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Bluetooth Test Set: MT8852B

April 16, 2012

Bluetooth_Test_Set_MT8852BThe Anritsu MT8852B Bluetooth Test Set is the market leading RF measuring instrument for design proving and production test of a wide range of products that integrate Bluetooth technology, including; phones, headsets, computers, audio-visual and gaming products as well as modules. In production, a single key press initiates a measurement script that tests a device in less than 10 seconds.

8 Bluetooth Basic Rate and 6 Bluetooth EDR transmitter and receiver test cases are supported in the MT8852B Bluetooth Test Set. EDR test cases supported include Relative Transmit Power, Carrier Frequency Stability/Modulation Accuracy, Differential Phase Encoding, Sensitivity, and BER Floor Performance.

  • Compliant with Bluetooth 1.2, 2.0 and 2.1, 3.0+HS and 4.0 core specification
  • Measurements performed as defined in the Bluetooth RF Test Specification
  • Qualified by Bluetooth SIG for RF measurements
  • Initialization and control of test devices through USB and UART HCI control port
  • Option for Bluetooth low energy measurements
  • Built in support for Bluetooth low energy 2-Wire control interface
  • Single script runs Basic Rate, EDR and low energy tests
  • BR/EDR/low energy dirty transmitter for receiver sensitivity test cases
  • Audio testing capability. 3 SCO channels with CVSD, u-Law and A-Law air interface
  • Tests through antenna interface or cable connection
  • Pre-programmed or user-defined test scripts
  • BlueSuite Pro3 software provides graphical traces of modulation, power ramp, individual channel measurements, and receiver sensitivity search
  • BlueTest 2 and CombiTest software for automated high volume production line testing
  • Adaptive Frequency Hopping software option for Bluetooth 1.2 device testing

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