802.15.4 - RF PHY layer test using example "radio_test" in SDK nRF5_SDK_15.3.0_59ac345

[Conan]

For Zigbee RF manufacture test, we did try nRF52840 using the sample code "radio_test" in SDK nRF5_SDK_15.3.0_59ac345,

but it seems that only the TX power information can be measured in the IQxel.

Could someone give us any advice on it?

Thanks.

Here is our parameters setting and tx command capture:

nRF52840 RF measurement capture (TX power information only):

The other Zigbee SoC solution measurement capture:

[Conan]

Hi,

Because the command "diag" of OpenThread CLI example can provide most needed functions in our manufacture radio test.

Or we can try to port this command to "zigbee_cli_agent_router_pca10056"?
By the way, I can't find the command source code of "diag", could you give us some advice on it?

Thanks.

[Andreas]

Hi,

 

Yes it should be possible to port this command to the Zigbee example.

 

'Diag' is provided in our SDK as a library. For documentation try looking here.

 

Best regards,

Andreas

[Conan]

Hi,

I didn't find the 'Diag' CLI interface in your OpenThread CLI example,
could you tell us how to involve 'Diag' function in "zigbee_cli_agent_router_pca10056"?

Thanks.

[Andreas]

Hi,

 

See the documentation for the Thread CLI example:

For a complete list of CLI commands, run the help command. For complete CLI documentation, refer to OpenThread CLI Reference.

 

You need to figure out why the tester is not able to communicate with the Thread CLI example, or what makes the UART communication fail. Even if you port that part of the code to the Zigbee example, which is probably quite a bit of work, you still run the risk that the tester still will not be able to communicate with it. I suspect that this takes unneccessarily long, compared to the reward. I would rather recommend that you try to simplify, take a simpler example such as the radio test example to which you reference in your original post, it is just as suitable for a production test. Remember that we verify functionality of all onboard modules in our production line and make sure the performance is according to spec. You should not need all the diag functionality.

 

Best regards,

Andreas