SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSCEIVER BY CONTROLLING TEST FLOW VIA AN INDUCED INTERRUPT

摘要

System and method for controlling test flow of a radio frequency (RF) signal transceiver device under test (DUT) by inducing an interrupt via an internal signal interface or an external signal interface (with one example of the latter being a baseband signal interface for conveying audio signals). With exemplary embodiments, one or more DUT control signals are provided to or otherwise initiated within the DUT by inducing an interrupt, including inducement via use of the signal interface. With further exemplary embodiments, one or more test control signals are also provided to RF circuitry that responds by transmitting one or more RF receive signals for the DUT and receives from the DUT one or more RF transmit signals related to the one or more DUT control signals.

主权项

1. An apparatus including a system for testing a radio frequency (RF) signal transceiver device under test (DUT) by controlling test flow via an external signal interface, comprising:
one or more external signal connections for connecting to said external signal interface to convey one or more DUT control signals; control circuitry, coupled to said one or more external signal connections, to provide at least one of
said one or more DUT control signals, andone or more test control signals; and RF circuitry coupled to said control circuitry and responsive to said one or more test control signals by transmitting one or more RF receive signals for said DUT and receiving from said DUT one or more RF transmit signals related to at least one of
said one or more DUT control signals, andsaid one or more test control signals.