sta_ate_iwpriv_usage.txt

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ATE Test Command Format for station driver

****** IMPORTANT ******
If you are not familiar with hardware, it is recommanded not to modify hardware default value.
It may damage hardware.

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Usage:
	iwpriv ra0 [act] [parameters]=[val]


where

[act]	[parameters] 	[val] constraints		explaination
-----	------------- 	-----------------    	--------------------------------

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1. Set ATE actions.
	Value:
		ATESTART	- Start ATE function and stop station function.
		ATESTOP		- Stop ATE function and start station function.
		TXCONT		- Start continuous TX, for power mask.
		TXCARR		- Start carrier test, for frequency calibration.
		TXFRAME		- Transmit frame, for EVM.
		RXFRAME		- Continuous RX, for PER/FER.
		
1.1 ATEDA
		Set ATE frame header destination address.
	Value:
		xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx	; hex

1.2 ATESA		    
		Set ATE frame header source addr.
	Value:
		xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx	; hex

1.3 ATEBSSID	    
		Set ATE frame header BSSID.
	Value:
		xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx	; hex

1.4 ATECHANNEL	    
		Set ATE Channel, deimal.
	Value:
		802.11b/g: 1 ~ 14 depends on CountryRegion setting

1.5 ATETXPOW0
		Set ATE Tx power for Antenna 1.
	Value:
		0 ~ 31			; 2.4GHz, deimal
		-7 ~15			; 5.5GHz, deimal

1.6 ATETXPOW1
		Set ATE Tx power for Antenna 2.
	Value:
		0 ~ 31			; 2.4GHz, decimal
		-7 ~15			; 5.5GHz, deimal

1.7 ATETXFREQOFFSET	    
		Set ATE RF frequency offset.
	Value:
		0 ~ 63			; unit: 2KHz, decimal

1.8 ATETXLEN	    
		Set ATE frame length.
	Value:
		24 ~ 2312			; decimal

1.9 ATETXCNT	    
		Set ATE frame Tx count.
	Value:
		1 ~				; 32-bit, decimal

1.10 ATETXMODE (Refer to TxMode)
		Set ATE Tx Mode.
	Value:
		0: 	CCK			802.11b
		1: 	OFDM		        802.11g
		2: 	HT_MIX 		        802.11b/g/n
		3: 	Green Field		802.11n

1.11 ATETXBW (Refer to TxMode)
		Set ATE Tx and Rx Bandwidth.
	Value:
		0: 	20MHz
		1: 	40MHz

1.12 ATETXGI (Refer to TxMode) 
		Set ATE Tx Guard Interval.
	Value:
		0: 	Long 
		1: 	Short

1.13 ATETXMCS (Refer to TxMode)
		Set ATE Tx MCS type.
	Value:
		0 ~ 15

1.14 ATETXANT	    
		Set ATE TX antenna.
	Value:
		0: 	All
		1: 	Antenna one
		2: 	Antenna two

1.15 ATERXANT
		Set ATE RX antenna.
	Value:
		0: 	All
		1: 	Antenna one
		2: 	Antenna two 
		3: 	Antenna three

1.16 ATERXFER	    
		Set ATE to periodically reset and show up RxCount (per-second) and RxTotalCount.
	Value:
		0: 	Disable counter visability
		1: 	Enable counter visability

1.17 ATESHOW	    
		Show all parameters of ATE.
	Value:
		1

1.18 ATEHELP
		List all commands of ATE.
	Value:
		1

1.19 ResetCounter
		Reset statistic counter.
	Value:
		1

1.20 ATERRF
		Read all of the RF registers.
	Value:
		1

1.21 ATEWRF1
		Write the RF register 1.
	Value:
		xxxxxxxx          ;32-bit, hex

1.22 ATEWRF2
		Write the RF register 2.
	Value:
		xxxxxxxx          ;32-bit, hex

1.23 ATEWRF3
		Write the RF register 3.
	Value:
		xxxxxxxx          ;32-bit, hex

1.24 ATEWRF4
		Write the RF register 4.
	Value:
		xxxxxxxx          ;32-bit, hex

1.25 ATELDE2P
		Overwrite all EEPROM contents
	Value:
		1
	E.g.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATELDE2P=1

