NI RFFE Host Example for the PXIe-5644/45R

[Chris_W.]

NI RFFE Host Example for the PXIe-5644/45R » This example uses NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG instrument driver FPGA extensions, along with the instruction sequencer and SPI IP to create FPGA personalities for the NI PXIe-5644R and NI PXIe-5645R that have the ability to implement RFFE commands for standard specific hardware-timed DUT control.

Description: This example uses NI-RFSA and NI-RFSG instrument driver FPGA extensions, along with the NI RFFE IP to create FPGA personalities for the NI PXIe-5644R and NI PXIe-5645R that have the ability to implement RFFE commands for standard specific hardware-timed DUT control. This example demonstrates the use of DMA FIFOs to write and read data through the RFFE Master interface. The Slave Interface included in the example (implemented in the FPGA) can be programmed with any product ID and Manufacturer ID desired using the "RFFE Slave Settings" controls.

Additional Documentation:

• After installation - C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2012\examples\NI RFFE Host Example for the PXIe-5644-45R\documentation\NI RFFE Host Example for the PXIe-5644-45R.pdf

Compatibility:

This example was designed and tested using the following software packages:

• LabVIEW 2012 
• LabVIEW FPGA Module 2012
• NI-RFSA 2.7 
• NI-RFSG 2.9

• Hardware: NI PXIe-5644R/5645R

Dependencies:

• NI RFFE IP 1.0.0 (automatically resolved through VI package)

Latest Version:

• NI RFFE Host Example for the PXIe-5644/45R 1.0.0.2 (LabVIEW 2012)

Previous Versions:

• none available

Installation Notes:

After installing a VI package containing an instrument driver FPGA extensions host example, before opening any of the host VIs, move the sub-directories installed under the example parent directory into c:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI VST\Custom Bitfiles\ (32-bit Windows) or c:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\NI VST\Custom Bitfiles\ (64-bit Windows). The Custom Bitfiles directory may require manual creation, and this process requires administrative privileges. After moving these files, c:\Program Files[ (x86)]\National Instruments\NI VST\Custom Bitfiles\[Sub-directory Name]\Open FPGA Session.vi" should be a valid file path.

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