Thank you for using NI-RFmx LTE. This file contains important information about NI-RFmx LTE and is organized into the following sections:
New Features
Installation Instructions
Supported Hardware
System Requirements
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
Executable
Documentation
Accessing VIs and Functions
Finding Examples
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
Product Security and Critical Updates
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-RFmx LTE
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Increasing Available Memory For Your Application
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
Legal Information
New Features
NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 includes the following new features:
Support for LabVIEW 2016 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Addition of PVT measurements
Addition of magnitude error and phase error results in ModAcc measurement
Addition of IBE (subblock IBE) across carriers results in ModAcc measurement
Addition of 3GPP based EVM result, which is the maximum of EVMs at high and low FFT window positions
Addition of RMS and Max averaging for ModAcc traces
Support for an immediate trigger for TDD ModAcc
Support for ModAcc measurement across non-contiguous slots for the TDD mode
Support for auto-detection of DMRS parameters in ModAcc measurement
Support for RS-only equalization in ModAcc measurement
Support for acquisition bandwidth centering optimization
Support for LO leakage avoidance when using vector signal transceiver as the analyzer
Support for Limited Configuration Change when sweeping frequency and reference level in test applications
Support for custom masks for SEM measurement
Support for reading the configured properties in spectral measurements
Support for 256 QAM modulation scheme
NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 f4 includes the following bug fixes and updates:
Fixed an issue where NI-RFmx was crashing when the memory usage in a process increased beyond 2 GB.
Recommended IQ Pre Trigger Time property now returns a positive number instead of a negative number. This property is applicable when NI-RFmx is used in the Analysis-Only mode.
For the Analysis-Only mode, user needs to adjust the t0 value of the I/Q waveforms according to pre-trigger samples present in the waveform before passing the waveform to the Analyze (IQ) function.
NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 includes the following new features:
Support for C and .NET
Support for the Hardware Agnostic Mode that allows you to perform measurements on a user-specified I/Q or Spectrum waveform.
Installation InstructionsCaution Before you install NI-RFmx LTE 2.2, ensure that you have uninstalled all related NI-RFmx 1.0 products.
Caution If you are using only RFmx LabVIEW Runtime products, NI recommends uninstalling all the RFmx Runtime products before installing a newer version of RFmx Runtime products.
NI-RFmx drivers requires that all the installed driver versions remain the same for proper functionality. This requirement is because NI-RFmx drivers share components. If driver incompatibilities exist, they are reported through a dialog box after installation. You can also use the Version Compatibility Checker utility to manually check for version incompatibilities. Refer to the Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples section for more information about the installed location of the Version Compatibility Checker utility.
Supported HardwareVector Signal Analyzers
NI PXIe-5663
NI PXIe-5663E
NI PXIe-5665
NI PXIe-5668R
NI PXIe-5698 with NI PXIe-5668R
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.
Vector Signal Transceivers
NI PXIe-5644R
NI PXIe-5645R
NI PXIe-5646R
NI PXIe-5840
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Transceivers Help.
System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems
NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 supports the following operating systems:
Windows 10/8.11/7 SP12 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12 (64-bit)
1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.1. 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 NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
Minimum Requirements
Processor—Intel i3 or equivalent
RAM—2 GB*
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
A screen resolution of 1300 x 700 with 256 colors
Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0**
*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.
Recommended System
Processor—Intel i5 or equivalent
RAM—4 GB*
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
A screen resolution of 1300 x 700
Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0**
*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.
Application Development Environments (ADEs)
Note You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI, or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-RFmx LTE. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-RFmx LTE, modify your NI-RFmx LTE installation or launch the NI-RFmx LTE installer again.
Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx LTE»NI-RFmx LTE Measurement Interactive Panel to launch the NI-RFmx LTE Measurement Interactive Panel.