1.26 ATERE2P
		Display all EEPROM content.
	Value:
		1
	E.g.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERE2P=1

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2. Examples:
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2.1 Check EVM & Power
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART
		iwpriv ra0 set ATEDA=00:11:22:33:44:55
		iwpriv ra0 set ATESA=00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee
		iwpriv ra0 set ATEBSSID=00:11:22:33:44:55
		iwpriv ra0 set ATECHANNEL=1			; set Channel
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMODE=1			; set TX-Mode.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMCS=7			; set MCS type.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXBW=0			; set Bandwidth
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXGI=0			; set Long GI.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXLEN=1024		        ; set packet length.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW0=18
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW1=18
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=100000
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME
		¡K
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW0=19
		¡K
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW0=20
		¡K
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART

2.2 Check Carrier
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART
		iwpriv ra0 set ATECHANNEL=1			; set Channel
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMODE=1			; set TX-Mode.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMCS=7			; set MCS type.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXBW=0			; set Bandwidth
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=200			; Tx frame count(decmial)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME			; Start Tx Frame(inform BBP to change, modulation mode)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXCARR			; Start Tx carrier, Measure carrier with instrument
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW0=05
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW1=05
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=19
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART

2.3 Check specturm mask
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART
		iwpriv ra0 set ATECHANNEL=1			; set Channel
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMODE=1			; set TX-Mode.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMCS=7			; set MCS type.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXBW=0			; set Bandwidth
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=200			; Tx frame count(decmial)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME			; Start Tx Frame(inform BBP to change, modulation mode)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXCONT			; Start continuous TX, Measure specturm mask with instrument
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW0=5
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXPOW1=5
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART

2.4 Frequency offset tuning
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART
		iwpriv ra0 set ATECHANNEL=1			; set Channel
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMODE=1			; set TX-Mode.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMCS=7			; set MCS type.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXCNT=200			; Tx frame count(decmial)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=0	        ; Set frequency offset 0(decimal)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXFRAME			; Start Tx Frame
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=TXCARR			; Start Tx carrier, Measure carrier frequency with instrument
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=10	        ; Dynamic turning frequency offset, 10(decimal)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=20	        ; Dynamic turning frequency offset, 20(decimal)
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART			; Stop, Store the tuning result to EEPROM

2.5 Rx
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART
		iwpriv ra0 set ATECHANNEL=1			; set Channel
		iwpriv ra0 set ResetCounter=1		        ; Reset statistic counter
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXFREQOFFSET=value            ;To use the ¡§value¡¨(decimal) you got in tx calibration
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMODE=1			; set TX-Mode.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXMCS=7			; set MCS type.
		iwpriv ra0 set ATETXBW=0			; set Bandwidth
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=RXFRAME			; Start Rx,
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXFER=1			; show RxCnt and RSSI/per-antenna, Transmit test packets
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART			; Stop
		iwpriv ra0 stat 					; get statistics counter
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXFER=1
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXANT=1
		
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=ATESTART
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXANT=0
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=RXFRAME

2.6 Show all ate parameters
		iwpriv ra0 set ATESHOW=1

			Mode=4
			TxPower0=0
			TxPower1=0
			TxAntennaSel=0
			RxAntennaSel=0
			BBPCurrentBW=0
			GI=0
			MCS=7
			TxMode=1
			Addr1=00:11:22:aa:bb:cc
			Addr2=00:11:22:aa:bb:cc
			Addr3=00:11:22:aa:bb:cc
			Channel=1
			TxLength=1024
			TxCount=40000
			TxRate=11
			RFFreqOffset=0

