You can acquire data interactively with the PXIe-5630 using the NI-VNA soft front panel (SFP), or you can control the device programmatically using the NI-VNA instrument driver. You can then use NI-VNA to program the device in the ADE of your choice.

Table 5. PXIe-5630 Programming Options
Application Programming Interface (API) Location Description
NI-VNA SFP

Available from the Start menu at Start » All Programs » National Instruments » NI-VNA » NI-VNA Soft Front Panel.

A software representation of a traditional benchtop vector network analyzer.
NI-VNA Instrument Driver

LabVIEW—Available on the LabVIEW Functions palette at Measurement I/O » NI-VNA.

Features a set of functions and attributes that exercise all the functionality of the PXIe-5630, including configuration, control, and other device-specific functions.

C or LabWindows/CVI—Available at Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\niVNA.

Microsoft Visual C/C++—Use examples located in the <NIDocDir>\NI-VNA\examples directory, where <NIDocDir> is one of the following directories:
  • Windows XP—Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\National Instruments
  • Windows 7/Vista—Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments
 You can modify an NI-VNA C example to create an application with Microsoft Visual C/C++.