GETTING STARTED GUIDE
PXIe-5831
Up to 44 GHz, 1 GHz Bandwidth, Vector Signal Transceiver
Note
Before you begin, install and configure your chassis and controller.
This document explains how to install, configure, and test the PXIe-5831. The PXIe-5831 is a
half-duplex RF communications instrument with up to 1 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth,
designed for testing 5G mmWave components. You can program the PXIe-5831 instrument
using RFmx or NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG driver software.
The PXIe-5831 IF only instrument configuration comprises the following modules:
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PXIe-5820 Vector Signal Transceiver
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PXIe-3622 Vector Signal Up/Down Converter
The PXIe-5831 IF and mmWave instrument configuration comprises the following modules:
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PXIe-5820 Vector Signal Transceiver
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PXIe-3622 Vector Signal Up/Down Converter
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PXIe-5653 RF Analog Signal Generator (LO source)
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One or two mmRH-5582 mmWave Radio Heads
There is no single instrument labeled "PXIe-5831."
Contents
Preparing the Environment....................................................................................................... 4
Choosing and Installing the Software....................................................................................... 6
Interconnecting the PXIe-5831 Modules.......................................................................... 9
Connecting mmWave Radio Heads................................................................................ 12
Configuring the PXIe-5831 in MAX...................................................................................... 15
Self-Calibration.......................................................................................................................16
Software Locations......................................................................................................... 18
Programming Examples Locations................................................................................. 20