. Bit 0 1
[4:2]
Description Short GI 0 Disable Short GI 1 Enable Short GI Greenfield transmission 0 Disable Greenfield transmission 1 Enable Greenfield transmission Operating bandwidth of the channel (3 bits) 0 20MHz 2 (Bit 3 is set) NA 4 (Bit 4 is set) NA 6 (Bits 3 and 4 are set) NA Table 2: Rate Flags for Transmit Tests
<aggr>: Enable/Disable Aggregation. Enter 0 to disable aggregation and 1 to enable aggregation. The packet length is divided into chunks of size 1792 bytes and aggregated. This parameter applies only to the Burst mode transmission and is ignored in the case of Continuous mode of transmission. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 9 User Manual Version 1.2.1
<num>: Number of packets to be transmitted in Burst mode. The transmission stops after the number of packets specified by this parameter are transmitted in the Burst mode. If this value is 0, then the transmission will not stop until the user gives the ./transmit 0 command to stop the transmissions. This parameter is ignored in the case of Continuous mode of transmission.
<delay>: Delay between packets in Burst mode. This parameter is used to introduce a delay between any two packets. The delay has to be specified in microseconds. If this value is 0, then the packets will be transmitted without any delay. This parameter is ignored in the case of Continuous mode of transmission.
<reg>: Regulatory Domain. Refer the table below for the mapping of values to the regulatory domains. Input Value Regulatory Domain 0 1 255 US (FCC) Europe (ETSI) World Domain(No Regulatory Restriction) Table 3: Regulatory Domain Input in Transmit Tests NOTE: While doing Regulatory testing, Please use only World Domain option. NOTE: After the transmission starts, the following commands need to be given to stop the transmissions. Burst Mode: ./transmit 0 Continuous Mode: ./transmit 0 2.1.3 Examples
#./transmit 2 54 1000 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 255 The above command starts continuous transmission with the following configuration:
Transmit gain 2dbm Data rate 54Mbps Packet Length 1000 bytes Transmit mode 1 (continuous mode). Channel number 11 External PA disabled Rate flags 0 Aggregation disabled (ignored in continuous mode) Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 10 User Manual Version 1.2.1 Number of packets to be transmitted 0(ignored in continuous mode) Delay between the packets 0(ignored in continuous mode) Regulatory Domain is set to World Domain
# ./transmit 12 36 1000 0 6 0 25 0 0 1000 0 0 The above command starts burst mode transmission with the following configuration:
Transmit gain 12dBm Data rate 36Mbps Packet Length 1000 bytes Transmit mode 0 (Burst mode). Channel number 6 External PA disabled Rate flags 25 (Short GI with Full 40MHz Channel width) Aggregation disabled Number of packets to be transmitted 1000 Delay between the packets 0 Regulatory Domain is set to World Domain 2.2 Receive Tests The receive utility, present in the release folder, can be invoked for displaying the following information Total number of CRC PASS packets Total number of CRC FAIL packets and Total number of FALSE CCAs 2.2.1 Receive Command
# ./receive <filename><channel_number><start/stop><channel_width>
2.2.2 Receive Command Description
<filename>: Name of the file into which the statistics will be logged, in addition to being displayed on the console.
<channel_number>3: Channel number in which the statistics need to be logged. Refer to the Table 1 in Section 2.1.2 for more details.
<start/stop>: Parameter to start or stop logging the statistics. Enter 0 to start logging and 1 to stop logging. 3 On-air testing in DFS channels should be avoided till the module is certified for DFS. Cabled tests can be run in these channels. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 11 User Manual Version 1.2.1
<channel_width>: Operating bandwidth of the channel. Refer to the table below. Value Channel Width 0 2 4 6 20MHz NA NA NA Table 4: Channel Width Values 2.2.3 Examples
# ./receive stats 6 0 0 The above command starts the receive utility and logs statistics with the following parameters. Filename stats Channel number 6 Channel Width 20MHz The test utility displays the following information:
Total number of packets received with correct CRC. Total number of packets received with incorrect CRC. Total number of False CCAs received.
