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txlevels/fcom1-900: no need for 750 basis pt, it's past the useful range
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:31:40 +0000
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1 The name "fcom1" stands for "FreeCalypso hardware, Openmoko-based, version 1",
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2 and the set of Tx power level calibration profiles named "fcom1" has been
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3 created empirically by the Mother of FreeCalypso to produce successful Tx level
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4 calibration runs on our current FCDEV3B boards with our current CMU200 and
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5 cabling setup.
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7 These fcom1 Tx power level calibration profiles should ONLY be used for
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8 (re)calibrating FreeCalypso-made hardware, i.e., FCDEV3B boards and potentially
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9 other closely related FC hardware designs in the future; these profiles are NOT
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10 expected to be correct for recalibrating Openmoko's own FreeRunners or for
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11 calibrating other (non-FreeCalypso) Openmoko-derived GSM devices that retain
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12 the internal antenna and the Murata SWD RF test port used by Openmoko, as
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13 opposed to the SMA used on our FCDEV3B.
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15 For anyone interested in one of those latter use cases, a different set of
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16 profiles would need to be created; the Mother is not currently able to create
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17 those profiles with a good confidence of correctness despite owning several
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18 Openmoko-made FreeRunners and the appropriate Murata MXHS83QH3000 adapter
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19 because the insertion loss of the latter adapter is not precisely known.
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20 Knowing the total insertion loss along the full path from the DUT to the CMU200
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21 is a prerequisite for determining the correct profiles for Tx power level
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22 calibration, and when Murata SWD/SWF RF test ports are involved, this cabling
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23 path includes both the cable from the CMU200 ending in an SMA and the adapter
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24 from Murata that goes between the SMA and their switch connector.