[February 27, 2017] |
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NI Releases NI-RFmx 2.2 Measurement Software for 4.5G Test
NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of platform-based systems that enable
engineers and scientists to solve the world's greatest engineering
challenges, today announced NI-RFmx
2.2, the latest version of its advanced measurement software for PXI
RF test systems. When used with the second-generation PXI Vector Signal
Transceiver (VST), engineers can test 4.5G and 5G RF components such as
transceivers and amplifiers using a wide range of carrier aggregation
schemes, even as the 5G standard is still being defined.
With the second-generation VST, engineers can simultaneously generate
and measure up to 32 LTE (News - Alert) carriers, each with 20 MHz of bandwidth, and
use the software to specify a variety of carrier spacing schemes.
The latest release of NI-RFmx also features algorithm improvements for
reduced measurement time. Engineers performing modulation quality and
spectral measurements for wireless technologies such as UMTS/HSPA+ and
LTE/LTE-Advanced Pro can experience EVM measurement time reductions of
up to 33 percent1 by installing the latest version of the
software. The measurement speed improvements in NI-RFmx are part of N's
continued efforts to help customers lower their cost of test with faster
measurements.
"By adopting PXI and LabVIEW along with NI-RFmx measurement software, we
have seen many customers in the semiconductor industry significantly cut
test time for RF measurements, resulting in lower cost of test and
faster time to market," said Charles Schroeder, vice president of RF at
NI. "The combination of excellent documentation, wealth of example code,
and tight integration with PXI hardware like the second generation VST
has allowed our customers to quickly and easily adopt NI-RFmx into their
test systems."
In addition to the algorithm improvements, NI-RFmx also adds enhanced
support for measurements such as intermodulation distortion, third order
intercept, and both Y-factor and cold source noise figure measurements.
These measurements integrate easily with the PXIe-5668R RF signal
analyzer so engineers can easily configure high-performance PXI
intermodulation distortion and noise figure test sets. Current NI-RFmx
users can click here
to download and start using the latest version.
About NI
Since 1976, NI (www.ni.com)
has made it possible for engineers and scientists to solve the world's
greatest engineering challenges with powerful platform-based systems
that accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation. Customers from
a wide variety of industries - from healthcare to automotive and from
consumer electronics to particle physics - use NI's integrated hardware
and software platform to improve the world we live in.
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1 Based on extensive R&D benchmarking in
configurations representative of a typical use case.
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