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Table 2. VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth with Two PXIe-5551 Modules and One PXIe-5841

Connections

Cable Type

Connection 1

Connection 2

Label in

Figure

 

 

 

 

0.15 m SMA-
SMA

PXIe-5551, slots 2 and 3,
TX IF1 IN

PXIe-5551, slots 4 and 5,
TX IF1 OUT

1

PXIe-5551, slots 2 and 3,
RX IF2 OUT

PXIe-5551, slots 4 and 5,
RX IF2 IN

2

PXIe-5551, slots 4 and 5,
RX IF2 OUT

PXIe-5841, slots 6 and 7,
RF IN

3

0.46 m SMA-
SMA

PXIe-5551, slots 2 and 3,
TX IF1 OUT

mmRH-5591, TX IF1 IN

4

PXIe-5551, slots 2 and 3,
RX IF2 IN

mmRH-5591,
RX IF2 OUT

5

PXIe-5841, slots 6 and 7,
RF OUT

mmRH-5591, TX IF2 IN

6

1 m Mini HDMI-
Mini HDMI

PXIe-5551, slots 2 and 3,
DIO

mmRH-5591, DIO

7

0.12 m MMPX-
MMPX

PXIe-5551, slots 2 and 3,
REF OUT

PXIe-5551, slots 4 and 5,
REF IN

8

PXIe-5551, slots 4 and 5,
REF OUT

PXIe-5841, slots 6 and 7,
REF IN

9

3.

(Optional) Connect the controller to a monitor, as described in its Getting Started Guide.

4.

Power on the chassis and controller.

Configuring the VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth in
MAX

Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to configure your NI hardware. MAX
informs other programs about which NI hardware products are in the system and how they are
configured. MAX is automatically installed with NI-VRTS.
1.

Launch MAX.

2.

In the configuration tree, expand 

Devices and Interfaces

 to see the list of installed NI

hardware.

Installed modules appear under the name of their associated chassis.

3.

Expand your 

Chassis

 tree item.

VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth Getting Started Guide

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Summary of Contents for VRTS

Page 1: ...1 4 Setting up the mmRH 5591 5 Cabling the VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth 5 Configuring the VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth in MAX 7 Programming the VRTS 8 NI VRTS Instrument Driver 8 NI VRTS VIs 8 Using the NI...

Page 2: ...ed in this document There is no single system component labeled VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth Verifying the System Requirements To use the NI VRTS instrument driver your system must meet certain requireme...

Page 3: ...dentify supported slots in the chassis Place the controller in the first slot Place the PXIe 5551 module s in the slots to the right of the controller If you are using a PXIe 5841 place it in the slot...

Page 4: ...MAX RX IF2 IN PFI 1 PFI 0 TX IF1 OUT TX IF1 IN 13 dBm MAX REF IN DIO REF OUT OBJ PXIe 8861 Embedded Controller DP DP Pulse 0 1 10 100 1000 ACT DRIVE USER1 USER2 GPIB FAULT PWR OK LINK TRIG RESET 1 2 P...

Page 5: ...o not remove terminations from unused ports If a cable connector is capped with a termination remove it to connect cables Screws on all Mini HDMI connections must be tightened after they are connected...

Page 6: ...T TX IF1 IN 13 dBm MAX REF IN DIO REF OUT OBJ PXIe 5551 Variable Delay Generator 4 GHz BW ACCESS ACTIVE RX IF2 OUT ALL PORTS 50 10 dBm MAX RX IF2 IN PFI 1 PFI 0 TX IF1 OUT TX IF1 IN 13 dBm MAX REF IN...

Page 7: ...m MMPX MMPX PXIe 5551 slots 2 and 3 REF OUT PXIe 5551 slots 4 and 5 REF IN 8 PXIe 5551 slots 4 and 5 REF OUT PXIe 5841 slots 6 and 7 REF IN 9 3 Optional Connect the controller to a monitor as describ...

Page 8: ...th measurement and other system specific functions NI VRTS VIs NI VRTS includes a variety of examples and VIs for use with the VRTS with 4 GHz Bandwidth Locate NI VRTS VIs at Functions Instrument I O...

Page 9: ...ake measurements at frequencies within any of the supported frequency bands Only systems containing a PXIe 5841 support measurement capabilities 1 Use the NI Example Finder to locate NI VRTS examples...

Page 10: ...X IF2 IN RX IF1 OUT RX IF2 OUT REF IN 10 MHz REF OUT 12 V 3 0A MAX 10 dBm MAX ACCESS ACTIVE 10 dBm MAX Figure 7 PXIe 5551 Front Panel PXIe 5551 Variable Delay Generator 4 GHz BW ACCESS ACTIVE RX IF2 O...

Page 11: ...ceiver 9 kHz 6 GHz 1 GHz BW PFI 0 DIO REF OUT REF IN ESD SENSITIVE RF IN 33 dBm MAX 50 RF OUT Reverse Power 33 dBm MAX 50 LO OUT 50 LO OUT 50 LO IN 15 dBm MAX 50 LO IN 15 dBm MAX 50 50 50 VRTS with 4...

Page 12: ...marks or trade names of their respective companies For patents covering NI products technology refer to the appropriate location Help Patents in your software the patents txt file on your media or the...

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