Radio test subcommands
wifi_radio_test is the Wi-Fi radio test command and it supports the following subcommands.
Wi-Fi radio test subcommands
Subcommand |
Argument |
Default value |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
set_defaults |
N/A |
N/A |
Configuration |
Reset all configuration parameters to their default values. |
phy_calib_rxdc |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
1 |
Configuration |
Enable/Disable RX DC calibration. |
phy_calib_txdc |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
1 |
Configuration |
Enable/Disable TX DC calibration. |
phy_calib_txpow |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
0 |
Configuration |
Enable/Disable TX power calibration. |
phy_calib_rxiq |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
1 |
Configuration |
Enable/Disable RX IQ calibration. |
phy_calib_txiq |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
1 |
Configuration |
Enable/Disable TX IQ calibration. |
he_ltf |
0 - 1x HE LTF
1 - 2x HE LTF
2 - 4x HE LTF
|
2 |
Configuration |
Configure HE long training field (LTF) value while transmitting the packet. |
he_gi |
0 - 0.8 us
1 - 1.6 us
2 - 3.2 us
|
2 |
Configuration |
Configure HE guard interval (GI) while transmitting the packet. |
tx_pkt_tput_mode |
0 - Legacy
1 - HT mode
2 - VHT mode
3 - HE (SU) mode
4 - HE (ERSU) mode
5 - HE (TB) mode
|
0 |
Configuration |
Throughput mode to be used for transmitting the packet. |
tx_pkt_sgi |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
0 |
Configuration |
Enable/Disable Short guard interval (GI) while transmitting the packet. |
tx_pkt_preamble |
0 - Short Preamble
1 - Long Preamble
2 - Mixed Preamble
|
1 |
Configuration |
Type of preamble to be used for each packet. Short/Long Preamble are applicable only when tx_pkt_tput_mode is set to Legacy and Mixed Preamble is applicable only when tx_pkt_tput_mode is set to HT/VHT. |
tx_pkt_mcs |
-1 - Not being used
<val> - MCS index to be used
|
-1 |
Configuration |
MCS index at which TX packet will be transmitted. Mutually exclusive with tx_pkt_rate. |
tx_pkt_rate |
-1 - Not being used
<val> - Legacy rate to be used (1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54)
|
6 |
Configuration |
Legacy rate at which packets will be transmitted. Mutually exclusive with tx_pkt_mcs. |
tx_pkt_gap |
<val> - (Min: 200, Max: 200000) |
200 |
Configuration |
Interval between TX packets in microseconds. |
tx_pkt_num |
-1 - Transmit infinite packets
<val> - Number of packets to transmit
|
-1 |
Configuration |
Number of packets to transmit before stopping. |
tx_pkt_len |
<val> - Desired packet length |
1400 |
Configuration |
Packet data length to be used for the TX stream. |
tx_power |
<val> - Transmit power in dBm (Min: 0, Max: 24) |
0 |
Configuration |
Transmit power for frame transmission. |
ru_tone |
<val> – Desired resource unit (RU) size (26, 52, 106 or 242). |
26 |
Configuration |
Configure the resource unit (RU) size. |
ru_index |
<val> – Valid values:
For 26 ru_tone: 1 to 9
For 52 ru_tone: 1 to 4
For 106 ru_tone: 1 to 2
For 242 ru_tone: 1
|
1 |
Configuration |
Configure the location of resource unit (RU) in 20 MHz spectrum. |
rx_capture_length |
<val> (Min: 0, Max: 16384)
|
0 |
Configuration |
Number of RX samples to be captured. |
rx_lna_gain |
0 = 24 dB
1 = 18 dB
2 = 12 dB
3 = 0 dB
4 = -12 dB
|
0 |
Configuration |
LNA gain to be configured. |
rx_bb_gain |
<val>
5 bit value. Supports 64 dB range in steps of 2 dB
|
0 |
Configuration |
Baseband gain to be configured. |
tx_tone_freq |
<val> (Min: -10, Max: 10)
|
0 |
Configuration |
Transmit tone frequency in the range of -10 MHz to 10 MHz. |
dpd |
0 - DPD bypass
1 - Enable DPD
|
0 |
Configuration |
Enable or bypass DPD. |
set_xo_val |
<val> - XO value (Min:0, Max: 127)
|
42 or value programmed in OTP |
Configuration |
Set XO value. |
show_config |
N/A |
N/A |
Configuration |
Display the current configuration values. |
init |
<val> - Primary channel number |
1 |
Action |
Initialize the radio to a default state with the configured channel. This will also reset all other configuration parameters to their default values. |
tx |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
0 |
Action |
Enable/Disable packet transmission. Transmits configured number of packets (tx_pkt_num) of packet length (tx_pkt_len). |
rx |
0 - Disable
1 - Enable
|
0 |
Action |
Enable/Disable packet reception. |
rx_cap |
0 = ADC capture
1 = Static packet capture
2 = Dynamic packet capture
|
N/A |
Action |
Capture RX ADC samples, static or dynamic packets. |
tx_tone |
0: Disable tone
1: Enable tone
|
0 |
Action |
Enable/Disable transmit tone. |
get_temperature |
No arguments required
|
N/A |
Action |
Get temperature. |
get_rf_rssi |
No arguments required
|
N/A |
Action |
Get RF RSSI. |
compute_optimal_xo_val |
N/A |
N/A |
Action |
Compute optimal XO value. Note: This is still experimental and to be used at own risk. |
get_stats |
N/A |
N/A |
Action |
Display statistics. |
Wi-Fi radio test statistics
Statistic |
Description |
|---|---|
rssi_avg |
Average RSSI value in dBm. |
ofdm_crc32_pass_cnt |
Number of OFDM frames whose CRC32 check passed. |
ofdm_crc32_fail_cnt |
Number of OFDM frames whose CRC32 check failed. |
dsss_crc32_pass_cnt |
Number of DSSS frames whose CRC32 check passed. |
dsss_crc32_fail_cnt |
Number of DSSS frames whose CRC32 check failed. |