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author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
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1 You are looking at the suite of software tools developed by the Mother of
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2 FreeCalypso for calibrating a number of RF parameters on TI-based GSM devices.
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3 The use of this software absolutely requires highly specialized RF test
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4 equipment (R&S CMU200 is the only equipment make and model for which support is
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5 currently implemented) which needs to be connected to the DUT (device under
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6 test) with an RF coax; all calibration procedures involve the connected external
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7 test equipment either analyzing the RF signal put out by the DUT or acting as a
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8 signal generator. If you don't have the necessary RF test equipment, the
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9 software alone cannot do anything useful for you.
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11 Because the present software is not intended or usable for end users, a fairly
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12 advanced level of skill and understanding is expected from the operator. The
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13 write-ups in the doc subdirectory provide some guidance (doc/General-flow is a
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14 good place to start), but you are expected to study the source code for yourself
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15 to fill in the remaining details.
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17 The automated calibration software resides in the autocal and cmu200
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18 subdirectories; the part in the cmu200 subdir is naturally specific to the R&S
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19 CMU200, whereas the part in the autocal subdir is agnostic to the specific type
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20 of RF test equipment as long as it provides the needed functionality. If you
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21 wish to use our software with some other type of RF test equipment than CMU200,
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22 you will need to develop your own replacement for our fc-cmu200d program; you
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23 should be able to start with the existing fc-cmu200d source and adapt it as
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24 necessary for your other equipment.