October 2021
This file contains important information about the RFmx NR, including system requirements, and installation instructions.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
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The RFmx NR personality is a highly optimized API for performing physical layer measurements on 5G New Radio (NR) signals. RFmx NR is completely interoperable with all RFmx APIs. It provides simple access to the most advanced optimization techniques such as multimeasurement parallelism and multi-DUT measurements. The result is extremely fast and high-quality measurements with minimal software development efforts.
RFmx NR 21.3 includes the following new features:
RFmx NR 20.7 includes the following new features:
RFmx NR 20.6 includes the following new features:
The following hardware products are supported in all operating systems listed in the Supported Operating Systems section.
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.
RFmx NR has the following requirements:
* Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.
RFmx NR 21.3 supports the following 64-bit operating systems:
Note RFmx NR no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.1, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. RFmx NR 21.3 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use RFmx NR 21.3 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing RFmx NR 21.3, 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 detailed information about NI operating system support, visit http://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.
RFmx NR supports the following application software versions, including service packs. You should install application software, such as LabVIEW or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing RFmx NR. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by RFmx NR |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2018 SP1 f4 patch, 2019 SP1 f3 patch, 2020 SP1, or 2021 |
If you are using the RFmx NR .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The RFmx NR .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.
Download the RFmx NR 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
| 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 (64-bit) |
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| .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 » National Instruments » RFmx NR » RFmx Soft Front Panel to launch the RFmx Soft Front Panel (64-bit).
RFmx NR palette VIs are available from the Functions » Measurement I/O » NI-RFmx » NR palette.
Documentation for RFmx NR is located at Start » National Instruments » RFmx NR » RFmx NR Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
| Document | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFmx NR Help | HTML/Windows Help | Contains primary help content for RFmx NR. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
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| RFmx NR 21.3 Readme | HTML (this document) | Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices. |
You can access all the installed RFmx NR examples at Start » National Instruments » RFmx NR » RFmx NR Examples.
For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.
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The following are the behavior changes in RFmx NR 21.3 from RFmx NR 20.7/20.7.1.
The following are the behavior changes in RFmx NR 20.7 from RFmx NR 20.6.
The following are the behavior changes in RFmx NR 20.6 from RFmx NR 20.0.
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.
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 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.
For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.
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. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.
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