® Contents R&S CMW-KM645 Contents 1 Preface....................5 How to Read Firmware Application Chapters............5 1.1.1 General Description......................5 1.1.2 Application Sheets......................5 1.1.3 GUI Reference........................6 1.1.4 Programming Examples....................6 1.1.5 Command Reference......................6 2 What's New in this Revision..............7 3 General Description................8 Test Setup........................8 Measuring an FM Signal....................9 AF Filter Settings......................9...
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® Contents R&S CMW-KM645 Key Features........................28 Specifying General Measurement Settings..............28 Specifying Measurement Control Settings...............29 Specifying Limits......................29 Performing Single Shot RF Measurements..............29 Continuous and AF Measurements................30 6 Command Reference................32 Conventions and General Information..............32 6.1.1 MEAS<i>........................32 6.1.2 FETCh, READ and CALCulate Commands..............32 6.1.3...
® Preface R&S CMW-KM645 How to Read Firmware Application Chapters 1 Preface The operation of the R&S CMW is described in several user manuals: ● The R&S CMW user manual describes the base software, common features of the firmware applications and basic principles for manual operation and remote control.
® Preface R&S CMW-KM645 How to Read Firmware Application Chapters 1.1.3 GUI Reference The GUI reference describes the manual operation of the firmware application via the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The description of a configuration dialog usually starts with a screenshot presenting the preset values of the parameters (sometimes preset values are modified to enable hidden parts of a dialog).
® What's New in this Revision R&S CMW-KM645 2 What's New in this Revision This revision describes version 3.2.10 and later of the "FM Stereo Radio Measurement" firmware application. Compared to version 3.0.10 it provides the following new features and changes: ●...
R&S CMW-KM645 Test Setup 3 General Description The "FM Stereo Radio Measurement" application (option R&S CMW-KM645) provides transmitter (TX) tests on FM-modulated RF signals (called "FM signals" in the following). The tests cover the following FM signal properties: ● RF carrier characteristics including the carrier power, frequency error, and the fre- quency deviation due to a composite modulating signal ("multiplex deviation")
® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measuring an FM Signal Fig. 3-1: Connecting an RF transmitter to the instrument The measurement is performed in free run mode; no trigger signal is needed. 3.2 Measuring an FM Signal After connecting your FM signal source to the R&S CMW as shown in section ...
® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Limit Settings and Conformance Requirements A 50 μs time constant is used for FM broadcasting in Europe, North American FM stations use a 75 μs time constant. ● An A-weighting filter defined in IEC 60651. The A-weighting filter deemphasizes the...
® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results 3.4.1 RF Carrier Requirements The RF signal consists of a carrier frequency-modulated by the composite audio signal. According to standard IEC 62106, the modulated carrier is transmitted with a maximum frequency deviation of ±75 kHz ("Multiplex Deviation, ± Peak / 2").
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® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results Fig. 3-3: FM Stereo Radio: RF Carrier Results The table contains the following results: ● Carrier Power: Absolute power of the RF signal in dBm. The carrier power is mea- sured in a 500 kHz IF bandwidth.
® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results 3.5.2 RF Modulation Results The "RF Modulation Results" characterize the properties of the audio signal which mod- ulates the RF carrier (baseband signal). Fig. 3-5: FM Stereo Radio: RF Modulation Results The table contains the following results: ●...
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® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results Fig. 3-6: Principle of an FM stereo coder A stereo decoder can separate the three signal contributions using appropriate filter stages, add the (L + R) / 2 and (L – R) / 2 signals for the left channel ((L + R) / 2 + (L –...
® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results The complete spectrum is shown below. Fig. 3-8: FM baseband spectrum 3.5.3 AF Measurement Results The "AF Results" characterize the properties of the demodulated audio signal. The results for the left (L) and right (R) audio channels are analogous; refer to the description of the FM baseband spectrum in section ...
