RFmx WCDMA 20.7.1 ReadmeJuly 2021
This file contains important information about the RFmx WCDMA, including system requirements, and installation instructions.
Overview
New Features
Supported Hardware
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
Application Software Support
Installation Instructions
Installed Software
File Locations
Executable
Accessing the API
Accessing the Help
Finding Examples
Product Security and Critical Updates
Behavior Changes
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Legal Information
OverviewRFmx WCDMA is an optimized API for performing physical layer measurements on WCDMA cellular standard signals. RFmx WCDMA is an application software that provides simple access to advanced optimization techniques such as multimeasurement parallelism and multi-DUT measurements.
New FeaturesRFmx WCDMA 20.0 includes the following new features:
Support for LabVIEW 2020 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Support for Start trigger, Advance trigger, and Events in RFInstr
Support to configure RFInstr properties in the context of a signal configuration
Support for PXIe-5841 with PXIe-5655
Support for FFT Overlap in the Sequential FFT method of the ACP measurement
RFmx WCDMA 19.1 includes the following new feature:
RFmx WCDMA 19.0 includes the following new features:
Support for LabVIEW 2019 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Support for De-embedding S-Parameter External Attenuation Tables
Addition of Reference Level Headroom property
Addition of RFmx WCDMA Soft Front Panel (SFP 64-bit) with debug support
Supported HardwareThe following hardware products are supported in all operating systems listed in the Supported Operating Systems section.
Vector Signal AnalyzersPXIe-5663
PXIe-5663E
PXIe-5665
PXIe-5668
PXIe-5668 with PXIe-5698
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.
Vector Signal TransceiversPXIe-5820
PXIe-5840
PXIe-5841
PXIe-5644
PXIe-5645
PXIe-5646
PXIe-5841 with PXIe-5655
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Transceivers Help.
System RequirementsRFmx WCDMA has the following requirements:
Processor—1 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
4 GB RAM *
A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
Windows 10, 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 SystemsRFmx WCDMA 20.7.1 supports the following 64-bit operating systems:
Windows 10
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Note RFmx WCDMA no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.1, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. RFmx WCDMA 20.7.1 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use RFmx WCDMA 20.7.1 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing RFmx WCDMA 20.7.1, 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.
Application Software SupportRFmx WCDMA supports the following application software versions, including service packs. You should install application software, such as LabVIEW or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing RFmx WCDMA. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by RFmx WCDMA |
| LabVIEW | 2017, 2018 SP1 f4 patch, 2019 SP1 f3 patch, or 2020 SP1 |
Required SoftwareMicrosoft Visual Studio SupportIf you are using the RFmx WCDMA .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The RFmx WCDMA .NET Class Library can be used with Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET in any Visual Studio version that can target .NET Framework 4.0 or .NET Framework 4.5.
Installation InstructionsDownload the RFmx WCDMA installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.
Notes
If Windows Update is enabled, the installation process might hang if Windows Update interferes with the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Run-Time. Visit ni.com/r/exjq43 for more information and steps to resolve this issue.
Use the serial number that is included with your software to activate RFmx WCDMA. For more information on RFmx WCDMA activation, refer to National Instruments Software Activation .
Installed Software<MSTUDIOVS2010DIR> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
<NIDir> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
<SYSDIR> is an alias for the following file folder location:
File Locations| Item | Installed Location |
| Version Compatibility Checker | <NIDir>RFmx
iRFmxCompatibility_Checker.exe |
| Debug Configuration Utility | <NIDir>RFmx
iRFmxDebugConfigurationUtility.exe |
| DLLs | <SYSDIR> |
| Header files | <NIDir>SharedExternalCompilerSupportCinclude |
| Import Library files (64-bit) | |
| .NET Class Libraries |
| Assemblies | <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>DotNETAssembliesCurrentNationalInstruments.RFmx.WcdmaMX.Fx40.dll
<MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>DotNETAssembliesCurrentNationalInstruments.RFmx.InstrMX.Fx40.dll
<MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>DotNETAssembliesCurrentNationalInstruments.Common.dll |
ExecutableSelect Start » All Programs » National Instruments » RFmx WCDMA » RFmx Soft Front Panel to launch the RFmx Soft Front Panel (64-bit).
Accessing the APIRFmx WCDMA palette VIs are available from the Functions » Measurement I/O » NI-RFmx » WCDMA palette.
Accessing the HelpDocumentation for RFmx WCDMA is located at Start » All Programs » National Instruments » RFmx WCDMA » RFmx WCDMA Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
| Document | Format | Description |
| RFmx WCDMA Help | HTML/Windows Help | Contains primary help content for RFmx WCDMA. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:An introduction to RFmx WCDMA How to get started with application development A complete reference for all RFmx WCDMA programming functions and VIs
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| RFmx WCDMA 20.7.1 Readme | HTML (this document) | Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices. |
Finding ExamplesYou can access all the installed RFmx WCDMA examples at Start » All Programs » National Instruments » RFmx WCDMA » RFmx WCDMA Examples.
For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.
Product Security and Critical UpdatesVisit 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.
Behavior ChangesThe following is the behavior change in RFmx WCDMA 20.7 from RFmx WCDMA 20.6.
The following are the behavior changes in RFmx WCDMA 19.1 from RFmx WCDMA 19.0.
The following are the behavior changes in RFmx WCDMA 19.0 from RFmx WCDMA 3.0.
Dropped support for LabVIEW 2015.
Deprecated the Recommended I/Q Measurement Bandwidth property in RFInstr.
Dropped support for RFmx WCDMA Measurement Interactive Panel.
Known IssuesYou can access the RFmx WCDMA known issues online at RFmx WCDMA 20.7 Known Issues.
Bug FixesYou can access the RFmx WCDMA bug fix list online at RFmx WCDMA 20.7 Bug Fixes. This list describes a subset of issues fixed in RFmx WCDMA. If you have a Bug ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
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