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

Abstract

This document presents users of Texas Instruments' low-power RF products with an overview of the different characterization tests that are performed during the device verification process. The document covers the basic setup of the test system and gives procedural information about each test.

Throughout this document, the term CCxxxx refers to the low-power CC11xx, CC12xx, CC13xx, CC23xx, CC24xx, CC25xx, CC26xx, and CC27xx RF device families.