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® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results ● SINAD: Signal to Noise and Distortion ratio; the inverse of the THD + N, converted to a dB value; see description below. ● SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio, see description below. The filter settings for the audio measurements are described in ...
® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results D = P + ... The R&S CMW measures up to 10 harmonics at frequencies up to 21 kHz. (Exam- ple: with a reference frequency of 3 kHz, the distortion measurement is based on the to 7 harmonics.)
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® General Description R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results The statistical values in the tables are calculated as follows: ● Current: Value of the result obtained in the last measurement interval. ● Average: Average of all "Current" values referenced to the last statistics cycle.
® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control 4 GUI Reference The following sections provide detailed reference information on the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the parameters of the "FM Stereo Radio Measurements" firmware application. ● Measurement Control....................19 ● Parameters and Settings..................19...
® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Parameters and Settings 4.2.1 Signal Routing and Analyzer Settings The measurement is configured using the parameters in the "FM Stereo Radio Configu- ration" dialog. The following parameters configure the RF input path. See also: "Connection Control (Measurements)" in the R&S CMW user manual, chapter "System Overview"...
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® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Parameters and Settings Frequency Center frequency of the RF analyzer. Set this frequency to the RF carrier frequency to obtain a meaningful measurement result. Remote command: C ONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: R FSettings: F REQuency...
® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Parameters and Settings Frequency Offset Positive or negative frequency offset to be added to the specified center frequency of the RF analyzer. Remote command: C ONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: R FSettings: F OFFset...
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® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Parameters and Settings Stop Condition Specifies the conditions for an early termination of the measurement: ● None: The measurement is performed according to its "Repetition" mode and "Sta- tistic Count", irrespective of the limit check results.
® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Parameters and Settings AF > THD (N) Freq. Left / Right Selects two reference frequencies for the AF Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), the Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise (THD + N), and the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) meas- urements;...
® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Parameters and Settings Fig. 4-3: FM Stereo Radio limits Limits > RF Carrier Upper limits for the measurement results which characterize the RF carrier properties. An additional lower limit is specified for the RF carrier power: the carrier power must be in the range between the lower and the upper limit.
® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results Fig. 4-4: FM Stereo Radio display settings You can also use the hotkeys associated with the "Display" softkey to select views. All display settings are self-explanatory. No remote control is provided. 4.3 Measurement Results The "FM Stereo Measurement"...
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® GUI Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results AF Results To retrieve the AF results, use the following commands. Remote command: etc. F ETCh: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FLeft: C URRent? F ETCh: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FRight: C URRent?...
® Programming R&S CMW-KM645 Key Features 5 Programming The following sections provide programming examples for the "FM Stereo Radio Mea- surement" application. The examples have been tested with the aid of a simple software tool. See also: "Remote Control" in the R&S CMW user manual ●...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Conventions and General Information 6 Command Reference The following sections provide detailed reference information on the remote control com- mands of the "FM Stereo Radio Measurement" application. ● Conventions and General Information..............32 ● Signal Routing and Analyzer Settings..............35...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Conventions and General Information See also: "Retrieving Measurement Results" in the R&S CMW user manual, chapter "Remote Control" 6.1.3 Current and Statistical Results The R&S CMW repeats measurements according to the selected statistic count and rep- etition mode.
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Conventions and General Information The measurement could not be started because the configured RF input path was not active. This problem may occur e.g. when a measurement is started in combined signal path mode and the master application has not yet activated the input path. The LEDs above the RF connectors indicate whether the input and output paths are active.
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Signal Routing and Analyzer Settings ● 51 (No Reply): The DAU has received no response, for example for a ping request. ● 52 (Connection Error): The DAU could not establish a connection to internal components. Please restart the instrument.
