Digital Signal Transceiver Driver System Requirements

Digital Signal Transceiver Driver has the following requirements:

  • Processor—1 GHz 64-bit (x64)
  • RAM—4 GB RAM
    Note NI recommends a minimum of 32 GB RAM if you are compiling your own firmware.
    Note Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.
  • Screen Resolution—Minimum 1,024 x 768
  • Operating System—Any supported OS, with all available critical updates and service packs

    • Supported Operating Systems

    Determine which versions of Digital Signal Transceiver Driver are compatible with your Windows operating system.

    Table 1. Compatibility Information for Digital Signal Transceiver Driver and Windows Operating Systems
    Driver Name Supported Operating System (64-bit)
    Digital Signal Transceiver Driver 2025 Q2 Windows 11/10

    Supported LabVIEW Versions

    Determine which versions of LabVIEW are compatible with Digital Signal Transceiver Driver.

    Table 2. Compatibility Information for Digital Signal Transceiver Driver and LabVIEW
    Digital Signal Transceiver Driver API Earliest Supported LabVIEW Version
    Host API LabVIEW 2023
    FPGA API LabVIEW 2023
    Note The FPGA API source code used for compiling your own firmware bitfile is only supported in LabVIEW 2023 and later. However once compiled, you can use this firmware with all supported versions of LabVIEW.

    Supported Hardware

    Digital Signal Transceiver Driver provides support for the following hardware model.

  • PXIe-7903—28.2 Gbps, 48-Channel PXI High-Speed Serial Instrument

    • Hardware Requirements

    The Digital Signal Transceiver Driver system requires the following hardware components to perform generation and acquisition of I/Q data.

    Notice This system and the surrounding environment must meet the requirements defined in the specifications documents for each hardware component.
    Table 3. System Hardware Components
    Component Description and Recommendations
    PXI Chassis

    		 Houses the system and supplies power, communication, and timing/synchronization for the functions.

    Required model: PXIe-1092 or PXIe-1095

    Quantity: 1
    PXI Controller

    		 Interacts with the instruments using NI device drivers.

    Minimum requirements: 16 GB/s bandwidth and 16 GB RAM

    Quantity: 1
    PXI High-Speed Serial Instrument

    		 The Digital Signal Transceiver; provides high-speed FPGA coprocessing capabilities.

    Required model: PXIe-7903

    Quantity: 1
    Loopback Cabling/Adapter Module

    		 Accessory for loopback test.

    Refer to Loopback Cabling/Adapter Module for more information.

    Loopback Cabling/Adapter Module

    Select the loopback accessory for your high-speed serial interface protocol.

    Table 4. Recommended Cables/Accessories
    Protocol Cable/Accessory Part Number or Minimum Requirements Quantity
    JESD204B/C Mini-SAS zHD-Mini-SAS zHD HSS Passive Cable (0.5 m, 1.0 m, or 2.0 m length) NI part number: 788927-0R5/01/02 1
    Aurora 64B/66B or

    4x 10 GbE Ethernet

    		 Mini-SAS Loopback Adapter Module Amphenol CS-NBC0DSASLB-3DB or equivalent 1