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User Manual Version 1.2.1 August 2019 Redpine Signals, Inc. 2107 N. First Street, #680 San Jose, CA 95131. Tel: (408) 748-3385 Fax: (408) 705-2019 info@redpinesignals.com Email: www.redpinesignals.com Website: Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential...
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User Manual Version 1.2.1 About this Document This document describes the usage of the RS9113DB n-Link® Driver for testing transmit & receive Regulatory Performance for Wi-Fi protocols. Disclaimer: The information in this document pertains to information related to Redpine Signals, Inc.
Table 3: Regulatory Domain Input in Transmit Tests........... 10 Table 4: Channel Width Values....................12 Table 8: List of Antennas Used for RS9113DB FCC/IC Certification....16 Table 9: Command to Program Antenna Type for Wi-Fi..........17 Table 12: Command to Program Transmit Power for Wi-Fi........18 Table 15: Low, Mid and High Channel Frequencies for Wi-Fi........
User Manual Version 1.2.1 1 Introduction The software provided for the RS9113DB n-Link® modules is named OneBox-Mobile. The software currently supports performance testing for Wi-Fi. The subsequent sections explain the use of OneBox-Mobile software on an x86 platform. Installation and operation of the driver on specific representative processor platforms have been explained in the Appendix sections.
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6. Please type “dmesg” on the terminal and press enter key and check for the below print 7. Please go to directory /work/Regulatory_test/host/releases 8. Please read section 2 for performing WLAN Tests Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 5...
The “transmit” utility, present in the “release” folder allows the configuration of the following parameters and starts the transmission of packets. 1) Transmit Power 2) Transmit Data Rate 3) Packet Length 4) Transmit Mode 5) Channel Number Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 6...
2432 This is not supported in the current release. On-air testing in DFS channels should be avoided till the module is certified for DFS. Cabled tests can be run in these channels. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 7...
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Center Frequency (MHz) (GHz) (MHz) Number 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472 2484 5180 5200 5220 5240 5260 5280 5300 5320 5500 5520 5540 5560 5580 5600 5620 5640 5660 5680 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 8...
1 to enable aggregation. The packet length is divided into chunks of size 1792 bytes and aggregated. This parameter applies only to the Burst mode transmission and is ignored in the case of Continuous mode of transmission. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 9...
<start/stop>: Parameter to start or stop logging the statistics. Enter 0 to start logging and 1 to stop logging. On-air testing in DFS channels should be avoided till the module is certified for DFS. Cabled tests can be run in these channels. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 11...
Ensure that the DRIVER_MODE is set as below: DRIVER_MODE = 2 Run the following command to install the Driver in Performance Test mode: # sh wlan_insert.sh Next, follow the instructions below to run the Transmit and Receive tests. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 12...
The above command starts continuous wave transmission with the following configuration. Channel number – 6 Type – Single tone Transmit Power – 2dBm # ./onebox_util rpine0 cw_mode 6 3 1 The above command stops continuous wave transmission. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 13...
Number is not visible while installed inside another device, then the device should display the label on it referring the enclosed module. In that case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 14...
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User Manual Version 1.2.1 “Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DB” “Contains FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DB” The OEM should not provide information to the end user regarding installation or removal of this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user manual of the end product.
4 Confirmation on Unlawful Usage of TX power with respect to Certified Antennas This is to confirm that Redpine Signals, Inc., will ensure that the following information is included in the RS9113DB (FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DB, IC ID: 8407A-RS9113DB) Module’s Programming Manual for customers who use this module with different antennas to help them comply with the FCC/IC regulatory requirements for products which use the module’s modular...
Input Parameters VAP Name (string like wifi0, wifi1, etc.) Integer value in dBm Output Parameter None Reset Required Usage iwconfig<vap_name>txpower<val_in_dBm > Example The command below sets the Wi-Fi transmit power to 15dBm: Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 17...
20 cm from all persons, and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with other antennas or transmitters within a host device, except in accordance with FCC multi transmitter product procedures. ***** Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Page 20...
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