Rohde & Schwarz NRPM OTA Power Measurement Solution, Manual

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Preparing for use
R&S
®
NRPM
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R&S VISA allows fast communication with the sensor module. It includes a
trace tool for communication analysis, a testing tool for connection check, and
a configuration tool for the definition of resources.
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R&S NRP Toolkit provides valuable utility programs, e.g. the firmware update
program PureFW, see Chapter 4.6.2, "R&S NRP Toolkit installation" ,
on page 24.
The following table points to helpful links where you can find the corresponding
drivers.
Table 4-1: Links to VISA driver software
OS VISA driver
MS Windows www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa
Linux www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa
Also ask our customer support if you do not find a suitable VISA library for
your Linux version at www.rohde-schwarz.com/support
macOS www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa
www.ni.com/visa
4.5.3 Optional software
Optionally, you can use the following software applications:
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R&S Power Viewer, an interactive power measurement software application
from Rohde & Schwarz for measurements and evaluation of results with the
sensor module.
As a prerequisite R&S
Power Viewer requires a VISA driver, and the installa-
tion of the R&S NRP Toolkit, see Chapter 4.6.2, "R&S NRP Toolkit installa-
tion" , on page 24.
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Programming examples for customer-specific applications.
Rohde
& Schwarz provides various programming examples containing:
– The GUI application R&S Power Viewer.
– Programming examples in C/C++ or Python source code, for VISA com-
munication protocols.
– Project and auxiliary files.
The programming examples are included in the SDK (software development
kit) of the R&S
NRP Toolkit. You can select the SDK during installation, see
"To install the R&S NRP Toolkit on MS Windows" on page 24. The folder
labels are self-explanatory.
Hardware and software requirements