Learn about updates—including new features and behavior changes—introduced in each version of the RFmx Waveform Creator.

RFmx Waveform Creator 2025 Q4 New Features and Changes

  • Support for 802.11bn waveform creation compliant with IEEE P802.11bn/D1.0 specification covering salient features like Distributed RUs including 60MHz variant, Unequal Modulation, 2x LDPC Encoding, New MCS indices, Enhanced long range (ELR) and Interference Mitigation.
  • Exposed granular APIs to support multi-block user configurable packet creation for Bluetooth LE HDT packet Format 1.
  • Support for Bluetooth LE HDT packet creation with Constant Tone Extension.
  • Support for NR FRCs for UL NTN.

Behavior Changes

  • The range of Payload Length (bytes) has been changed from [0–510] to [0–508] when the direction-finding mode is set to Angle of Arrival or Angle of Departure for HDT Format0 packets.

RFmx Waveform Creator 2025 Q3 New Features and Changes

  • Support for 802.11bn waveform creation compliant with IEEE P802.11bn/D0.3 specification covering salient features like Distributed RUs including 60MHz variant, Unequal Modulation, 2x LDPC Encoding, New MCS indices and Enhanced long range (ELR).
  • Support for Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] Format 0 and Format 1 packet creation compatible with Bluetooth SIG Core_HDT_PHY_FIPD_CR_r07.
  • Exposed Physical Channel Address (PCA) and Zadoff-Chu index fields for Bluetooth® LE HDT Waveform creation.
  • Support for Dirty Tx waveform creation for Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] Format 0 and Format 1 packets.
  • Support for adding Frequency Drift impairment to Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] waveforms.
  • Support for continuous mode waveform creation for Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] packets.

RFmx Waveform Creator 2025 Q2 New Features and Changes

  • Support for early access 802.11bn waveform creation compliant with IEEE P802.11bn/D0.1 specification covering salient features like Distributed RUs, Unequal Modulation, 2x LDPC Encoding and New MCS indices.
  • Support for Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] Format 0 and Format 1 packet creation compatible with Bluetooth SIG Core_HDT_PHY_FIPD_CR_06.

RFmx Waveform Creator 2025 Q1 New Features and Changes

  • Support for Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] Format 0 and Format 1 packet creation compatible with Bluetooth SIG Core_HDT_PHY_FIPD_CR_04.
  • Support for NTN FRCs under A.1, A.2, A.3A, NTN A.3 and NTN A.5 FRC tables of 3GPP 38.181 V18.3.0

RFmx Waveform Creator 2024 Q4 New Features and Changes

  • Added FR1 A.3A , FR2 A.3A , FR1 A.3B, FR2 A.3B, NTN – FR2 A.5, NTN – FR2 A.6, FR1 A.9, FR1 A.12 and updated FR1 A.3, FR2 A.3 in NR as per 3GPP Rel 18 spec.
  • 802.11be standard complies with IEEE P802.11be/D7.0 specification.
  • Support for Bluetooth® LE HDT [High Data Throughput] Format 0 packet creation compatible with Bluetooth SIG Core_HDT_PHY_FIPD_CR_r03 API.
  • [API Only] Support for Bluetooth® LE HDT Format 1 packet creation compatible with Bluetooth SIG Core_HDT_PHY_FIPD_CR_r03.
  • [API Only] Bluetooth® LE Channel Sounding standard complies with Core Specification version 6.0 and Test Suite RFPHY.TS.p22.

RFmx Waveform Creator 2024 Q2 New Features and Changes

  • 802.11be standard complies with IEEE P802.11be/D6.0 specification
  • Support for FRCs for 3MHz
  • Support FRC tables A.10 and A.11 for UL FR1 and A.12 for UL FR2-1
  • Support for PXIe-5860

RFmx Waveform Creator 2024 Q2 New Features and Changes

  • Support for Bluetooth Channel Sounding test packet creation
  • Support for BT=2.0 for Bluetooth Channel Sounding packets
  • Support for LE-based hyperlength packet creation
  • Support for 802.11be standard to be compliant with IEEE P802.11be/D5.0.1 specification
  • Change in default oversampling ratio for WLAN 11b waveforms

RFmx Waveform Creator 2024 Q1 New Features and Changes

  • Support for adding Time Delay and Clock Drift impairments for Channel Sounding Packets
  • Updated 802.11be standard support to comply with IEEE P802.11be/D5.0 specification
  • Support for pulse generation with Pulse Repetition Interval (PRI) patterns
  • Support for specifying Pulse timing parameters as 10/90/50 definition
  • Support for specifying timing parameters and amplitude imperfections in Watts

RFmx Waveform Creator 2023 Q4 New Features and Changes

  • Support for Bluetooth® Channel Sounding (CS)
    • Creation of CS SYNC Packets
    • Creation of CS SYNC Packets with Sounding Sequence
    • Creation of CS Tone
    • Creation of Extended Packets
  • Updated 802.11be standard support to comply with IEEE P802.11be/D4.0 specification

RFmx Waveform Creator 2023 Q3 New Features and Changes

  • Support for Pulse library
    • Single pulse generation
    • Pulse Types: Trapezoidal, Raised Cosine, Custom Profile, Custom IQ
    • Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, LFM, AM/FM step, Barker code
    • Pulse Parameters
      • Rise Time, Fall Time, Pulse Width
      • Droop, Overshoot, Ripple
  • Updated 802.11be standard support to comply with IEEE P802.11be/D3.2 specification