# ./receive stats 6 1 0 The above command will stop the receive application 2.3 Transmit Continuous Wave (CW) mode 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 Run the following command to install the Driver in Performance Test mode:
# sh wlan_insert.sh Next, follow the instructions below to run the Transmit and Receive tests. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 12 User Manual Version 1.2.1 The Continuous Wave mode is used to transmit a single tone either a sine wave or a cosine wave. 2.3.1 Command Usage
./onebox_util <base_interface> cw_mode
<channel><start/stop><type>
<base_interface>: Base Interface (string like rpine0)
<channel_number>: Channel number in which the transmission has to be done. Please refer to the Table 1 in Section 2.1.2 for a mapping between the channel numbers and the center frequencies.
<start/stop>: Parameter to start or stop the transmission. Enter 0 to start transmission and 3 to stop transmission.
<type>: Parameter to select from among the different types of waves to be transmitted. Enter 1 for Single Tone. The transmit power for the CW mode transmission is set using the transmit utility. The transmit command has to be first issued to start transmission at the required transmit power level and then called again to stop the transmission before giving the onebox_util command to start the CW transmission. 1:-2.5 MHz 2: +5 MHz 3: Two tone 4: OFDM test symbol 5: DC 200mV 2.3.2 Examples
# ./transmit 2 5.5 750 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0
# ./transmit 0
# ./onebox_util rpine0 cw_mode 6 0 1 The above command starts continuous wave transmission with the following configuration. Channel number 6 Type Single tone Transmit Power 2dBm
# ./onebox_util rpine0 cw_mode 6 3 1 The above command stops continuous wave transmission. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 13 User Manual Version 1.2.1 3 FCC and IC Declaration This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numrique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSSstandard(s).Operation is subject to the Following two conditions:(1) This device may notcause interference, and(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. interference harmful cause to Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes:(1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptibled'en compromettre le fonctionnement. CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator & your body. End Product Labeling This Module is labeled with its own FCC ID. If the FCC ID Certification Number is not visible while installed inside another device, then the device should display the label on it referring the enclosed module. In that case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:
Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 14 User Manual Version 1.2.1 Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DB OR Contains FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DB The OEM should not provide information to the end user regarding installation or removal of this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user manual of the end product. The OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.). nonc de la FCC (tats-Unis seulement) Cet quipement a t test et jug conforme aux limites de Classe B pour un appareil numrique, en vertu de larticle 15 de la rglementation de la FCC. Ces limites ont t instaures our fournir une rotection raisonnable contre toute interfrence nuisible dans une installation rsidentielle. Cet quipement gnre, utilise et peut mettre de lnergie radiofrquence. Sil nest pas install et utilis conformment aux instructions, il peut provoquer des interfrences sur les communications radio. Cependant, il nest pas garanti que des interfrences ne se produiront pas dans certaines installations. Si cet quipement cause des interfrences la reception radio ou tlvise (ce qui peut tre vrifi en teignant lappareil puis en le remettant sous tension), lutilisateur peut enter de soudre en suivant une ou plusieurs des mesures ci-aprs :
Rorienter ou dplacer lantenne rceptrice. ugmenter lespace entre lappareil et le rcepteur. Brancher lappareil une prise de courant diffrente de celle sur laquelle le rcepteur est branch. Pour obtenir de laide, contacter le vendeur ou un technician radio/television expriment. REMARQUE: Toute modifi cation non autorise expressment par le fabricant responsable de la onformit peut annuler le droit de lutilisateur faire fonctionner le produit. This Module is labeled with its own IC ID. If the IC ID Certification Number is not visible while installed inside another device, then the device should display the label on it referring the enclosed module. In that case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:
Contains Transmitter Module IC ID: 8407A-RS9113DB OR Contains IC ID: 8407A-RS9113DB Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 15 User Manual Version 1.2.1 4 Confirmation on Unlawful Usage of TX power with respect to Certified Antennas This is to confirm that Redpine Signals, Inc., will ensure that the following information is included in the RS9113DB (FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DB, IC ID:
