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NI RF Signal Analyzers 2.9 Win32/64Eng NI仪器驱动程序NI-RFSA 2.9

NI-RFSA
NI-RFSA为使用NI PXI矢量信号分析仪和PXI矢量信号收发仪的RF输入的客户提供支持。
NI-RFSA是用于控制和配置NI矢量信号分析仪(VSA)的NI仪器驱动程序。NI-RFSA为大部分矢量信号分析仪应用提供了基于IVI的标准功能。NI-RFSA提供了一组操作和属性，使您可以创建自定义测量程序或需要I/Q数据的应用。NI-RFSA包含了交互式软面板和示例。

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NI RF Signal Analyzers Readme

Version 2.9

February 2014

Thank you for using NI-RFSA. This file contains important information about NI-RFSA and is organized into the following sections:

Overview

New Features

Supported Hardware

System Requirements

Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples

Documentation

Accessing VIs and Functions

Finding Examples

Product Security and Critical Updates

Uninstalling/Modifying NI RF Signal Analyzers Software

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Automating the Installation of NI Products

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

Legal Information

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Overview

The software installation provides support for customers using NI RF signal analyzer hardware, as specified in the Supported Hardware section. To program your NI RF signal analyzer, use the NI–RFSA instrument driver or NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel (SFP) APIs.

The getting started guide for your device provides information about how to install, configure, test, and begin using an NI RF signal analyzer, as indicated in the Documentation section.

New Features

NI-RFSA 2.9 includes the following new features:

• Support for the NI 5646R vector signal transceiver
• Support for SFP session access
• Support for downloading custom bitstreams to VST devices
• NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.9, which includes the following new features:
  
  • Additional RBW filter types for zero span, transmit power, and CCDF measurements
  • Support for the preceding new features listed for NI-RFSA
    
  
  

NI-RFSA 2.7.5 adds support for LabVIEW 2013 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2013 (64-bit)

NI-RFSA 2.7 adds support for the NI PXIe-5644R/5645R vector signal transceivers

NI-RFSA 2.6 includes the following new features:

• Support for NI 5667 3.6 GHz and 7 GHz devices
• NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.6, which includes the following new features:
  
  • Noise correction in adjacent channel power measurement
  • Ability to specify y-axis range as an alternative to /Div
  • Power spectral density in adjacent channel power measurement
  • Quick save/recall of SFP configurations
  • Enhanced print capabilities
  • Peak search in zero span
  • Enhanced readability of saved configuration files
    
  
  

Supported Hardware

The following NI RF signal analyzer hardware products are supported in Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)/8 (32-bit and 64-bit)/7 (32-bit and 64-bit)/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)/Windows XP1:

Hardware Product	NI-RFSA	NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel
NI 5600	√
NI 5601	√
NI 5603	√
NI 5605	√
NI 5661	√	√
NI 5663/5663E	√	√
NI 5665	√	√
NI 5667	√	√
NI 5644R	√	√
NI 5645R	√	√
NI 5646R	√	√

1 MXI Express and MXI-4 are supported on Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, but MXI-3 is supported on only Windows XP.

Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.

System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems

NI-RFSA/NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.9 and later support the following operating systems:

• Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
  

Note  NI-RFSA/NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.9 and later do not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.

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

Supported Real-Time Operating Environments

NI-RFSA 2.9 and later supports the following real-time operating environments:

• LabVIEW Real-Time Module
• LabWindows™/CVI™ Real-Time Module
  

Minimum RunTime/Deployment System

• Processor—Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
• RAM—
  
  • Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista: 1 GB*
  • Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3): 512 MB*
    
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
• A screen resolution of 800 x 600 with 256 colors
• Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP SP3, 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.

Additional Minimum Requirements for NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel

The NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel has the following minimum requirements in addition to the minimum requirements for NI-RFSA:

• RAM—1 GB (all operating systems)
• A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
  

Recommended Development System

• Processor—Intel i5 or equivalent
• RAM—
  
  • Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista: 4 GB*
  • Windows XP SP3: 2 GB*
    
• A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
• Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP SP3, with all available critical updates and service packs
• If you are running your application on an RT target, 128 MB of memory or more is recommended.
  

Note: Guest accounts are not supported under any OS.

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

Application Development Environments (ADEs)

Note  You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-RFSA. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-RFSA, modify your NI-RFSA installation or launch the NI-RFSA installer again.

