NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 Readme

February 2016


Thank you for using NI-RFmx LTE. This file contains important information about NI-RFmx LTE and is organized into the following sections:


New Features

Installation Instructions

Supported Hardware

System Requirements

Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples

Executable

Documentation

Accessing VIs and Functions

Finding Examples

Product Security and Critical Updates

Uninstalling/Modifying NI-RFmx LTE

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Increasing Available Memory For Your Application

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

Legal Information


New Features

NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 includes the following new features:


  • Support for C and .NET
  • Support for the Hardware Agnostic Mode that allows you to perform measurements on a user-specified I/Q or Spectrum waveform.

Installation Instructions

Caution  Before you install NI-RFmx LTE 2.1, ensure that you have uninstalled all related NI-RFmx 1.0 products.

NI-RFmx drivers requires that all the installed driver versions remain the same for proper functionality. This requirement is because NI-RFmx drivers share components. If driver incompatibilities exist, they are reported through a dialog box after installation. You can also use the Version Compatibility Checker utility to manually check for version incompatibilities. Refer to the Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples section for more information about the installed location of the Version Compatibility Checker utility.


Supported Hardware

Vector Signal Analyzers

  • NI PXIe-5663
  • NI PXIe-5663E
  • NI PXIe-5665
  • NI PXIe-5668R
  • NI PXIe-5698 with NI PXIe-5668R

Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.


Vector Signal Transceivers

  • NI PXIe-5644R
  • NI PXIe-5645R
  • NI PXIe-5646R

Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Transceivers Help.


System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 supports the following operating systems:


  • Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Note  NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.


NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.


Minimum System Requirements

  • Processor—Intel i3 or equivalent
  • RAM—2 GB*
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
  • A screen resolution of 1300 x 700
  • Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0**

*Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.


**Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is required for .NET support only.


Recommended System

  • Processor—Intel i5 or equivalent
  • RAM—4 GB*
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
  • A screen resolution of 1300 x 700
  • Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0**
*Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.

**Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is required for .NET support only.


Application Development Environments (ADEs)

Note  You should install NI LabVIEW ADE before installing NI-RFmx LTE. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-RFmx LTE, modify your NI-RFmx LTE installation or launch the NI-RFmx LTE installer again.


  • LabVIEW 2013 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) f6 patch, 2014 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) f3 patch, 2015 (32-bit and 64-bit) f1 patch

Note  NI-RFmx LTE does not operate correctly without the service packs and patches previously mentioned.


Other Required Software

  • NI-RFSA 14.1 or later

Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples

  • <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
    • Windows 10 (32-bit)/8.1 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit): Program Files\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2010
    • Windows 10 (64-bit)/8.1 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2010
  • <NIDir> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
    • Windows 10 (32-bit)/8.1 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit): Program Files\National Instruments
    • Windows 10 (64-bit)/8.1 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\National Instruments
  • <NIDocDir> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
    • Windows 10/8.1/7: Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments
  • <SYSDIR> is an alias for the following file folder location:
    • Windows 10 (32-bit)/8.1 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit): windows\system32
    • Windows 10 (64-bit)/8.1 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)
      • 32-bit DLL: windows\SysWow64
      • 64-bit DLL: windows\system32
  • File Locations

    Item Installed Location on Windows 10/8.1/7
    Version Compatibility Checker <NIDir>\RFmx\niRFmxCompatibility_Checker.exe
    DLLs <SYSDIR>
    Header files

    <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include


    Import Library files

    Windows 10 (32-bit)/8.1 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit):<NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include


    Windows 10 (64-bit)/8.1 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit):


    • 32-bit: <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc
    • 64-bit: <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib64\msvc
    C, .NET
    Examples <NIDocDir>\RFmx\LTE\Examples
    LabVIEW
    Examples <NIDir>\LabVIEW <version>\examples\RFmx\LTE
    .NET Class Libraries
    Assemblies <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RFmx.LteMX.Fx40.dll
    <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RFmx.InstrMX.Fx40.dll
    <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.Common.dll

    Executable

    Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx LTE»NI-RFmx LTE Measurement Interactive Panel to launch the NI-RFmx LTE Measurement Interactive Panel.


