Generation Modes

The PXI-5671 has the following three available generation modes.

Generation Mode Description
CW mode NI-RFSG software internally generates a continuous-wave signal (a sine tone). In this mode, frequency and power settings relate to the frequency and power of the sine tone.
Arb waveform mode User-provided complex I/Q baseband signals are upconverted to RF. In this mode, phase continuity, signal bandwidth, frequency tolerance, I/Q rate, and digital equalization settings are configurable. Output frequency relates to the center frequency. Power settings relate to the power of the specified arbitrary waveform, depending on the setting of the Power Level Type property or the NIRFSG_ATTR_POWER_LEVEL_TYPE attribute.
Script mode Scripts specify dynamic waveform generation operations. For example, a script could configure the device to generate waveform A, then wait for the Script Trigger, then generate waveform B.