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NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help

NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers

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• NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help
  • Conventions
  • Related Documentation
  • Fundamentals
    • Guidelines for Making Accurate Measurements
      • General Amplitude/Spectrum
      • Harmonic Distortion
      • Two-Tone Third-Order Intermodulation Distortion
      • 1 dB Gain Compression
      • Noise Figure
  • NI 5661 RF Vector Signal Analyzer
    • NI 5661 Theory of Operation
    • Hardware Front Panel Connectors and Indicators
      • NI 5600 Front Panel
      • NI 5142 Front Panel
    • NI 5661 Signal Paths
    • RF Attenuation and Signal Levels
    • Hardware Block Diagrams
      • NI 5600 RF Downconverter Module Block Diagram
      • NI PXI-5142 IF Digitizer Block Diagram
    • Calibration
  • Programming
    • Getting Started with NI-RFSA
      • Using NI-RFSA in LabVIEW
      • Using NI-RFSA in LabWindows/CVI
    • Programming Flow
    • Add-On Software for Measurement and Analysis
    • Reference
      • LabVIEW Reference
        • VI Reference
          • niRFSA Initialize
          • niRFSA Initialize With Options
          • Configuration Subpalette
            • niRFSA Configure Acquisition Type
            • niRFSA Configure Reference Level
            • IQ Subpalette
              • niRFSA Configure IQ Carrier Frequency
              • niRFSA Configure IQ Rate
              • niRFSA Configure Number of Samples
              • niRFSA Configure Number of Records
            • Spectrum Subpalette
              • niRFSA Configure Spectrum Frequency
              • niRFSA Configure Resolution Bandwidth
            • Trigger Subpalette
              • niRFSA Configure Trigger
              • niRFSA Send Software Edge Trigger
              • niRFSA Export Signal
            • Clock Subpalette
              • niRFSA Configure Ref Clock
              • niRFSA Configure PXI Chassis Clk10
          • Acquisition Subpalette
            • niRFSA Read Power Spectrum (Cluster)
            • niRFSA Read IQ
            • niRFSA Initiate
            • niRFSA Fetch IQ
            • niRFSA Abort
          • niRFSA Close
          • Utility Subpalette
            • niRFSA Check Acquisition Status
            • niRFSA Commit
            • niRFSA Reset
            • niRFSA Perform Thermal Correction
            • niRFSA Get IQ Components
            • niRFSA Get Fetch Backlog
            • niRFSA Self Test
            • niRFSA Revision Query
            • niRFSA Get Spectral Info for SMT
          • niRFSA Property Node
          • NI-RFSA Express (IQ)
          • NI-RFSA Express (Spectrum)
        • LabVIEW Properties
          • AcquisitionType
          • Vertical
            • ReferenceLevel
            • Attenuation
            • Mixer Level
          • Acquisition
            • IQ
              • IQ Carrier Frequency
              • IQ Rate
              • Number Of Samples Is Finite
              • Number Of Samples
              • Number Of Records Is Finite
              • Number Of Records
            • Spectrum
              • Center Frequency
              • Span
              • Units
              • Resolution Bandwidth
              • Resolution Bandwidth Type
              • Number Of Spectral Lines
              • Averaging Mode
              • Number Of Averages
              • FFT Window Type
              • FFT Window Size
              • FFT Size
            • Fetch
              • Fetch Relative To
              • Fetch Offset
              • Records Done
          • Clocking
            • Ref Clock Source
            • Ref Clock Rate
            • Digitizer Sample Clock Timebase Source
            • Digitizer Sample Clock Timebase Rate
            • PXI Chassis Clk10 Source
          • Triggers
            • Start
              • Start Trigger Type
              • Digital Edge
                • Digital Edge Start Trigger Source
                • Digital Edge Start Trigger Edge
              • Export
                • Exported Start Trigger Output Terminal
            • Ref
              • Ref Trigger Type
              • Pretrigger Samples
              • Digital Edge
                • Digital Edge Ref Trigger Source
                • Digital Edge Ref Trigger Edge Edge
              • IQ Power Edge
                • IQ Power Edge Ref Trigger Source
                • IQ Power Edge Ref Trigger Level
                • IQ Power Edge Ref Trigger Slope
                • IQ Power Edge Ref Trigger Minimum Quiet Time
              • Export
                • Exported Ref Trigger Output Terminal
              • Advanced
                • Ref To Ref Trigger Holdoff
                • Start To Ref Trigger Holdoff
            • Advance
              • Advance Trigger Type
              • Digital Edge
                • Digital Edge Advance Trigger Source
              • Export
                • Exported Advance Trigger Output Terminal
            • Arm Ref
              • Arm Ref Trigger Type
              • Digital Edge
                • Digital Edge Arm Ref Trigger Source
          • Events
            • Ready for Start
              • Ready for Start Event Output Terminal
            • Ready for Advance
              • Ready for Advance Event Output Terminal
            • Ready for Ref
              • Ready for Ref Event Output Terminal
            • End of Record
              • End of Record Event Output Terminal
          • Advanced