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Signal Routing and Analyzer Settings ............38 CONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: R FSettings: U MARgin ............38 CONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: R FSettings: M LOFfset ............38 CONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: R FSettings: F OFFset...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Signal Routing and Analyzer Settings Manual operation: "Scenario" on page 20 ROUTe:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:SCENario? Returns the active scenario. Return values: <Scenario> SALone SALone: Standalone (Non Signaling) Usage: Query only Firmware/Software: V2.0.10 Manual operation: "Scenario" on page 20 CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:RFSettings:EATTenuation <RFInputExtAtt>...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Signal Routing and Analyzer Settings Parameters: <ExpNomPwr> The range of the expected nominal power can be calculated as follows: Range (Expected Nominal Power) = Range (Input Power) + Exter- nal Attenuation - User Margin Range: –55 dBm to +55 dBm for the input power at RF 1 COM...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control and States Parameters: <FreqOffset> Range: -100E+3 Hz to 100E+3 Hz *RST: 0 Hz Default unit: Hz See Example: S pecifying General Measurement Settings Firmware/Software: V3.2.10 Manual operation: "Frequency Offset" on page 22 6.3 Measurement Control and States...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control and States See also: "Measurement Control" in the R&S CMW user manual, chapter "Remote Con- trol" Return values: <MeasState> OFF | RUN | RDY OFF: measurement switched off, no resources allocated, no results available (when entered after ABORt...) RUN: measurement running (after INITiate..., READ...),...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control Commands <ResourceState> QUE | ACT | INV QUE: measurement without resources, no results available ("queued") ACT: resources allocated, acquisition of results in progress but not complete ("active") INV: not applicable because <main_state>: OFF or RDY ("inva- lid")
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control Commands See Example: C ontinuous and AF Measurements Firmware/Software: V1.0.15.20 Manual operation: "Repetition" on page 22 CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:SCONdition <StopCondition> Qualifies whether the measurement is stopped after a failed limit check or continued. SLFail means that the measurement is stopped and reaches the RDY state as soon as one of the results exceeds the limits.
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control Commands Parameters: <StatisticCount> Number of measurement intervals for the "RF Carrier" measure- ment Range: 1 to 1000 *RST: See Example: S pecifying Measurement Control Settings Firmware/Software: V1.0.15.20 Manual operation: "RF Carrier / RF Modulation / AF > Statistic Count"...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control Commands Manual operation: "RF Carrier / RF Modulation / AF > Statistic Count" on page 23 CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AF:FILTer:DEEMphasis <Filter> Selects the deemphasis filter for the AF analyzer input path. Parameters: <Filter> OFF | US50 | US75 OFF: Bypass deemphasis filter stage (filter off).
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Control Commands CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AF:FILTer:WEIGhting <Filter> Selects the weighting filter for the AF analyzer input path. Parameters: <Filter> OFF | AWEight OFF: Bypass weighting filter stage (filter off) AWEight: Select A-weighting filter *RST: See Example: C ontinuous and AF Measurements Firmware/Software: V1.0.15.20...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Limits Manual operation: "AF > Bandpass Variable" on page 24 CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:RESult:RFSCalars <Enable> CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:RESult:AFSCalars <Enable> Enables or disables the evaluation of results and shows or hides the views in the "FM Stereo Radio" measurement. The last mnemonic denotes the view type: statistical RF ("RF Carrier"...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Limits ..........47 CONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: L IMit: R FCarrier ........48 CONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: L IMit: R FModulation ..........49 CONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: L IMit: A FLeft...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Limits See Example: S pecifying Limits Firmware/Software: V1.0.15.20 Manual operation: "Limits > RF Carrier" on page 25 CONFigure:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:LIMit:RFModulation <PilotDevUpper>, <RDSDevUpper>, <AudioDevUpper>, <PilotFrqErrUpper>, <PilotDevEnab>, <RDSDevEnab>, <AudioDevEnable>, <PilotFrqErrEnab> Defines upper limits for the measurement results which characterize the FM modulation of the measured RF signal.
