RadiMation Error: 536871984

Too Much Reflected Power

The error "Too Much Reflected Power" is raised after the power delivery test has failed. The differences between the Forward and Reflected powermeter values is determined by measuring the Forward and Reflected power meters during the Test Initialization. RadiMation^® requires that the Forward powermeter value is at least >= 6.0 dB compared to the measured Reflected powermeter value. If this condition is not met it will cause this error.

Solutions

• Ensure that the Forward and Reflected Power meters are not swapped in the current test setup (both physically as in RadiMation^®!)
• Inspect the current test setup if there are no unusual malfunctions.
• Ensure that no bad or broken cables are used.
• Ensure that (if applicable) corrections are applied for both Forward and Reflected powermeter in RadiMation.
• Remove the Reflected Powermeter from the used test equipment (and eventually disable the Amplifier protection Reflected powermeter from the TSF).
• Manually set the Signal generator to the correct frequency (normally the center of the configured test frequency range) and carrier level and measure both Forward as Reflected power. Is the difference between these manual measurements also < 6 dBm?

Expert user solutions

In case you are an advanced user and know what you are doing, it is also possible to adjust advanced settings of this functionality.

To do so open the TUNING.INI in the CONFDVDR folder and search for the table [PowerDelivery]. Be very careful as this concerns a safety feature.

• To disable that a Reflected powermeter is used during the power delivery test (but does not turn off the power delivery test); set the 'CheckReflectedPower' to False.
• To increase or decrease the default required difference of 6 dB; set the 'NeededForwardReflectedPowerDifference' to a different value in dB.
• To completely disable this safety precaution (not recommended); set 'Enabled' to False.