8407A-RS9113DB) Modules Programming Manual for customers who use this module with different antennas to help them comply with the FCC/IC regulatory requirements for products which use the modules modular approval. The list of antennas with which the module has been tested with and certified for FCC/IC are given in Table 1 below. Antenna Make Model/Part #
Laird 001-0034 Antenna Gain at 2.4GHz (dBi) Antenna Gain at 5GHz (dBi) 1.7 (Typ) 1.9 (Max) 5.2 (Typ) 5.8 (Max) Type of Antenna PIFAr Table 5: List of Antennas Used for RS9113DB FCC/IC Certification The RS9113DB Modules Programming Reference Manual will include the information listed below. The Manual is provided to customers as part of the modules collateral which also includes the modules software and firmware. The modules firmware applies the attenuations required to comply with the regulatory requirements based on the type of antenna programmed. The commands required to program the transmit power and the antenna type and the attenuations applied are given in the tables that follow. 1) Commands to program the antenna being used for Wi-Fi see Table 9. 2) Commands to set transmit power of the module for Wi-Fi see Table 12. 3) Transmit power and attenuation values used during testing with PIFA Antenna see Tables 16. 4.1 Commands to Program Antenna Type 4.1.1 Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi Command Name Description Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi This command is used to program antenna being used by the module for Wi-Fi out of the list of certified antennas. This command needs to be given before creating the VAP in the normal mode and before the
./transmit command in the Wi-Fi Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 16 User Manual Version 1.2.1 Performance Test mode. 0 Base Interface (string like rpine0) Integer value mapped as follows:
4- PIFA Antenna None No
# ./onebox_util<base_interface>ant_type<
antenna_type>
The command below sets the Antenna type to Fractus Antenna for Wi-Fi:
# ./onebox_util rpine0 ant_type 4 Default Value Input Parameters Output Parameter Reset Required Usage Example Table 6: Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi 4.2 Commands to Program Transmit Power 4.2.1 Command to Program Transmit Power for Wi-Fi Description Default Value Input Parameters Output Parameter Reset Required Usage Example This command is used to program the transmit power of the module for Wi-Fi. If the value of transmit power exceeds the maximum allowed power supported by the channel specified by the regulatory domain, then the minimum of the two values will be used.
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VAP Name (string like wifi0, wifi1, etc.) Integer value in dBm None No.
#
iwconfig<vap_name>txpower<val_in_dBm
>
The command below sets the Wi-Fi transmit power to 15dBm:
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# iwconfig wifi0 txpower 15 4.3 Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values The transmit power and attenuation value settings in the following tables are mentioned for IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n for the Low, Mid and High channel frequencies. The table below lists the actual frequencies for each technology corresponding to the Low, Mid and High columns in subsequent tables. Technology 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 20MHz Bandwidth 802.11a (5GHz U-NII- 1) 802.11n 20MHz Bandwidth(5GHz U-NII- 1) 802.11a (5GHz U-NII- 2) 802.11n 20MHz Bandwidth(5GHz U-NII- 2) 802.11a (5GHz U-NII- 3) 802.11n 20MHz Bandwidth (U-
NII- 3) Low Channel Frequency
(MHz) Mid Channel Frequency
(MHz) High Channel Frequency
(MHz) 2412 2412 2412 5180 5180 5260 5260 5745 5745 2437 2437 2437 5200 5200 5500 5500 5785 5785 2462 2462 2462 5240 5240 5720 5720 5825 5825 Table 8: Low, Mid and High Channel Frequencies for Wi-Fi Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 18 User Manual Version 1.2.1 4.3.1 Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values for PIFA Antenna Mode Data Rate
(Mbps) Low Attenuation Value
(dBm) Max. Tx Power
(dBm) Channels Mid Max. Tx Power
(dBm) Attenuation Value
(dBm) Max. Tx Power
(dBm) High Attenuation Value
(dBm) 802.11 b 802.11 g 802.11 n_20MHz 802.11a
(5GHz U-
NII-1) 802.11n 20MHz
(5GHz U-
NII-1) 802.11a
(5GHz U-
NII-2) 802.11n 20MHz
(5GHz U-
NII-2) 802.11a
(5GHz U-
1 11 6 24 54 MCS0 MCS4 MCS7 6 24 54 MCS0 MCS4 MCS7 6 24 54 MCS0 MCS4 MCS7 6 24 16 16 11 11 11 10 10 10 12 12 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 11 11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 14 14 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 10 10 10 9 9 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 19 User Manual Version 1.2.1 NII-3) 802.11n 20MHz
(5GHz U-
NII-3) 54 MCS0 MCS4 MCS7 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 10 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 10 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 Table 9: Maximum Transmit Power and Attenuation Values for PIFA Antenna 4.4 Grant Note Only those antenna(s) tested with the device or similar type antenna(s) with equal or lesser gain may be used with this transmitter. The antenna of this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons, and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with other antennas or transmitters within a host device, except in accordance with FCC multi transmitter product procedures.
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