• LabVIEW 2010 SP1 (32-bit), 2010 SP1 (64-bit), 2011 SP1 (32-bit), 2011 SP1 (64-bit), 2012 SP1 (32-bit), 2012 SP1 (64-bit), 2013 SP1 (32-bit), or 2013 SP1 (64-bit)
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2010 SP1, 2011 SP1, 2012 SP1, or 2013 SP1
• LabWindows/CVI 2009 or later
• LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module 2010 or later
• Any C compiler capable of calling a 32-bit or 64-bit DLL
• If you are running your application on an RT target, 128 MB of memory or more is required.
  

Note: The NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit must be installed for proper operation of NI RF vector signal analyzers. Install the Spectral Measurements Toolkit after installing NI-RFSA. Refer to the getting started guide for your device for more information about software and hardware installation.

Note: MXI users must install the software included with the MXI hardware.

Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples

• is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
  
  • Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista: Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments
  • Windows XP: Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\National Instruments
    
• is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
  
  • Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP: Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\
  • Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\IVI\

    Note	$(IVIROOTDIR32) is configured as an environment variable on the target system.
    	If you upgraded an installation of IVI, your files may be located in the following location: Windows 8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP: Program Files\IVI\ Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\IVI\

    
    
• is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
  
  • Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\

    Note	$(IVIROOTDIR64) is configured as an environment variable on the target system.

    
    
• is an alias for the following VISA file folder location:
  
  • Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP: Program Files\IVI\VISA
  • Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\IVI\VISA
    
• is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
  
  • Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP: Program Files\National Instruments
  • Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/8 (64-bit) /7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\National Instruments
    
• is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
  
  • Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP: \LabVIEW
    
  
  

Note: If you upgraded an installation of VISA, your folder may be located at C:\VXIPNP.

File Locations

Files	Installed Location on Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP
NI-RFSA	\Drivers\niRFSA
NI-RFSA Function Panel	\Drivers\niRFSA\nirfsa.fp
NI-RFSA Examples	\NI-RFSA\examples
NI-RFSA Header file	\Include
NI-RFSA Import Library files	\lib
NI-RFSA DLL (32-bit)	\Bin
TDM Excel Add-In for Microsoft Excel VI	\\vi.lib\Utility\tdmsutil.lib

Additional File Locations for Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit)

Item	Installed Location on Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit)
NI-RFSA Function Panel	\Drivers\niRFSA\nirfsa.fp
NI-RFSA Header files	\Include
NI-RFSA Import Library files (64-bit)	\Lib_x64
NI-RFSA DLL (64-bit)	\Bin

Executable

Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFSA»NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel to launch the NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel.

Documentation

Documentation for NI-RFSA is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFSA»Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.

Document	Format	Description
NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help	HTML/Windows Help	Contains primary help content for NI RF signal analyzer products. The help is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information: An introduction to NI RF signal analyzers Hardware device information How to get started with application development A complete reference for all NI RF signal analyzer programming functions and VIs
Getting Started Guide for your device	Printed and PDF	Contains software and hardware installation, MAX configuration, signal connection, and troubleshooting information for your device.
Specifications for your device	PDF	Lists technical specifications for your device.
Calibration Procedures for your device	PDF	Contains calibration instructions for your device.
Maintain Forced-Air Cooling Note to Users	Printed	Contains important cooling information for NI vector signal analyzers.
Read Me First: Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility	Printed	Contains safety instructions and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) information about the hardware it accompanies.
NI RF Signal Analyzers Readme	HTML (this document)	Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices.

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/acrobat.

Accessing VIs and Functions

NI–RFSA palette VIs are available from the Functions»Measurement I/O»NI–RFSA palette.

NI–RFSA functions are available in LabWindows/CVI from the Instrument menu. To load the NI–RFSA function panel (.fp), select Instrument»Load, and navigate to IVI\Drivers\niRFSA\niRFSA.fp.

Finding Examples

In LabVIEW, you can use the NI Example Finder to search or browse examples. NI–RFSA examples are classified by keyword, so you can search for a particular device or measurement function. In LabVIEW, select Help»Find Examples to launch the NI Example Finder. The NI Example Finder offers two ways to access all installed LabVIEW example VIs (including NI–RFSA and Modulation Toolkit examples) and their descriptions:

• Click the Browse tab to locate modulation examples by task at Hardware Input and Output»Modular Instruments»NI–RFSA or by directory structure at instr»niRFSA.
• Click the Search tab to search all installed examples by keyword. For example, search for "RFSA" to locate all NI RF signal analyzer examples.
  

The NI Example Finder is also available in LabWindows/CVI by selecting Help»Find Examples.