    Documentation

    Documentation for NI-RFmx LTE is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx LTE»NI-RFmx LTE Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.


    Document Format Description
    NI-RFmx LTE Help HTML/Windows Help Information about NI-RFmx LTE. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
    • An introduction to NI-RFmx LTE
    • How to get started with application development
    • A complete reference for all NI-RFmx LTE programming VIs
    NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 Readme HTML (this document) Information about supported hardware, operating systems, and legal notices.

    For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.


    Accessing VIs and Functions

    NI-RFmx LTE palette VIs are available from the Functions»Measurement I/O»NI-RFmx»LTE palette.


    Finding Examples

    You can access all the installed NI-RFmx LTE examples at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx LTE»NI-RFmx LTE Examples.


    Product Security and Critical Updates

    Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.


    Uninstalling/Modifying NI-RFmx LTE

    For Windows 7, complete the following steps:


    1. Launch the Control Panel by selecting Start»Control Panel.
    2. Double-click Programs and Features.
    3. Select National Instruments Software.
    4. Click the Uninstall/Change button.
    5. Select NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 from the dialog box that appears.
    6. Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.

    For Windows 10/8.1, complete the following steps:


    1. Right-click on the Start screen.
    2. Select All apps, and launch the Control Panel.
    3. Select Programs»Programs and Features.
    4. Select National Instruments Software.
    5. Click the Uninstall button.
    6. Select NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 from the dialog box that appears.
    7. Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.

    As part of the NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 installation from your system, you must also remove the following package:


    • NI-RFmx LTE Runtime 2.1 for LabVIEW
    • NI-RFmx LTE Runtime 2.1 for C/.NET
    • NI-RFmx LTE Runtime 2.1 (64-bit) for C/.NET

    Note  Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.


    Known Issues

    You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 Known Issues at ni.com for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-RFmx LTE 2.1.


    Bug Fixes

    The following items are changes in NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 from NI-RFmx LTE 2.0.


    ID Fixed Issue
    554076 Fixed an issue with the starting reference level used in auto level when preamp is enabled on NI PXIe-5668R.
    560176 Fixed an issue with the SEM mask chosen while sweeping through thee different center frequencies in a loop.
    562181 Fixed an issue with LTE waveform generation where the digital trigger (RTSI 0) and the multiple carrier caused both carriers to overlap in frequency.
    550422 Fixed an issue with the NI-RFmx LTE Measurement Interactive Panel where the relative enum value in the Subblock Frequency Definition field, of the subblock cluster, is disabled sometimes when the value of the array element was greater than 0.

    Increasing Available Memory For Your Application

    When developing memory intensive applications, you may encounter memory limits as 32-bit Windows applications only utilize 2 GB of memory by default. To expand the amount of memory an application can utilize, you can configure the executable to be large address aware to gain access to up to 3 GB of memory on a 32-bit Windows operating system and up to 4 GB of memory on a 64-bit Windows operating system.

    For more information, refer to Memory Limits for Windows and Windows Server Releases on the Microsoft website.


    Note  LabVIEW 8.5 and later are large address aware. For more information, refer to How Much Memory can LabVIEW 32-bit or 64-bit Use?.

    In TestStand 2013 and later, the Large Address Aware flag is enabled by default for the TestStand Sequence Editor and TestStand User Interfaces. For more information, refer to Using the Large Address Aware Flag With TestStand Applications.

    Automating the Installation of NI Products

    You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.


    If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.


    For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:


    Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

    Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 introduces several new capabilities and also combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.


    Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

    When you install National Instruments software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher.


    Using NI Launcher

    NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.


    Note  NI MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.1. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher.

    Pinning Frequently Used Applications

    For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary.


    Current Application Icon Location Pin to Action
    Windows 8.1 Desktop Desktop Taskbar Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar
    Windows 8.1 Desktop Start screen Right-click application and select Pin to Start
    Windows 8.1 Start screen Desktop Taskbar Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen

    Finding All Programs

    If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).


    For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.



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