2.7 Online help
		iwpriv ra0 set ATEHELP=1
		
			ATE=ATESTART, ATESTOP, TXCONT, TXCARR, TXFRAME, RXFRAME
			ATEDA
			ATESA
			ATEBSSID
			ATECHANNEL, range:0~14(unless A band !). 
			ATETXPOW0, set power level of antenna 1.
			ATETXPOW1, set power level of antenna 2.
			ATETXANT, set TX antenna. 0: all, 1: antenna one, 2: antenna two.
			ATERXANT, set RX antenna.0: all, 1: antenna one, 2: antenna two, 3: antenna three.
			ATETXFREQOFFSET, set frequency offset, range 0~63.
			ATETXBW, set BandWidth, 0:20MHz, 1:40MHz.
			ATETXLEN, set Frame length, range 24~2312.
			ATETXCNT, set how many frame going to transmit.
			ATETXMCS, set MCS, reference to rate table.
			ATETXMODE, set Mode 0: CCK, 1: OFDM, 2: HT-Mix, 3: GreenField, reference to rate table.
			ATETXGI, set GI interval, 0: Long, 1: Short.
			ATERXFER, 0: disable Rx Frame error rate. 1: enable Rx Frame error rate.
		  	ATERRF, show all RF registers.
			ATEWRF1, set RF1 register.
			ATEWRF2, set RF2 register.
			ATEWRF3, set RF3 register.
			ATEWRF4, set RF4 register.
			ATELDE2P, load EEPROM from .bin file.
			ATERE2P, display all EEPROM content.
			ATESHOW, display all parameters of ATE.
			ATEHELP, online help.

2.8 Display Rx Packet Count and RSSI
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXANT=0		==> Enable All Three Rx Antennas
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXFER=1		==> Enable Rx Frame Error Rate: RxCnt/RxTotal
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=RXFRAME	        ==> Start Rx
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx packet cnt = 2/4
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx AvgRssi0=-88, AvgRssi1=-80, AvgRssi2=-91
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx packet cnt = 2/6
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx AvgRssi0=-86, AvgRssi1=-77, AvgRssi2=-89¡K
			¡K

		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXANT=1		==> Enable Three Rx Antenna-1
		iwpriv ra0 set ATERXFER=1		==> Enable Rx Frame Error Rate: RxCnt/RxTotal
		iwpriv ra0 set ATE=RXFRAME	        ==> Start Rx
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx packet cnt = 0/7
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx AvgRssi=-87
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx packet cnt = 7/14
			MlmePeriodicExec: Rx AvgRssi=-90
			¡K
			¡K


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3. Hardware Access
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3.1 iwpriv ra0 bbp [parameters]=[Value]
		Read/Write BBP registers by ID number.
	BBPID

3.1.1 Read BBP register, BBPID only, no ¡§=¡¨ symbol.
	BBPID:
		0 ~ xx			; decimal, 8-bit
	BBPID=Value

3.1.2 Write BBP register.
	BBPID:
		0 ~ xx			; decimal, 8-bit
	Value:
		00 ~FF			; hexdecimal, 8-bit

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3.2 iwpriv ra0 mac [parameters]=[val]
		Read/Write MAC registers by offset.
	MAC_OFFSET

3.2.1 Read MAC register, MAC_OFFSET only, no ¡§=¡¨ symbol.
	MAC_OFFSET:
		0000 ~ FFFF		; hexdecimal, 16-bit
	MAC_OFFSET=Value

3.2.2 Write MAC register.
	MAC_OFFSET:
		0000 ~ FFFF		; hexdecimal, 16-bit
	Value:
		0000 ~FFFF		; hexdecimal, 32-bit

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3.3 iwpriv ra0 e2p [parameters]=[val]
		Read/Write EEPROM content by address.
	EEP_ADDR

