National Instruments NI PXIe-5644R, Getting Started Manual

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Table 1. NI 5644R Software Options
Software
Option
Description Use Case
NI-RFmx Provides a single-handle instrument
driver with built-in measurements.
You can use instrument driver
FPGA extensions to customize the
device FPGA using precompiled
bitfiles.
Use NI-RFmx SpecAn to perform
spectral measurements.
Use NI-RFmx Demod to perform
modulation quality measurements,
such as EVM.
Use NI-RFmx cellular personalities to
perform physical layer measurement
analysis on supported cellular signals.
NI-RFSA and
NI-RFSG
instrument
driver
The NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG APIs
each provide a fixed API for
interacting with your NI 5644R
device.
NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG provide
standard IVI-based functionality
needed for most vector signal
analyzer and vector signal generator
applications.
You can use NI-RFSA and
NI-RFSG instrument driver FPGA
extensions to customize the device
FPGA using precompiled bitfiles.
Use NI-RFSA to create custom
measurements or applications that
require I/Q data.
Use NI-RFSG to generate continuous
or modulated waveforms.
Use NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG with the
NI Modulation Toolkit to develop
software-defined radio transmitters
and receivers.
Use NI-RFSG with the NI Modulation
Toolkit to create and generate
modulated signals to test receivers.
Instrument
design
libraries
The instrument design libraries
allow you to customize your
NI 5644R device to suit the needs of
your application.
Sample projects, which allow you to
take common measurements with
your device, are included with the
installation.
Use the instrument design libraries
with the LabVIEW FPGA Module to
customize the behavior of the device
FPGA to create application-specific
instrument designs.
Note
You can use either NI-RFmx or NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG instrument driver
software in combination with the instrument design libraries in a single application;
however, only one software option can access the device at a time.
Related Information
Refer to the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help or the NI RF Signal Generators Help for
more information about using the NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG instrument driver FPGA extensions.
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