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <THDpercEnable> OFF | ON Disable/enable limit check for Total Harmonic Distortion *RST: <THDNEnab> OFF | ON Disable/enable limit check for Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise *RST: <SNREnable> OFF | ON Disable/enable limit check for Signal to Noise ratio *RST: See ...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <2_OutOfTol> Out of tolerance result, i.e. percentage of measurement intervals in the statistics cycle ( C ONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: on page 42) exceeding the MEValuation: S COunt: R FCarrier specified limits, see ...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <OutOfTol> Out of tolerance result, i.e. percentage of measurement intervals in the statistics cycle ( C ONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: on page 42) exceeding the MEValuation: S COunt: R FCarrier specified limits, see ...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results Standard deviation of the multiplex deviation, –Peak <7_MultDevNeg> Range: 0 Hz to +96 kHz Default unit: Hz <8_MultDevRMS> Standard deviation of the multiplex deviation, RMS Range: 0 Hz to +48 kHz Default unit: Hz See ...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <5_AudioRightDev> Audio right deviation, ±Peak / 2 Range: 0 Hz to +96 kHz Default unit: Hz <6_PilotFreqErr> Pilot frequency error Range: -1500 Hz to +1500 Hz Default unit: Hz <7_RDSFreqDev> RDS deviation Range:...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <6_PilotFreqErr> Standard deviation of the pilot frequency error Range: 0 Hz to +1500 Hz Default unit: Hz <7_RDS_Dev> Standard deviation of the RDS deviation Range: 0 Hz to +48 kHz Default unit: Hz See ...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results CALCulate:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AFLeft:AVERage? CALCulate:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AFLeft:MAXimum? Returns the "AF Results" for the left audio channel. The MAXimum results correspond to the "Max/Ext" results of the GUI. The values described below are returned by FETCh and READ commands. CALCulate commands return limit check results instead, one value for each result listed below.
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <10_CarrierPower> Carrier power Range: -130.0 dBm to 55.0 dBm Default unit: dBm <11_AudioLeftDev> Audio left deviation Range: 0 Hz to +96 kHz Default unit: Hz See Example: C ontinuous and AF Measurements...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <7_THDN> Standard deviation of the total harmonic distortion and noise in percent Range: 0 % to 50 % Default unit: % <8_SINAD> Standard deviation of the signal to noise and distortion ratio Range:...
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <2_OutOfTol> Out of tolerance result, i.e. percentage of measurement intervals in the statistics cycle ( C ONFigure: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: on page 43) exceeding the specified MEValuation: S COunt: A F limits, see ...
® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results FETCh:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AFRight:SDEViation? READ:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AFRight:SDEViation? CALCulate:FMSTereo:MEAS<i>:MEValuation:AFRight:SDEViation? Returns the standard deviation of the "AF Results" for the right audio channel. The values described below are returned by FETCh and READ commands. CALCulate commands return limit check results instead, one value for each result listed below.
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® Command Reference R&S CMW-KM645 Measurement Results <10_CarrierPower> Standard deviation of the carrier power Range: 0 dB to +92.5 dB Default unit: dB <11_AudioRightDev> Standard deviation of the audio right deviation Range: 0 Hz to +48 kHz Default unit: Hz See ...
® List of Commands R&S CMW-KM645 List of Commands ABORt: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation ......................39 CALCulate: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FLeft: A VERage? ..............56 CALCulate: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FLeft: C URRent? ..............55 CALCulate:...
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® List of Commands R&S CMW-KM645 FETCh: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FLeft: M AXimum? ...............55 FETCh: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FLeft: S DEViation? ..............57 FETCh: F MSTereo: M EAS<i>: M EValuation: A FRight: A VERage? ..............58 FETCh:...
® Index R&S CMW-KM645 Index AF Filter Repetition FM Stereo Radio measurement ........ 23 FM Stereo Radio measurement ........ 22 Assign Views results FM Stereo Radio measurement ........ 24 FM Stereo Radio measurement ........ 11 A-Weighting RF Routing FM Stereo Radio measurement ........9 FM Stereo Radio measurement ........
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