some ADEs that organizes examples into categories and allows you to easily browse and
search installed examples. You can see descriptions and compatible hardware models for each
example or see all the examples compatible with one particular hardware model.
Table 6.
Locating NI-VNA Examples
ADE
How to Locate Examples
LabVIEW or
LabWindows/CVI
Locate examples with the NI Example Finder. Within LabVIEW
or LabWindows/CVI, select
Help
»
Find Examples
and navigate
to
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
.
ANSI C or Microsoft
Visual C/C++
Locate examples in the
<NIDocDir>
\NI-VNA\examples
directory, where
<NIDocDir>
is one of the following directories:
•
Windows 8/7/Vista—
Users\Public\Documents
\National Instruments
•
Windows XP—
Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents\National Instruments
Making Uncalibrated Measurements with the
NI 5630
Performing uncalibrated measurements with the NI 5630 can be useful for measuring device
raw performance, custom measurement configuration, and other specialized measurements.
You can perform uncalibrated measurements using the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel (SFP) or the
NI-VNA driver API.
1.
Prepare for the measurement.
a)
Warm up the device and the DUT as specified in the device specifications.
b)
Make signal connections as directed in the
c)
Verify that the device is within the factory calibration interval.
2.
Set up an initial, uncalibrated measurement.
a)
Preset the NI 5630.
b)
Configure the source parameters, including reference frequency, output power, and
IF bandwidth.
c)
Connect the DUT to verify setup, cables, adapters, and operation.
d)
Select which S-parameter(s) to measure, and choose the display format.
3.
Start the measurement.
4.
Observe the uncalibrated response.
5.
Remove the DUT.
Calibrating the NI 5630
Frequent calibration is particularly important for the NI 5630 because it allows you to remove
certain errors from the actual measurements. Calibration removes errors caused by
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