3.3.1 Read EEPROM content, EEP_ADDR only, no ¡§=¡¨ symbol.
	EEP_ADDR:
		00 ~ FF			; hexdecimal, 16-bit alignment (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, A, C, ¡K)
	EEP_ADDR=Value

3.3.2 Write EEPROM content.
	EEP_ADDR:
		00 ~ FF			; hexdecimal, 16-bit alignment (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, A, C, ¡K)
	Value:
		0000 ~FFFF		; hexdecimal, 16-bit

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3.4 Example

3.4.1 Hardware access
		iwpriv ra0 bbp 0				# read BBP register 0
		iwpriv ra0 bbp 0=12				# write BBP register 0 as 0x12
		iwpriv ra0 mac 0				# read MAC register 0
		iwpriv ra0 mac 0=1234abcd		        # write MAC register 0 as 0x1234abcd
		iwpriv ra0 e2p 0				# read E2PROM 0
		iwpriv ra0 e2p c=12ab			        # write E2PROM 0xc as 0x12ab

3.4.2 Statistic counter operation
		iwpriv ra0 stat					# read statistic counter
		iwpriv ra0 set ResetCounter=0	                # reset statistic counter

	Suggestion:
		1. To turn on ATE functionality, you have to add compile flag "RALINK_ATE" to Makefile
		2. Before doing ATE testing, please stop AP function
		3. If you want to test another ATE action, prefer to stop AP & ATE function
		4. All ATE function settings will lose efficacy after reboot.
		5. Before hardware register access, please reference hardware spec.
	Note. 
		In ATE mode, the channel must set via "ATECHANNEL"

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4. ated
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4.1  Introduction
The ated is an optional user space component for RT28xx Linux driver. 
When Windows GUI starts, AP enters ATE mode (i.e.,ATESTART) immediately.
It behaves as a proxy between Windows GUI and RT28xx Linux driver when ATE process proceeds.
The ated will be killed automatically when Windows GUI is closed.
You can kill it manually, too(for example, type '$killall ated').
RT28xx linux driver will leave ATE mode either ated is killed or Windows GUI is closed.

4.2  Environment setup
1. Connect the platform you want to test directly with a Windows host by ether network line.
2. In the Windows host, run WinPcap_4_0.exe for the QA GUI or ./RT2880_ATE/RaUI.exe(please unrar "RT2880_ATE.rar" to get it).

4.3  How to use ated for ATE purpose
0. First you should set both "HAS_ATE=y" and "HAS_QA_SUPPORT=y" in the file ~/Module/os/linux/config.mk and compile the driver.
1. Modify the Makefile according to our target "PLATFORM".
2. Change the path of "CROSS_COMPILE" if needed.
3. Then type 'make' command to compile the source code of the daemon.
4. After the driver interface has started up, attach both of the wireless interface and the ethernet       interface to the bridge interface.
5. If you have no bridge interface, please give an IP address to the ethernet interface.
   (for example : '$ated -beth0')
6. After the interfaces have entered forwarding states, manually start ated, type '$ated -bbrX -iraX'.
7. If your WLAN interface and Bridge interface is "ra0" and "br0" respectively, just type $ated.
   (For further usage of options, type $ated -h)
8. In the Windows host, run RT28xxQA_ATE.exe or ./RT2880_ATE/RaUI.exe.
9. Select the wired network adapter, then press OK and wait for a moment.
10.If the Windows host cannot tolerate such a broadcast storm from ated,
   please run ated with option -u.(for example : '$ated -ira1 -u')
11.If your target platform concerns its network security, please run RT28xxQA_unicast.exe instead of RT28xxQA_ATE.exe.

Note : 
a. The names of WLAN interface(default is "ra0") and Bridge interface(default is "br0") must be specified manually(for example : '$ated -bbr1 -ira2') if your WLAN interface or Bridge interface is not "ra0" or "br0" respectively !
b. Please make sure no other RaUI is running before you excute ./RT2880_ATE/RaUI.exe.