You can also access all the installed NI–RFSA examples for LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI–RFSA»Examples.

Examples also are available online that demonstrate integrating NI RF signal analyzers with NI RF signal generators and NI toolkit software including the Modulation Toolkit. Refer to ni.com/examples for these examples and for more information.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates and security notifications from National Instruments.

Uninstalling/Modifying NI–RFSA

For Windows XP, complete the following steps:

• Launch the Control Panel by selecting Start»Control Panel.
• Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
• Select National Instruments Software.
• Click Change/Remove.
• Select NI-RFSA 2.9 from the dialog box that appears.
• Select Driver Run-Time.
• Click Remove to uninstall the product(s); click Modify to change the components that are installed.
  

For Windows 7/Vista, 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-RFSA 2.9 from the dialog box that appears.
• Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
  

For Windows 8.1/8, complete the following steps:

• Right-click on the Start screen.
• Select All apps, and launch the Control Panel.
• Select Programs» Programs and Features.
• Select National Instruments Software.
• Click the Uninstall button.
• Select NI-RFSA 2.9 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-RFSA 2.9 installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-RFSA 2.9 installation from your system, you must also remove all of the following packages:

• NI-RFSA Run-Time 2.9
• NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.9
• NI-DAQmx 9.6.1
• NI-SCOPE 4.0.5
• NI IVI Compliance Package 4.6
• NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) 5.6
• NI-RFSG 1.9.7
• NI-FGEN Run-Time 2.9.4
• NI IO Trace 3.0.2
• NI System Configuration Runtime 5.6.0
• NI-RIO 13.1
• NI-RFSA 2.9/NI-RFSG 1.9.7 Run-Time Support for NI PXIe-5644R/5645R/5646R
  

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 following locations at ni.com for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-RFSA 2.9 and the NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel.

• NI-RFSA Known Issues
• NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel Known Issues
  

Bug FixesRFSA Driver Bug Fixes

The following items are changes from NI-RFSA 2.7 to NI-RFSA 2.9.

ID	Fixed Issue
401891	Fixed an issue in which upgrading from a previous version of the driver left express VIs unusable.
387728	Fixed an issue in which the NI-P2P attributes test failed on some controller and OS combinations with the NI 5663E.
375643	Fixed an issue in which changing the Reference Trigger type from IQ power edge to None caused errors with the NI 5661.
387196	Fixed an issue in which a RIO device was not listed in the Device Resource name control for the niRFSA Initialize VI even though it was present on the system.

The following items are changes from NI-RFSA 2.6 to NI-RFSA 2.7.

ID	Fixed Issue
394079	Fixed an issue in which the NI 5601 revision E modules do not behave properly with NI-RFSA 2.6.
384602	Fixed an issue in which an error occurs for certain configurations when you set the span, resolution bandwidth, and number of spectral lines properties or attributes.
383183	Fixed an issue in which calling Initialize and Close in parallel on the same device can cause the OS to deadlock.

The following items are changes from NI-RFSA 2.5.2 to NI-RFSA 2.6.

ID	Fixed Issue
378277	Fixed an issue in which NI-RFSA does not correct for magnitude only equalization when performing in-band retuning in spectrum acquisition mode.
358210	Fixed an issue in which NI-RFSA has a type mismatch in Fetch calls between LabVIEW and CVI.
312899	Fixed an issue in which handle leaks can occur when using the Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.1 or the Modulation Toolkit 4.3.1 and earlier with the NI PXI-5660 API.
343973	Fixed an issue in which specifying a non-zero external gain with input isolation enabled causes the driver to return incorrect amplitude parameters.

The following items are changes from NI-RFSA 2.5 to NI-RFSA 2.5.2.

ID	Fixed Issue
313126	Fixed an issue in which NI-RFSA Express VIs in LabVIEW 2010 (64-bit) does not code generate if a later version of LabVIEW (64-bit) is installed at the same time.
311302	Fixed an issue in which NI-RFSA cannot reconfigure an acquisition session from I/Q mode to spectrum mode for the NI PXIe-5663E using NI-RFSA 2.4 or later.
324569	Fixed an issue in which testing the device resources in MAX causes the chassis controller to crash and restart for the NI PXI-5600.
330425	Fixed an issue in which EVM and MER measurements are degraded when using RF list mode for NI-RFSA versions 2.3 and later.

The following items are changes from NI-RFSA 2.4.2 to NI-RFSA 2.5.