            • Digital IF Equalization Enabled
          • Device Characteristics
            • Serial Num
            • Device Temp
          • Inherent IVI Properties
            • User Options
              • Cache
              • Interchange Check
              • Driver Setup
              • Query Instrument Status
              • Range Check
              • Record Value Coercions
              • Simulate
            • Driver Identification
              • Description
              • Driver Prefix
              • Driver Vendor
              • Revision
            • Driver Capabilities
              • Supported Instrument Models
            • Instrument Identification
              • Manufacturer
              • Model
              • Firmware Revision
            • Advanced Session Information
              • Logical Name
              • Resource Descriptor
      • C/C++ Reference
        • Functions
          • niRFSA_init
          • niRFSA_InitWithOptions
          • Configuration
            • niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType
            • niRFSA_ConfigureReferenceLevel
            • IQ
              • niRFSA_ConfigureIQCarrierFrequency
              • niRFSA_ConfigureIQRate
              • niRFSA_ConfigureNumberOfSamples
              • niRFSA_ConfigureNumberOfRecords
            • Spectrum
              • niRFSA_ConfigureSpectrumFrequencyCenterSpan
              • niRFSA_ConfigureSpectrumFrequencyStartStop
              • niRFSA_ConfigureResolutionBandwidth
            • Trigger
              • Start Trigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureDigitalEdgeStartTrigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureSoftwareEdgeStartTrigger
                • niRFSA_DisableStartTrigger
              • Ref Trigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureDigitalEdgeRefTrigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureIQPowerEdgeRefTrigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureSoftwareEdgeRefTrigger
                • niRFSA_DisableRefTrigger
              • Advance Trigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureDigitalEdgeAdanceTrigger
                • niRFSA_ConfigureSoftwareEdgeAdvanceTrigger
                • niRFSA_DisableAdvanceTrigger
              • niRFSA_SendSoftwareEdgeTrigger
              • niRFSA_ExportSignal
            • Clock
              • niRFSA_ConfigureRefClock
              • niRFSA_ConfigurePXIChassisClk10
            • Set/Get Attribute
              • Set Attribute
                • niRFSA_SetAttributeViInt32
                • niRFSA_SetAttributeViInt64
                • niRFSA_SetAttributeViReal64
                • niRFSA_SetAttributeViString
                • niRFSA_SetAttributeViBoolean
                • niRFSA_SetAttributeViSession
              • Get Attribute
                • niRFSA_GetAttributeViInt32
                • niRFSA_GetAttributeViInt64
                • niRFSA_GetAttributeViReal64
                • niRFSA_GetAttributeViString
                • niRFSA_GetAttributeViBoolean
                • niRFSA_GetAttributeViSession
              • niRFSA_ResetAttribute
          • Acquisition
            • IQ Acquisition
              • niRFSA_Initiate
              • Single Record Acquisition
                • niRFSA_FetchIQSingleRecordComplexI16
                • niRFSA_FetchIQSingleRecordComplexF64
                • niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64
              • Multi Record Acquisition
                • niRFSA_FetchIQMultiRecordComplexI16
                • niRFSA_FetchIQMultiRecordComplexF64
              • niRFSA_Abort
            • Spectrum Acquisition
              • niRFSA_ReadPowerSpectrumF64
              • niRFSA_GetNumberOfSpectralLines
          • Utility
            • niRFSA_CheckAcquisitionStatus
            • niRFSA_reset
            • niRFSA_Commit
            • niRFSA_self_test
            • niRFSA_PerformThermalCorrection
            • niRFSA_GetFetchBacklog
            • niRFSA_revision_query
            • niRFSA_GetSpectralInfoForSMT
            • Error Info
              • niRFSA_error_message
              • niRFSA_GetError
              • niRFSA_ClearError
            • Locking
              • niRFSA_LockSession
              • niRFSA_UnlockSession
            • niRFSA_close
        • Attributes
          • RF
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_CENTER_FREQUENCY
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPAN
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_REFERENCE_LEVEL
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_ATTENUATION
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_MIXER_LEVEL
          • Acquisition
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_ACQUISITION_TYPE
            • IQ
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_IQ_RATE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_NUM_SAMPLES_IS_FINITE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_NUM_SAMPLES
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_NUM_RECORDS_IS_FINITE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_NUM_RECORDS
            • Spectrum
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_POWER_SPECTRUM_UNITS
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_RESOLUTION_BANDWIDTH
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_RESOLUTION_BANDWIDTH_TYPE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_NUM_SPECTRAL_LINES
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPECTRUM_AVERAGING_MODE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPECTRUM_NUM_AVERAGES