Documentation
Documentation for NI-RFmx LTE is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx LTE»NI-RFmx LTE Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
Document
Format
Description
NI-RFmx LTE Help
HTML/Windows Help
Information about NI-RFmx LTE. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
An introduction to NI-RFmx LTE
How to get started with application development
A complete reference for all NI-RFmx LTE programming VIs
NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 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 .NET API, you must install the .NET class libraries or the .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.
Accessing VIs and Functions
NI-RFmx LTE palette VIs are available from the Functions»Measurement I/O»NI-RFmx»LTE palette.
Finding Examples
You can access all the installed NI-RFmx LTE examples at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx LTE»NI-RFmx LTE Examples.
NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 Drops Support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
With this release, NI-RFmx LTE drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 and later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-RFmx LTE 2.2, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio on an unsupported OS.
For more information about the changes to our OS support for 2016, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.
Product Security and Critical Updates
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.
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-RFmx LTE
For Windows 7, complete the following steps:
Launch the Control Panel by selecting Start»Control Panel.
Double-click Programs and Features.
Select National Instruments Software.
Click the Uninstall/Change button.
Select NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
For Windows 10/8.1, complete the following steps:
Right-click on the Start button.
Select Control Panel.
Select Programs»Programs and Features.
Select National Instruments Software.
Click the Uninstall button.
Select NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
As part of the NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 installation from your system, you must also remove the following packages:
NI-RFmx LTE Runtime 2.2
NI-RFmx LTE Runtime 2.2 (64-bit)
Caution Several of the software packages listed above are shared with other NI software packages. If you attempt to remove a piece of software that something else is dependent on, a message launches to warn you about the software dependencies. You can choose to either uninstall all of the software or to leave the shared software installed. If you choose to uninstall the shared software, some of your other NI software may no longer function correctly.
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
Known Issues
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-RFmx LTE 2.2 Known Issues at ni.com for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-RFmx LTE 2.2.
Bug Fixes
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in NI-RFmx LTE. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the NI-RFmx LTE. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
The following items are changes in NI-RFmx LTE 2.1 from NI-RFmx LTE 2.0.
ID
Fixed Issue
554076
Fixed an issue with the starting reference level used in auto level when preamp is enabled on NI PXIe-5668R.
560176
Fixed an issue with the SEM mask chosen while sweeping through thee different center frequencies in a loop.
562181
Fixed an issue with LTE waveform generation where the digital trigger (RTSI 0) and the multiple carrier caused both carriers to overlap in frequency.
550422
Fixed an issue with the NI-RFmx LTE Measurement Interactive Panel where the relative enum value in the Subblock Frequency Definition field, of the subblock cluster, is disabled sometimes when the value of the array element was greater than 0.
Increasing Available Memory For Your Application
When developing memory intensive applications, you may encounter memory limits as 32-bit Windows applications only utilize 2 GB of memory by default. To expand the amount of memory an application can utilize, you can configure the executable to be large address aware to gain access to up to 3 GB of memory on a 32-bit Windows operating system and up to 4 GB of memory on a 64-bit Windows operating system.
For more information, refer to Memory Limits for Windows and Windows Server Releases on the Microsoft website.
Note LabVIEW 8.5 and later are large address aware. For more information, refer to How Much Memory can LabVIEW 32-bit or 64-bit Use?.
In TestStand 2013 and later, the Large Address Aware flag is enabled by default for the TestStand Sequence Editor and TestStand User Interfaces. For more information, refer to Using the Large Address Aware Flag With TestStand Applications.
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. 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:
For more information about silent installations of individual NI products, refer to KB 4CJDP38M, Automating the Installation of a Single Installer.
For more information about silent installations of NI products in a suite, such as NI Developer Suite, refer to KB 4GGGDQH0, How Do I Automate the Installation of a Suited Installer?.
To determine what version of NI Installers your product contains, refer to KB 4CJDR18M, How Can I Determine the Type and Version of My NI Installer?.
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 8.1. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.
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