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Thank you for using NI-RFSG Playback Library. This file contains important information about NI-RFSG Playback Library and is organized into the following sections:
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
Product Security and Critical Updates
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-RFSG Playback Library
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x
NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 includes addition of functions to store and retrieve burst start and stop locations from the NI-RFSG waveform database.
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Generators Help.
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Transceivers Help.
NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 supports the following operating systems:
Note NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
*Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.
**Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is required for .NET support only.
*Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.
**Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is required for .NET support only.
Note You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-RFSG Playback Library. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-RFSG Playback Library, modify your NI-RFSG Playback Library installation or launch the NI-RFSG Playback Library installer again.
Note NI-RFSG Playback Library does not operate correctly without the service packs and patches previously mentioned installed.
* NI-RFSG .NET Class Library 14.5 is required only for .NET support.
| Item | Installed Location on Windows 10/8.1/7 |
|---|---|
| DLLs | <SYSDIR> |
| Header files | <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include |
| Import Library files |
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| C, .NET | |
| Examples | <NIDocDir>NI-RFSG Playback Library\Examples |
| LabVIEW | |
| Examples | <NIDir>\LabVIEW <version>\examples\instr\niRFSGPlayback |
| .NET Class Libraries | |
| Assemblies | <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RfsgPlayback.Fx40.dll <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.Common.dll |
Documentation for NI-RFSG Playback Library is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFSG Playback Library»NI-RFSG Playback Library Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
| Document | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NI-RFSG Playback Library Help | HTML/Windows Help | Information about NI-RFSG Playback Library. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
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| NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 Readme | HTML (this document) | Information about supported hardware, operating systems, and legal notices. |
For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.
To use the NI-RFSG Playback Library .NET API, you must install the NI-RFSG .NET Class Libraries or the NI-RFSG .NET Wrapper in addition to the NI device driver. For information about versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, as well as the download location of the installer files, refer to the National Instruments .NET Driver Support document at ni.com/info and enter Info Code NETAPIdriversupport.
NI-RFSG Playback Library palette VIs are available from the Functions»Measurement I/O»NI-RFSG Playback Library palette.
You can also access all the installed NI-RFSG Playback Library examples at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFSG Playback Library»NI-RFSG Playback Library Examples.
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.
For Windows 7, complete the following steps:
For Windows 10/8.1, complete the following steps:
As part of the NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 installation from your system, you must also remove the following packages:
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1 Known Issues at ni.com for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-RFSG Playback Library 2.1.
You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.
If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.
For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:
Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 introduces several new capabilities and also combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.
When you install National Instruments software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher.
NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.
| Note NI MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.1. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher. |
For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary.
| Current Application | Icon Location | Pin to Action |
| Windows 8.x Desktop | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar |
| Windows 8.x Desktop | Start screen | Right-click application and select Pin to Start |
| Windows 8.x Start screen | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen |
If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view, click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen.
For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.
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