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_FFT_WINDOW_TYPE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_FFT_WINDOW_SIZE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_FFT_SIZE
            • Fetch
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_FETCH_RELATIVE_TO
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_FETCH_OFFSET
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_RECORDS_DONE
          • Clocking
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_REF_CLOCK_SOURCE
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_REF_CLOCK_RATE
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITIZER_SAMPLE_CLOCK_TIMEBASE_SOURCE
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITIZER_SAMPLE_CLOCK_TIMEBASE_RATE
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_PXI_CHASSIS_CLK10_SOURCE
          • Triggers
            • Start
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_START_TRIGGER_TYPE
              • Digital Edge
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_EDGE_START_TRIGGER_SOURCE
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_EDGE_START_TRIGGER_EDGE
              • Export
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_START_TRIGGER_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
            • Ref
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_REF_TRIGGER_TYPE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_REF_TRIGGER_PRETRIGGER_SAMPLES
              • Digital Edge
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_EDGE_REF_TRIGGER_SOURCE
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_EDGE_REF_TRIGGER_EDGE
              • IQ Power Edge
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_IQ_POWER_EDGE_REF_TRIGGER_SOURCE
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_IQ_POWER_EDGE_REF_TRIGGER_LEVEL
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_IQ_POWER_EDGE_REF_TRIGGER_SLOPE
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_IQ_POWER_EDGE_REF_TRIGGER_MINIMUM_QUIET_TIME
              • Export
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_REF_TRIGGER_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
              • Advanced
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_START_TO_REF_TRIGGER_HOLDOFF
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_REF_TO_REF_TRIGGER_HOLDOFF
            • Advance
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_ADVANCE_TRIGGER_TYPE
              • Digital Edge
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_EDGE_ADVANCE_TRIGGER_SOURCE
              • Export
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_ADVANCE_TRIGGER_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
            • Arm Ref
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_ARM_REF_TRIGGER_TYPE
              • Digital Edge
                • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_EDGE_ARM_REF_TRIGGER_SOURCE
          • Events
            • Ready for Start
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_READY_FOR_START_EVENT_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
            • Ready for Advance
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_READY_FOR_ADVANCE_EVENT_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
            • Ready for Ref
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_READY_FOR_REF_EVENT_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
            • End of Record
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_EXPORTED_END_OF_RECORD_EVENT_OUTPUT_TERMINAL
          • Advanced
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_DIGITAL_IF_EQUALIZATION_ENABLED
          • Device Characteristics
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_SERIAL_NUMBER
            • NIRFSA_ATTR_TEMPERATURE
          • Inherent IVI Properties
            • User Options
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_RANGE_CHECK
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_QUERY_INSTRUMENT_STATUS
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_CACHE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SIMULATE
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_RECORD_COERCIONS
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_INTERCHANGE_CHECK
            • Driver Identification
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPECIFIC_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPECIFIC_DRIVER_PREFIX
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPECIFIC_DRIVER_VENDOR
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SPECIFIC_DRIVER_REVISION
            • Driver Capabilities
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_SUPPORTED_INSTRUMENT_MODELS
            • Instrument Identification
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_INSTRUMENT_MANUFACTURER
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_INSTRUMENT_MODEL
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_INSTRUMENT_FIRMWARE_REVISION
            • Advanced Session Information
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_LOGICAL_NAME
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_IO_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR
              • NIRFSA_ATTR_DRIVER_SETUP
  • Operating System Support
  • Important Information
    • Technical Support and Professional Services
    • Warranty
    • Copyright
    • Trademarks
    • Patents
    • Warning Regarding the Use of NI Products

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