mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0 Known Issues

Overview

This document contains the mmWave OTA Validation Test Software known issues that were discovered before and since the release of mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0. Known issues are performance issues or technical bugs that NI has acknowledged exist within this version of the product.

 

Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that you may encounter and provide workarounds when possible. Other technical issues that you may encounter could occur through normal product use or system compatibility issues. You may find more information on these issues in NI’s Product Documentation, Knowledgebase, or Community.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details

939683

An unexpected behavior occurs when the Move Home button is selected in the mmWave OTA Test Positioner SFP

When the Move Home button is selected in the mmWave OTA Test Positioner SFP, the positioner moves to the current offset that specifies the new home then moves back to the actual home. This unexpected movement can lead to tangled cables and may cause things to fall off the positioner if not properly fixed or removed, such as the antenna or spirit level.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 1.0 | mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

1097076

Error -379415 occurs when initializing an OTA session

On the Generator Calibration Settings section of the RF System Calibration Assistant Configurator window, if there is more than one Powers (dBm) selected for a single Frequencies (Hz), the following error occurs: 

"-379415 Invalid table input. The input frequency array contains a duplicate value."

Workaround:

Run the RF System Calibration Assistant using only one power level and one reference level.

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

1097098

LoadLibrary failed with error 87

If you connect to a system using a remote desktop and open the mmWave OTA Validation Configurator or the mmWave OTA Validation Visualizer, the following error occurs:

 "LoadLibrary failed with error 87: The parameter is incorrect." 

The error occurs because there is a Windows problem when running OpenGL hardware-accelerated programs through remote desktop (RDP) sessions.

Workaround:

  • Disable the graphic card driver if the option to disable is available.
  • For ATI E6460 (PXIe-8880)/E4690 (PXIe-8135) and Windows 10, complete either of the following options:
    • Uninstall the ATI/AMD drivers until only the Microsoft compatibility drivers are in use, as this driver does not have hardware acceleration support.
    • Rename the driver file that is responsible for the OpenGL support:
      • Navigate to C:\windows\system32 
      • Rename atig6pxx.dll to atig6pxx.bak

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 1.0 | mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

1112059

An initialization error occurs in TestStand if you run the OTA sequence directly from TestStand

If you open the mmWave OTA Validation Configurator and run the example sequence file directly in the TestStand Sequence Editor instead of starting the sequence from the mmWave OTA Validation Configurator, TestStand returns the following error: 

“Cannot initialize RF session.”



Workaround:

  1. Run the TestStand sequence by clicking the Start button on the Execution tab in the mmWave OTA Validation Configurator.
  2. Close the mmWave OTA Validation Configurator.

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

1112060

Cannot upgrade to new version of mmWave OTA Validation Test Software using NI Package Manager

If you try to upgrade mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 1.0 to 20.0 in NI Package Manager (NIPM), NIPM displays the following message:

"Package is not installed or is not upgradable. No operation will be performed."

Workaround:

  1. Using NIPM, uninstall mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 1.0, then install 20.0 from ni.com/downloads.
  2. Ensure NIPM 20.5 or later is installed. 

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

1115166

The mmWave OTA Validation Test Software does not support German OS due to difference in decimal separator

The following error occurs when you run the C# example application you are using an OS language that does not support the decimal point "." as a decimal separator. 

"An error occurred before the OTA test started the measurement. Exception(s): Die Eingabezeichenfolge hat das falsche format."

The error occurs because the configuration CSV file uses "." as a decimal point, and the C# code uses the OS language to parse double.

If you change the OS number format or copy the RF System Calibration result file from another computer, the TestStand sequence and C# example sequence may report a similar error because the RF System Calibration result files use the current OS language for the decimal separator.

Workaround:

Change the OS language to one that supports the decimal point "0.1" as a separator, and not a decimal comma "0,1".

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

1142495

Files required for single-tone measurements are missing if the mmWave OTA Example package is not installed

If you choose to not install the mmWave OTA Example package when you install the mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0, the following files are not installed:

  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand 2019 (64-bit)\Examples\OTA Test\Configurations\CW_RFmx.tdms
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand 2019 (64-bit)\Examples\OTA Test\Waveforms\CW.tdms

You cannot perform single-tone measurements if these files are missing.

Workaround:

Ensure that mmWave OTA Examples is selected in NI Package Manager when you install the software.

Reported Version:

mmWave OTA Validation Test Software 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

N/A

Final Time Issue Listed

Issues found in this section will not be listed in future known issues documents for this product.

There are currently no issues to list.

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Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).