RFmx LTE 2023 Q1 Readme

January 2023

This file contains important information about the RFmx LTE, including system requirements, and installation instructions.

You can find more release information on ni.com.

New Features

Supported Hardware

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Application Software Support

Installation Instructions

Installed Software

File Locations

Executable

Accessing the API

Accessing the Documentation

Finding Examples

Product Security and Critical Updates

Behavior Changes

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11

New Features

RFmx LTE 2023 Q1 includes the following new feature:

  • Support for LabVIEW 2023 Q1 (64-bit)
  • Support for NS_28, CA_NS_09, and CA_NS_10 masks in the SEM Measurement

RFmx LTE 2022 Q3 includes the following new features:

  • Enhancements in LTE ModAcc to support TAE range of ± CP/2 in the intra-band contiguous CA case in uplink (TDD and FDD)
  • Support for LabVIEW 2022 Q3 (32-bit and 64-bit)

RFmx LTE 21.3 includes the following new features:

  • Support for LabVIEW 2021 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Support for user-defined overlap (%) for Sequential FFT measurement method in ACP

Supported Hardware

Visit NI Hardware and Software Operating System Compatibility to view driver, desktop operating system, and real-time operating system support for individual hardware devices.

To view information for your device:

  • Select your hardware model in the dropdown list on the page to view compatibility information for your device.
  • Type your hardware model number in the dropdown list on the web page to filter the list of available devices.

Note: Some compatibility information may only be available in the archive attached to the NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility page. For historic driver and OS support information, refer to the readme for the relevant driver version.

System Requirements

RFmx LTE has the following requirements:

  • Processor—1 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 4 GB RAM *
  • A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
  • Any supported OS, 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 Systems

RFmx LTE 2023 Q1 supports the following 64-bit operating systems:

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Application Software Support

RFmx LTE supports the following application software versions, including service packs. You should install application software, such as LabVIEW or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing RFmx LTE. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.

Application Software Versions Supported by RFmx LTE (64-bit only)
LabVIEW 2020 SP1, 2021 SP1 f1 patch, 2022 Q3, 2023 Q1

Required Software

  • NI-RFSA 14.1 or later
  • NI-RFSA 17.1 or later (for initializing debug session when "using breakpoints in C/C++/.NET application" is selected)

Microsoft Visual Studio Support

If you are using the RFmx LTE .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The RFmx LTE .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 Instructions

Download the RFmx LTE 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 you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.
  • RFmx LTE installs the following licensed products
    • LTE: This will enable analysis of FDD and TDD signals with standard-compliant physical layer measurements such as Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR), Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM), Channel Power (CHP), Occupied Bandwidth (OBW), Power Versus Time (PVT), SlotPhase, and SlotPower measurements.
    • LTE-Advanced: This will enable analysis of LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro features such as Carrier Aggregation, Higher Modulation Schemes, License Assisted Access (LAA) with standard-compliant physical layer measurements such as Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR), Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM), and more
    • NB-IoT/eMTC: This will enable analysis of LTE Cat-NB1/NB2 and LTE Cat-M1/M2 Uplink signals with standard-compliant physical layer measurements such as Modulation Accuracy (ModAcc), Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR), Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM), and more.
    • LTE-V2X: This will enable analysis of sidelink PC5 signals with standard-compliant physical layer measurements such as Modulation Accuracy (ModAcc), Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR), Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM), and more.

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 the product. Refer to the NI Software Activation for more information on product activation.

    • Installed Software

    • <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
      • Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2010
    • <NIDir> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
      •  Program Files (x86)\National Instruments 
    • <SYSDIR> is an alias for the following file folder location:
      • Windows\SysWOW64 for 32-bit programs and windows\system32 for 64-bit programs

    File Locations

    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\lib32\msvc
    • 64-bit: <NIDir>\Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib64\msvc
    .NET Class Libraries
    Assemblies <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RFmx.LteMX.Fx40.dll
    <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.RFmx.InstrMX.Fx40.dll
    <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.Common.dll

    Executable

    Select Start » National Instruments » InstrumentStudio to launch the InstrumentStudio.

    Accessing the API

    RFmx LTE palette VIs are available from the Functions » Measurement I/O » RFmx » LTE palette.

    Accessing the Documentation

    Documentation for RFmx LTE is located at Start » National Instruments » RFmx LTE Documentation.

    Finding Examples

    You can access all the installed RFmx LTE examples at Start » National Instruments » RFmx LTE Examples.

    For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.

    Product Security and Critical Updates

    Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.

    Behavior Changes

    The following items are the behavior changes in RFmx LTE 2022 Q4 from RFmx LTE 2022 Q3

    • RFmx LTE drops support for 32-bit user mode.

    The following items are the behavior changes in RFmx LTE 2022 Q3 from RFmx LTE 21.8.2

    • The RFmx Soft Front Panel has been replaced by InstrumentStudio.

    The following items are the behavior changes in RFmx LTE 21.8 from RFmx LTE 21.5

    • Obsoleted Subblock Freq Definition property. Use Subblock Freq (Hz) property for configuring subblock frequency offset from the center frequency.

    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.

    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.

    Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11

    Microsoft Windows 11 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. For more information about NI support for Windows 11, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 11.