January 2019
This file contains important information about NI-RFmx NR and is organized into the following sections:
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
Product Security and Critical Updates
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
NI-RFmx NR supports the following features:
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.
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Transceivers Help.
NI-RFmx NR 3.0 supports the following operating systems:
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 NI-RFmx NR 3.0 does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
*Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.
Note You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-RFmx NR. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-RFmx NR, modify your NI-RFmx NR installation or launch the NI-RFmx NR installer again.
Note NI-RFmx NR does not operate correctly without the service packs and patches previously mentioned.
| Item | Installed Location |
|---|---|
| Version Compatibility Checker | <NIDir>\RFmx\niRFmxCompatibility_Checker.exe |
| Debug Configuration Utility | <NIDir>\RFmx\niRFmxDebugConfigurationUtility.exe |
| DLLs | <SYSDIR> |
| Header files | <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include |
| Import Library files (32-bit) | <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include |
| Import Library files (64-bit) |
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| C, .NET | |
| Examples | <NIDocDir>\NI-RFmx\NR\Examples |
| LabVIEW | |
| Examples | <NIDir>\LabVIEW <version>\examples\RFmx\NR |
| .NET Class Libraries | |
| Assemblies | <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RFmx.NRMX.Fx40.dll <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RFmx.InstrMX.Fx40.dll <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.Common.dll |
Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx NR»NI-RFmx Soft Front Panel to launch the NI-RFmx Soft Front Panel (64-bit).
Documentation for NI-RFmx NR is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx NR»NI-RFmx NR Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
| Document | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NI-RFmx NR Help | HTML/Windows Help | Information about NI-RFmx NR. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
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| NI-RFmx NR 3.0 Readme | HTML (this document) | 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.
NI-RFmx NR palette VIs are available from the Functions»Measurement I/O»NI-RFmx palette.
You can access all the installed NI-RFmx NR examples for LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-RFmx NR»NI-RFmx NR Examples.
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.
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.
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 4.6.2, 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:
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.
When you install National Instruments 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.
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