560 Chapter 16
W-CDMA Uplink Digital Modulation for Receiver Test
W-CDMA Uplink Concepts
PRACH Mode
Table 16-8 provides descriptions for fixed and user-selectable signals available in PRACH mode. Figure
16-77 on page 561 shows an example of PRACH output timing alignment.
Table 16-8 Signal Descriptions for PRACH Mode
Signal Label Input/
Output
Signal Description SCPI
Syntax
Frame Sync Trigger Input The input signal can be set to either the frame clock
or the system frame number SFN) reset signal by
toggling the
Sync Source FClk SFN softkey. The frame
clock can be set to 10, 20, 40, 80, or 2560 ms.
FSYN
PRACH Start Trigger Input Trigger to start PRACH. PSTR
AICH Trigger Input Trigger to start AICH. AITR
None Output No signal. RPS0
Chip Clock Output Chip clock. 3.84 MHz is the default setting. RPS1
Trigger Sync Reply
(system sync output)
Output Response pulse of the frame sync trigger. The frame
sync trigger reply indicates how much frame
alignment was necessary.
RPS7
Preamble Raw Data Output Preamble data after 2nd interleaver (before
spreading and scrambling).
RPS15
Preamble Raw Data
Clock
Output The clock for preamble raw data. RPS16
Message Data Raw
Data
Output The data for the message data part after 2nd
interleaver (before spreading and scrambling).
RPS11
Message Ctrl Raw Data Output The data for the message control part after 2nd
interleaver (before spreading and scrambling).
RPS13
Message Data Raw
Data Clock
Output The clock for the message data part raw data. RPS12
Message Ctrl Raw Data
Clock
Output The clock for the message control part raw data. RPS14