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News Release from: Anritsu (UK) | Subject: MT8850A and MT8852A
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2005
Bluetooth testers extend to EDR specs
Anritsu has added a new EDR (enhanced datarate) measurement capability for its industry standard MT8850A and MT8852A test instruments for Bluetooth developers and manufacturers.
Anritsu has added a new EDR (enhanced datarate) measurement capability for its industry standard MT8850A and MT8852A test instruments for Bluetooth developers and manufacturers This is the first dedicated solution to enable Bluetooth EDR developers to quickly test the transmitter performance of their new products against industry standards, significantly reducing development test time
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In November 2004, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) adopted a new release of the Bluetooth specification to address the requirements of applications needing a higher datarate.
The new EDR standard increases the gross datarate of Bluetooth connections from 1 to 3Mbit/s.
Moreover, the standard added three new transmitter test cases that Bluetooth devices must pass for product qualification.
With the launch of option 17, Anritsu's MT8850A and MT8852A now support all EDR transmitter test cases.
This option is a PC application that captures and process EDR packets.
Measurements supported are differential power, carrier frequency stability, modulation accuracy (DEVM) and transmitter encoding errors.
The MT8850A and MT8852A demodulate packets transmitted from the EDR Bluetooth chip without the need to establish a test mode connection.
This makes the application ideal for developers of Bluetooth EDR chips as radio layer measurements can be performed before the completion of test mode signalling within the chip's protocol stack.
The new EDR measurement option will enable Bluetooth EDR chipset developers to test the radio performance of their devices before submitting them for qualification.
With the addition of option 17, the MT8850A is the first commercial product to offer an independent measurement capability.
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