ID	Fixed Issue
304436	Fixed an issue in which calling the NI-RFSA Commit VI before setting the attenuation-related properties results in incorrect gain scaling coefficients on the NI PXIe-5663 and NI PXIe-5665.
301761	Fixed an issue in which calling the NI-RFSA Reset Device VI on the NI PXIe-5622 can cause a blue screen in some instances.
297868	Fixed an issue in which users may get an undefined warning with code 88000 while using the NI PXI-5600 and changing clocking configurations.
296450	Fixed an issue in which the NI PXIe-5622 digitizer may incorrectly report a warning that the PLL came unlocked or may experience initial accuracy issues.
288143	Fixed an issue in which the NI PXIe-5622 (25 MHz) digitizer in a real-time setup does not appear under the chassis in MAX.
287752	Fixed an issue in which execution times with multiple NI-RFSA sessions is slower than expected.
285185	Fixed an issue in which NI-RFSA, with NI-SCOPE, writes incorrect calibration values to the NI PXIe-5622 during external calibration.
279084	Fixed an issue in which calling the NI-DAQmx Reset VI after calling the NI-RFSA Commit VI may cause the NI PXI-5600 firmware to return an error.
275798	Fixed an issue in which the NI PXI-5600 may hang at cold temperatures at driver initialization or reset.

The following items are changes from NI-RFSA 2.4 to NI-RFSA 2.4.2

ID	Fixed Issue
305024	Fixed an issue where NI-RFSA was falsely reporting temperature sensor errors for the NI PXIe-5603.
305281	Fixed an issue where NI PXIe-5603 devices calibrated with a later version of NI-RFSA do not initialize with NI-RFSA 2.4.

NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel Bug Fixes

The following items are changes in NI RFSA SFP 2.9 from NI RFSA SFP 2.6.1.

Bug ID	Fixed Issue
379030	Fixed an issue in which the displayed offset was incorrect for offsets 13 to 15 in adjacent channel power and spectrum emission mask measurements.
379671	Fixed an issue in which the digital Start Trigger was not cleared when switching to I/Q acquisition mode.
387636	Fixed an issue in which setting the transmit power trigger level below 0 dBm incorrectly caused an error stating that the trigger level was too high.
375392	Fixed an issue in which the SFP incorrectly waited for a trigger to occur after the trigger was coerced to free run.
369876	Fixed an issue in which the values in the measurement display were not updated when recalling a file saved in an error state.

The following item is the change in NI RFSA SFP 2.6.1 from NI RFSA SFP 2.6.

Bug ID	Fixed Issue
387363	Fixed an issue in which the reference level could not be set below 0 dBm when the IQ Power Edge Trigger is enabled.

The following items are changes in NI RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.6 from NI RFSA Soft Front Panel 2.5.5.

Bug ID	Fixed Issue
346134	Fixed an issue in which the user could not set the delta marker in CCDF to a trace different from the reference marker.
346699	Fixed an issue in Zero Span with a marker enabled in which the keypad could not change the marker position if the user changed the acquisition time.
347833	Fixed an issue in spectral emission mask measurement in which the SFP sometimes disabled the I/Q Power Edge softkey when it should not.
349655	Fixed an issue in spectral emission mask measurement in which RBW and step frequency could be set lower than the minimum limit.
356088	Fixed an issue in which there was a mismatch between the analyzed range and visual indication on the user interface when the user set the Delay for an I/Q power edge trigger to a non zero value.
345649	Fixed an issue in which the SFP did not display a warning when the user recalled a configuration with the RF Coupling softkey set to DC.
345782	Fixed an issue in spectral emission mask measurement in which the SFP did not coerce the integration bandwidth when the user set the span of the reference channel to a value less than the integration BW.
330388	Fixed an issue in which a Windows command prompt window opened while closing the SFP.

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, Automating 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 National Instruments Installer?.
  

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

When you install National Instruments software on Microsoft Windows 8.x, 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.

Using 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.x. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher.

Pinning Frequently Used Applications

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

Finding All Programs

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, right-click anywhere on the Start screen and select All apps (Windows 8) or click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).

For more information about NI support for Windows 8.x, visit ni.com/windows8.

NI RF Signal Analyzers Drops Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in 2016

National Instruments NI RF Signal Analyzers will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of NI-RFSA and NI-RFSA Soft Front Panel that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. 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
NI LabVIEW	lifecycle
NI LabWindows™/CVI™	cvi_lifecycle
NI Measurement Studio	mstudiolifecycle
NI TestStand	tslcp
NI DIAdem	ddlcp
NI SignalExpress	selcp
NI VeriStand	nivslifecycle

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