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First Steps with RFmx

1. Download RFmx and NI InstrumentStudio™ software.

Downloading and installing RFmx will also download and install InstrumentStudio. The RFmx Soft Front Panels are included within InstrumentStudio.

Download RFmx

2. Open the NI Hardware Configuration Utility.

The NI Hardware Configuration utility is an application that installs with all NI drivers and is used to manage hardware. It allows you to name devices, associate them correctly, and establish communication with your RF instruments so you can begin working with RFmx. To open it, search for NI Hardware Configuration Utility using the Windows search bar or browse your system’s installed NI software.

3. Open InstrumentStudio.

After you open InstrumentStudio, select the RF Signal Analyzer panel and the RF Signal Generator panel. Using these panels, you can interactively configure your RF instrument using RFmx.

4. Open RFmx Waveform Creator.

For more complex waveform generation, use the RFmx Waveform Creator to build custom, standard-specific waveforms—or use prebuilt waveform examples to quickly get started generating an RF waveform.

Product Documentation

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RFmx User Manual

The RFmx User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for its use.

RFmx SpecAn User Manual

The RFmx SpecAn User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for its use.

RFmx NR User Manual

The RFmx NR User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx WLAN User Manual

The RFmx WLAN User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step by step processes for use.

RFmx SpecAn Python API Documentation

The nirfmx-python repository generates Python APIs for interacting with RFmx drivers.

RFmx LTE User Manual

The RFmx LTE User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx Bluetooth User Manual

The RFmx Bluetooth User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx VNA User Manual

The RFmx VNA User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx Demod User Manual

The RFmx Demod User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx CDMA2k User Manual

The RFmx CDMA2k User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx WCDMA User Manual

The RFmx WCDMA User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx TD-SCDMA User Manual

The RFmx TD-SCDMA User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx EV-DO User Manual

The RFmx EV-DO User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx GSM User Manual

The RFmx GSM User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

RFmx Pulse User Manual

The RFmx Pulse User Manual provides detailed descriptions of the product functionality and the step-by-step processes for use.

Training Courses

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Introduction to RF Signal Generation Acquisition and Analysis with NI RF Technologies

This course provides an example-based introduction to creating, generating, acquiring and analyzing RF signals with the NI-RFmx driver and Soft Front Panels, NI-RFmx Waveform Creator, and the NI-RFSG driver.

RFmx Fundamental Skills for Automated Test & Measurement Course

Learn the features and common workflows of NI RFmx for generation and analysis. These lessons take you beyond the basics of operation and will accelerate your development process using the NI RF PXI platform.

Measuring Power -Added Efficiency with the Pulsed RF Measurement Library

This course teaches RF engineers who are familiar with taking power-added efficiency (PAE) measurements how to use this library to set up PAE measurements and take the measurements using the UI and programmatically.

KnowledgeBase Articles

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Creating and Generating Signals Using NI RFmx Waveform Creator

This article provides some general information about the RFmx Waveform Creator and includes step-by-step instructions for creating and generating a waveform using an NI vector signal transceiver.

Measuring Phase Noise with RFmx

This article provides some general information about the RFmx phase noise measurement that runs inside the RFmx SpecAn personality and includes step-by-step instructions on how to take a phase noise measurement including tuning the settings.

EVM Measurements Using NI RFmx

This article provides some general information about EVM measurements using some of the RFmx personalities where it is available and includes a step-by-step instructions on how to take an EVM measurement with different waveforms.

How to Create NR and CW Waveforms with RFmx Waveform Creator

NI RFmx Waveform Creator software allows users to generate a vast number of radio frequency waveforms. Users can create modulated signals such as LTE, NR, WLAN, and Bluetooth® wireless technology. In addition, the software can generate CW signals configured in multiple ways.

Key Concepts for RFmx

RF Measurement Fundamentals
Glossary for RF Common Terminology
Python Resources for NI Hardware and Software