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408875 | Launching the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel fails when using the NI RMC-8354. When launching the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel (SFP) on the NI RMC-8354 rack-mount controller, the NI-VNA SFP fails to launch. Workaround: Use NI-VNA examples through the LabVIEW application programming interface.
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197158 | NI-VNA does not support device rename in MAX. You cannot rename the NI-VNA device in MAX using the standard method of right-clicking and selecting rename. Workaround: You can create an IVI Logical name in MAX to use with the NI-VNA driver. To create an IVI logical name in MAX, follow the instructions in MAX under IVI drivers to create an NI-VNA logical driver session. You can rename the IVI logical name to whatever you want.
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200090 | NI-VNA Soft Front Panel cannot load when using Remote Desktop on Windows XP. The NI-VNA Soft Front Panel does not load in a remote desktop environment on Windows XP. The splash screen shows "Application Initialization Failed!" This error only occurs when the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel is running on Windows XP. Remote Desktop works successfully on Windows Vista and Windows 7. You can use any supported OS on the client; you will only see this problem if you use Windows XP as the server (the system with the hardware) operating system. Workaround: Install Windows Vista or Windows 7 on the NI-VNA system.
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219010 | NI-VNA close session leaks memory on Windows XP. The NI-VNA session leaks about 2 KB of memory. Workaround: Close the process to reclaim the leaked memory. Alternatively, reuse the same session and avoid creating unnecessary sessions.
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221451 | NI-VNA Soft Front Panel disappears on standby. The NI-VNA Soft Front Panel exits silently when the system goes into standby/sleep mode. Workaround: Disable sleep/standby mode on the system if you need the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel to continue to run. Alternatively, you can restart the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel manually after the system wakes up.
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245461 | NI-VNA Soft Front Panel consumes all the video memory. The NI-VNA Soft Front Panel can use up the available video memory, resulting in it either loading with all traces blank or closing with an error. This situation typically happens with multiple VNAs in the system and happens intermittently. Workaround: Close NI-VNA Soft Front Panel and reopen it.
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246949 | NI-VNA returns "Device in Use" error when device is unavailable. If you use NI-VNA to open a session to a device that has recently been powered off or disconnected, the Initialize VI or function returns a "Device in Use" error instead of a "Invalid Device" error. Workaround: Open a session to a valid device.
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247260 | Send Software Edge Trigger does not override a digital trigger. If you configure a digital edge Start trigger, the Send Software Edge Trigger VI or function does not have an effect. Workaround: N/A
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247790 | The NI-VNA Soft Front Panel autoscale trace does not always auto-scale correctly. Sometimes the auto-scale functionality cuts off the top of the trace. Workaround: Manually scale the trace.
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250239 | Users can receive a misleading error message when loading an AutoCal characterization file. The NI-VNA instrument driver and Soft Front Panel return a misleading error message if you attempt to load the AutoCal characterization file either without having the AutoCal module connected or if the file is read-only on your system. If you call the niVNA Load AutoCal Characterization Data From File VI or function with no AutoCal module connected or if the file has been set to read-only, the VI or function fails with a "File not found" error. In the Soft Front Panel, the error returned is "Failed to read. You might have a corrupted file." The error should instead indicate that no AutoCal box was found, or the file is read-only. Workaround: Connect AutoCal box before calling this VI or function. Change the AutoCal characterization file to not be read-only.
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250347 | NI-VNA Type library is missing some attribute, value, and error constants. The NI-VNA type library inside nivna.dll does not contain attribute, value, and error constants. Workaround: Use the actual numerical values instead of the names in your Visual Basic code.
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250875 | NI-VNA returns a nondescriptive error during some AutoCal operations. If you perform an AutoCal without loading the AutoCal characterization file, the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel and NI-VNA instrument driver return an error message of "Other Error." Workaround: Load the Autocal characterization data before performing AutoCal.
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252208 | NI-VNA returns a nondescriptive error message when a non-NI-VNA resource name is used. If you pass a resource description to the niVNA Initialize VI or function that represents a device in your system other than an NI-VNA device, the error message returned in "Unknown status code." Workaround: Use the correct resource name associated with the NI-VNA device.
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252837 | Changing the trigger source results in multiple triggers being enabled. If you set up triggering from one trigger source (such as PXI_Trig0) and then change it in the same session to a different trigger source (such as PXI_Trig3), the device actually triggers on either trigger line. It fails to clear the trigger conditions when a new trigger source is set. Workaround: Close the session and reopen it if you need to change the trigger source, or call niVNA Reset VI or function, which resets all the trigger conditions as well as the rest of the driver state.
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252892 | Saved SnP file format is incorrect on European Windows operating systems. The NI-VNA SFP and NI-VNA instrument driver incorrectly format decimal points on European Windows operating systems when saving to a SnP file format. On European systems, the SnP file is saved with commas in the floating point numbers, but the SnP specification states that it should use decimal points instead. The NI-VNA SFP also incorrectly expects commas instead of decimal points when loading an SnP file on a European Windows operating system. Workaround: After the SnP file is saved, use a word processing program to find and replace all commas with decimal points. This step allows the SnP file to be used by other programs and be read by the NI-VNA SFP on non-European Windows systems. Note that on European systems you will need to do a find and replace operation to allow the NI-VNA SFP to load SnP files generated by other applications.
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253011 | Printing from the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel does not work. From the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel, selecting File >> Print does not work. Workaround: Use Save Data >> Save to save the view as either a BMP or PNG image and then print the image.
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253198 | Start Trigger Source property can incorrectly impact the Start trigger state There are two problems with the trigger source property: 1) Start Trigger Source incorrectly maps "None" to PXI_Trig0, so NI-VNA sets the Start trigger source to be the chassis backplane rather than an internal software trigger. 2) If you first set the Start Trigger Type to either None or Software Edge then set the Start Trigger Source to None (or anything else), your trigger source is set to the backplane (or PFI0). Workaround: Use NI-VNA Configure Trigger VI or function instead of the property nodes or attributes. Alternatively, you can set the Start Trigger Type property after setting the Start Trigger Source property.
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255057 | S21 measurement is incorrect with AutoCal calibration and per sweep averaging. The error correction terms from a calibration session using the AutoCal module and per sweep averaging are incorrect for the S21 measurement. Applying this correction to the measurement results in an invalid S21 measurement. Workaround: Use per point averaging with the AutoCal module. If per sweep averaging is required, calibrate using a manual calibration standard.
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258471 | NI-VNA Soft Front Panel does not sweep after loading a calibration file. Loading a calibration file that was saved using the NI-VNA API results in the soft front panel (SFP) being in HOLD mode. The SFP is not sweeping at this time. This behavior is different from loading a calibration file saved using the SFP, which starts sweeping after the calibration file loads. Workaround: Change the Sweep Mode to Sweep by launching the SFP, then selecting Channel»Sweep»Sweep Setup»Hold Functions, then clicking the Sweep button.
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291352 | NI-VNA device doesn't show up in MAX after a driver or LabVIEW upgrade. When installing a new version of a driver or LabVIEW, the NI PXIe-5630 disappears from MAX. The Soft Front Panel still loads the device correctly. Workaround: Install NI-VNA 1.1
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293714 | Repeatedly launching the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel from MAX may cause the Soft Front Panel to hang. Repeatedly launching the NI-VNA Soft Front Panel from MAX may cause the Soft Front Panel to hang. Closing the Soft Front Panel and trying to relaunch the SFP does not fix the problem. Workaround: Restart your computer
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