RFmx Readme

October 2019


This file contains important information about the RFmx, including system requirements, installation instructions, and a list of included products.


Products Included in RFmx


System Requirements


Supported Operating Systems


Application Software Support


Installation Instructions


Product Security and Critical Updates


Automating the Installation of NI Products


Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10


Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1


RFmx Drops Support for Windows 7 (64-Bit) and Windows Server 2008 R2 in 2021


Legal Information



Products Included in RFmx

The following products are included in the RFmx media. Refer to the readme of each product for information including installation, activation, new features, known issues, and bug fixes.


Application Software


  • RFmx Waveform Creator
  • RFmx SpecAn
  • RFmx Demod
  • RFmx Noise Figure
  • RFmx Phase Noise
  • RFmx WLAN
  • RFmx Bluetooth
  • RFmx NR
  • RFmx LTE
  • RFmx WCDMA
  • RFmx TD-SCDMA
  • RFmx EV-DO
  • RFmx CDMA2k
  • RFmx GSM

Drivers


  • NI-RFSG Playback Library

System Requirements

RFmx has the following requirements:
  • Processor—1 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 4 GB RAM*
  • A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
  • Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs

*Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.


Supported Operating Systems

RFmx 19.1 supports the following 64-bit operating systems:


  • Windows 10/8.1/7 SP12
  • Windows Server 2012 R21
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12

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.


Note  In 2019, RFmx dropped support for all 32-bit Windows operating systems. RFmx will not install or run on an unsupported OS. Refer to RFmx Drops Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in 2021 for information about future OS support.


Application Software Support

RFmx 19.1 supports the following application software versions, including service packs.


Application Software Versions Supported by RFmx SpecAn
LabVIEW 2016, 2017, 2018 SP1 f4 patch, or 2019
LabWindows™/CVI™ 2013 SP2 or later

Installation Instructions

NI automates software installation using NI Package Manager. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code NIPMDownload to download NI Package Manager. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.


Individual products are available for download from NI Software Product Downloads.


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.


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 10

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.


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.


RFmx Drops Support for Windows 7 (64-Bit) and Windows Server 2008 R2 in 2021

RFmx will drop support for Windows 7 (64-Bit) and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting in 2021. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, will not install or run on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.


For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:


Product Info Code
LabVIEW lifecycle
LabWindows/CVI cvi_lifecycle
Measurement Studio mstudiolifecycle
TestStand tslcp
DIAdem ddlcp
SignalExpress selcp
VeriStand nivslifecycle

Legal Information

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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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Patents


For patents covering the NI products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your media, or the NI Patent Notice at ni.com/patents.


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