AT Command Manual for Sierra MC87XX Module

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5: Test Commands
Introduction
Command summary
Command reference
Sample AT command
sequences
Introduction
Toobtainregulatoryapprovalandcarrierapprovalsforyour
product,youmayberequiredtoperformtestsontheradio
componentoftheembeddedmodem.Thischapterdescribes
ATcommandsusedtoperformthosetests.
Inmostcasesthemodemmustbeinaparticularmodebefore
youcanissuetheATcommandstoperformparticulartests.
Therefore,theorderinwhichyouissuecertaincommandsis
important.ThreeATcommandsareimportantinsettingthe
mode:
!DAFTMACT—putsthemodeminfactorytestmode(anon
signalingmode).YoumustissueAT!DAFTMACTbefore
issuinganyothercommandthatstartswith
!DA”.
!DASBAND—selectsthefrequencyband.
YoumustexecuteAT!DASBANDtoselectaWCDMAband
inordertorunthesecommandsthattesttheWCDMA
transceiver:
· !DAWGRXAGC
· !DAWGAVGAGC
· !DAWSTXCW
· !DAWSPARANGE
· !DASTXOFF
· !DASTXON
· !DAWSCONFIGRX
YoumustexecuteAT!DASBANDtoselectaGSMbandin
ordertorunthesecommandsthattesttheGSMtrans
ceiver:
· !DAGSRXBURST
· !DAGSRXCONT
· !DAGGRSSI
· DAGGAVGRSSI
· !DAGGRSSIRAW
· !DAGSTXFRAME
!DASCHAN—selectsthechannel.Thiscommandmustbe
runafteryouhaveselectedthebandwith !DASBAND.(If
youdon’tselectachannel,themodemusesadefault.)
AttheendofthischapterthereareSampleATcommand
sequencesthatshowhowtoperformcertaintests.