LabVIEW Communications MIMO Application Framework 1.1 Readme

August 2017


This file contains important information about the LabVIEW Communications MIMO Application Framework (MIMO Application Framework), including installation instructions, new features, a list of bugs fixed for the MIMO Application Framework, and known issues.



Overview

New Features

Supported Hardware

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Application Software Support

Documentation

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

Legal Information


Overview

This software installation provides support for customers using the MIMO Prototyping System, as specified in the Supported Hardware section. Use the MIMO Application Framework with your MIMO Prototyping System.


The getting started guide for your system provides information about how to install, configure, test, and begin using the MIMO Prototyping System.

The online help for the MIMO Application Framework provides detailed, technical information on how to use the software and included features with the MIMO Prototyping System.

New Features

MIMO Application Framework 1.1 includes the following new features:


  • Support for single-user MIMO systems

Supported Hardware

The following hardware products are supported in all operating systems listed in the Supported Operating Systems section.


  • USRP-2941/2942/2943/2951/2952/2953 Software Defined Radio Reconfigurable Device
  • PXIe-7976 FPGA Module for FlexRIO
  • CDA-2990 Clock Distribution Device
  • CPS-8910 Switch Device for PCI Express
  • PXIe-6674T Synchronization Module
  • PXIe-8135 Controller
  • PXIe-1085 Chassis

Refer to the getting started guide for your system for more information and a complete list of required hardware.


System Requirements

MIMO Application Framework has the following requirements:


  • Processor—1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • RAM—8 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • Disk space—At least 15 GB
  • PXIe-1085—24 GB/s

Note  The MIMO Application Framework should be executed using the PXIe-1085 24 GB/s chassis. However, the chassis is not required when modifying code.


Supported Operating Systems

MIMO Application Framework supports Windows 8.11/7 SP12.


Note  Support for Windows 32-bit operating systems may require disabling physical address extension (PAE). To learn how this might affect your system and what actions you might need to take, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code PAESupport.


Note MIMO Application Framework 1.1 and later does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.


1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 require Microsoft updates to support these items. Refer to Microsoft KB2919442 and KB2919355 for more information about how to install these updates.


2 NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 require Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 for more information about how to install this security update.


NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.


Application Software Support

MIMO Application Framework supports LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite 2.0. You should install LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite before installing the MIMO Application Framework. To add support for LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite after installing the MIMO Application Framework, modify your MIMO Application Framework installation or launch the MIMO Application Framework again.


Documentation

The documentation set for MIMO Application Framework is composed of the following documents.


Document Format Description Location
LabVIEW Communications MIMO Application Framework Manual Online help Contains detailed, technical information on how to use the software and included features. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code MIMOAppFWManual
MIMO Prototyping System Getting Started Guide PDF Contains software and hardware installation, configuration, signal connection, and troubleshooting information for the MIMO Prototyping System. Available at ni.com/manuals
LabVIEW Communications MIMO Application Framework 1.1 Readme HTML (this document) Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices. Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW Communications MIMO Application Framework»Documentation

To access the LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite 2.0 Manual, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code commsmanual. This manual includes the following information:


  • An introduction to LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite
  • Hardware device overviews
  • Information about how to get started with application development
  • A complete programming reference for all NI-USRP nodes

For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.


Note  To view PDFs, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You can install the viewer from www.adobe.com/reader.


Installation Instructions

Installing the MIMO Application Framework for LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite

You must be an Administrator to install NI software on your computer.


Ensure that both LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite 2.0 and NI-USRP 15.5 are installed before installing the MIMO Application Framework.


  1. Visit the NI website to access the download page for the MIMO Application Framework.
  2. Download the MIMO Application Framework.
  3. Follow the instructions in the installation prompts.
    Note: Windows users may see access and security messages during installation. Accept the prompts to complete the installation.
  4. When the installer completes, select Restart in the dialog box that prompts you to restart, shut down, or restart later.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.

Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the MIMO Application Framework.

Bug Fixes

The following items are the IDs and titles of the issues fixed in the MIMO Application Framework. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the MIMO Application Framework. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.


ID Fixed Issue
N/A Fixed an issue that caused peer-to-peer (P2P) streaming bottlenecks to occur when using systems with 128 antennas.

Automating the Installation of NI Products

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. 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:

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

When you install NI 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. For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.

Legal Information

Copyright


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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices


You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:


  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
  • EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
  • Review <National Instruments>\_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.

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