SWRA370A September   2011  – December 2025 CC1100 , CC1101 , CC2500 , CC2510 , CC2520 , CC2530 , CC2530-RF4CE , CC2540 , CC2540T , CC2541 , CC2541-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Acronyms
  5. 2Standards and System Requirements
    1. 2.1 Standards
    2. 2.2 Test Equipment Suppliers
    3. 2.3 Radio Certification URLs
  6. 3Test Equipment Requirements
    1. 3.1 System Setup
      1. 3.1.1 Conducted Test Systems
      2. 3.1.2 Radiated Test Systems
    2. 3.2 Initial Considerations for Testing
    3. 3.3 Testing Reminders
  7. 4Software Setup
    1. 4.1 SmartRF Studio 7
      1. 4.1.1 SmartRF Studio 7 Start-Up Window
      2. 4.1.2 SmartRF Studio 7 Modes
      3. 4.1.3 SmartRF Studio 7 Device Control Panel
      4. 4.1.4 SmartRF Studio 7 Software User Manual
    2. 4.2 SmartRF Studio 8
      1. 4.2.1 SmartRF Studio 8 Start-Up Window
      2. 4.2.2 SmartRF Studio 8 Radio Control Window
      3. 4.2.3 SmartRF Studio 8 Software User Guide
  8. 5DUT and Test Instrument Information
    1. 5.1 DUT
    2. 5.2 Test Instruments
  9. 6Clock Frequency Tuning
    1. 6.1 HF Clock Tuning Utilizing the Internal Cap Array
    2. 6.2 LF Clock Tuning
  10. 7Transmission Tests
    1. 7.1 Transmission Power
    2. 7.2 Power Spectral Density Mask
    3. 7.3 Error Vector Magnitude
    4. 7.4 Transmission Center Frequency Offset
    5. 7.5 Spurious Emissions
  11. 8Receive Testing
    1. 8.1 Receiver Sensitivity
    2. 8.2 Interference Testing
    3. 8.3 Interference Testing with RF Generator
  12.   Appendix A Offset EVM vs. EVM
  13.   B References
  14.   B Revision History

1.1 Acronyms

Table 1-1 lists many of the terms and acronyms used in this document.

Table 1-1 Terms and Abbreviations
Acronym Definition/Meaning
ARIB Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
dBm Power ratio in decibels (dB) of the measured power dBm referenced to 1mW
DUT Device Under Test
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EVM Error Vector Magnitude
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FSQ Full Spectrum Quantization
GUI Graphical User Interface
HF High Frequency
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer
INT Interference Source; Interference Signal
ISM Industrial, Scientific, Medical
LF Low Frequency
MSK Minimum Shift Keying
PER Packet Error Rate
PSD Power Spectral Density
RBW Resolution Bandwidth
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator
RX Received, Receiver
SMA Sub Miniature version A connector
SoC System on Chip
SPI System Parallel Interference
TX Transmit, Transmission, Transmitter
VBW Video Bandwidth