Keysight Technologies

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

Testing Made Easy
Using the Keysight N9320B RF Spectrum Analyzer
Application Note

Overview
Most of the wireless mice and keyboards work in the ISM 2.4 GHz band, and most of them employ
either Bluetooth technology or the FSK modulation format for signal transmission. These wireless
computer peripherals must transmit signals with enough power for the receiver to easily capture the
signals. The wireless mice and keyboards must also avoid creating electromagnetic interference and
disrupting other radio communications using the same frequency.
As this brief illustrates, a variety of equipment is used to create a test system capable of ensuring that
wireless computer devices meet the defined standards. One of the key components in such a
configuration is a spectrum analyzer such as the Keysight Technologies, Inc. N9320B RF spectrum
analyzer.

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Typical Testing Configuration

Many countries adopted the United
States Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) regulations to regulate
the radio frequencies in the ISM bands.
During production, wireless mice and
keyboards are typically tested to ensure
they meet the FCC requirements and
work properly.

UPS power supply

Industry control
computer
RS232

Main control unit

A common automatic test system

configuration used in production lines
to test wireless mice and keyboards is
shown in Figure 1.

GPIB

Programmable power
supply (such as: E3632A)

GPIB

Table 1 summarizes the equipments role

in the automated system and suggests
suitable Keysight products.

USB/
GPIB/
LAN

Programmable DMM
(such as: 34401A)

Test fixture
N9320B spectrum analyzer

Figure 1. A common wireless mice and keyboard system testing block diagram

Table 1. Equipment solutions for wireless mice and keyboard

automated test system
Device
RF spectrum analyzer with:
GPIB interface
Rack-mount unit
Digital multi-meter (DMM)
Power supply
RF switches

Purpose
Measures the DUTs RF
specification
Performs current and voltage
measurements
Supplies power
Switches signal pathway

Keysight solution
N9320B with:
Option N9320B-G01
Option N9320B-1CM
34401A
E3632A
L7100/L7200 Series

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N9320B Performance Advantages

In any test configuration, the spectrum
analyzer plays a pivotal role in maximizing throughput and is used to verify the
following specifications for the wireless
devices high, medium, and low channels
adhere to regulatory requirements
(Figures 2 to 4):
Center frequency and power
Occupied bandwidth (OBW)
Channel power (CHP)
Ideally, the spectrum analyzer provides
fast measurement speed, robust
measurements, and flexible programmability. In this respect the N9320B is well
suited to the test configuration due to the
following specification and measurement
capabilities:

Figure 2. Center frequency and power as shown on N9320B

9 kHz to 3 GHz spectrum analyzer

Typical 0.5 dB measurement
accuracy
Fast measurement speed: 10 ms
(non zero span sweep time)
Robust measurement features
including:
One-button power suite: CHP,
OBW, spectrum emission mask
(SEM), third-order intermodulation (TOI)
ASK/FSK modulation analysis
(requires Option DMA)
The N9320B also provides a multitude of
interface options for connecting to the
computer and the test fixture.

Figure 3. OBW available as a convenient one-button measurement on the N9320B

LAN and USB: Standard configured

GPIB: Requires Option G01
SCPI command compatible for
Keysight ESA Series (ensures
backwards compatibility)

Figure 4. Channel power available quick as one-button measurement on the N9320B

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Conclusion
A test configuration for wireless mice and keyboards using the Keysight N9320B RF
spectrum analyzer, as well as other Keysight products, provides the measurement
capabilities necessary to ensure the conformance of wireless computer devices to
industry standards. The affordably-priced, easy-to-use test equipment provides
accurate, repeatable results with the speed and performance required in your automated
test environment.

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