If you are using RFmx or NI-RFSA with Microsoft Visual C/C++, locate examples in the
following directories.
Table 6.
Location of Microsoft Visual C/C++ Programming Examples
Software Option
Examples Location
RFmx
<NIDocDir>\RFmx\Demod\Examples
<NIDocDir>\RFmx\SpecAn\Examples
where <NIDocDir> is the Users\Public\Public
Documents\National Instruments directory.
NI-RFSA
<NIDocDir>\NI-RFSA\examples
where <NIDocDir> is the Users\Public\Public
Documents\National Instruments directory.
Making a First Measurement
You can verify proper installation and configuration of your instrument by making a
measurement using the NI-RFSG and NI-RFSA Examples in LabVIEW.
1. Connect the PXIe-5832 as appropriate for your application.
2. Launch LabVIEW.
3. Complete the following steps to open the Getting Started Examples:
1. Select
LabVIEW
»
Help
»
Find Examples
.
2. Select
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
»
NI-
RFSA
»
Getting Started
»
RFSA Getting Started Spectrum (5830
and 5831).vi
.
3. Select
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
»
NI-
RFSG
»
Getting Started
»
RFSG Getting Started Single Tone
Generation (5830 and 5831).vi
.
4. Select the device identifier assigned to the PXIe-5832 in MAX in the
Resource
Name
control within each example.
5. Select the ports you want to generate and acquire a CW tone using the
Selected Ports
control within each example.
6. Start the NI-RFSG example to generate the CW tone at the port you specified.
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