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ATE Test Command Format for station driver
****** IMPORTANT ******
If you are not familiar with hardware, it is recommanded not to modify hardware
default value.
It may damage hardware.

Usage:
iwpriv ra0 [act] [parameters]=[val]

where
[act] [parameters] [val] constraints explaination
----- ------------- ----------------- --------------------------------
set ATEDA xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx set ATE frame he
ader addr1
ATESA xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx set ATE frame he
ader addr2
ATEBSSID xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx set ATE frame he
ader addr3
ATETXPOW 0 ~ 31
set ATE Tx power
ATECHANNEL 1 ~ 14
set ATE Channel
ATETXFREQOFFSET 1 ~ 14 set ATE
RF frequency offset
ATETXLEN 24 ~ 1500 set ATE
frame length
ATETXCNT 1 ~
set ATE frame Tx count
ATETXRATE 0 ~ 11
set ATE frame Tx rate (rate_1 ~ rate_54)
------- set ATE actions -------
ATE STASTOP
stop STA & ATE function
ATE STASTART start STA functi
on
ATE TXCONT start ST
A continuous TX
ATE TXCARR start ST
A carrier test
ATE TXFRAME transmit
frame
ATE RXFRAME continuo
us RX
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ResetCounter 0
reset statistic counter
bbp 0 ~ xx
read/write BBP register
mac 0 ~ xxxxxxxx
read/write MAC register
e2p 0 ~ xxxx
read/write E2PROM

For example:
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1. Check EVM & Power
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP ; Stop STA worki
ng
iwpriv ra0 set ATEDA=00:11:22:33:44:55
iwpriv ra0 set ATESA=00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee
iwpriv ra0 set ATEBSSID=00:11:22:33:44:55
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXRATE=11 ; Set Tx Rate 0~
11
iwpriv ra0 set ATECHANNEL=1 ; Set Ate channe
l
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXLEN=1024 ; Tx frame length(no inc
lude 802.11 header)
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW=18 ; Tx power(decmi
al)
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=100000 ; Tx frame count(decmial
, this value must
; larger than meausurement period)
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME ; Start Tx Frame
...
; Measure EVM and Power with instrument
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW=19 ; dynamic adjust
Tx Power in decmial
...
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW=20
...
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP ; Stop

2. Check Carrier
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXRATE=11 ; Set Tx Rate 0~
11
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=50 ; Tx frame count
(decmial)
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME ; Start Tx Frame
(inform BBP to change
; modulation mode)
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXCARR ; Start Tx carri
er
...
; Measure carrier with instrument
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP

3. Check specturm mask

 iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXRATE=11 ; Set Tx Rate 0~
11
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=50 ; Tx frame count
(decmial)
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXCONT ; Start continuo
us TX
... ; Measure specturm mask
with instrument
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP

4. Frequency offset tuning

iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXRATE=11 ; Set Tx Rate 0~
11
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=50 ; Tx frame count
(decmial)
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME ; Start Tx Frame
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=0 ; Set frequency offset 0
(decimal)
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXCARR ; Start Tx carri
er
...
; Measure carrier frequency with instrument
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=10 ; Dynamic turning freque
ncy offset
; 10(decimal)
...
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=20 ; Dynamic turning freque
ncy offset
; 20(decimal)
...
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP ; Stop
; Store the tuning result to EEPROM

5. Rx
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP
iwpriv ra0 set ResetCounter=0 ; Reset statistic counte
r
iwpriv ra0 set ATETXRATE=11 ; Set Tx Rate 0~
11
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=RXFRAME ; Start Rx
...
; Transmit test packets
iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP ; Stop
iwpriv ra0 stat
6. Hardware access
iwpriv ra0 bbp 0 ; read B
BP register 0
iwpriv ra0 bbp 0=12 ; write
BBP register 0 as 0x12
iwpriv ra0 mac 0 ; read M
AC register 0
iwpriv ra0 mac 0=1234abcd ; write MAC regi
ster 0 as 0x1234abcd
iwpriv ra0 e2p 0 ; read E
2PROM 0
iwpriv ra0 e2p c=12ab ; write E2PROM 0
xc as 0x12ab
7. ASIC model check status
iwpriv ra0 chk_asic_ver
{status = 0} ; The re
sult mismatched between EEPROM and ASIC hard code.
{status = 1} ; The re
sult matched between EEPROM and ASIC hard code.

Suggestion:
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1. To turn on ATE functionality, you have to add compile flag "DBG" and
"RALINK_ATE" to Makefile
2. Before doing ATE testing, please stop STA function (iwpriv ra0 set AT
E=STASTOP)
3. If you want to test another ATE action, prefer to stop STA & ATE func
tion (iwpriv ra0 set ATE=STASTOP)
4. All ATE function settings will lose efficacy after reboot.
5. Before hardware register access, please reference hardware spec.
*Note.
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1. In ATE mode, the channel must set via "ATECHANNEL"