Unable to find the device I want in NI-MAX

[JackLinze]

I have installed RFSG, RFSA, and RFMX drivers, but I cannot find VST devices such as 5644R, 5645, 5646, and 5820 in NI-MAX. Before that, after installing NI-Switch or NI-Power drivers, I could find corresponding simulation devices to test, such as 2543 and 4132

[santo_13]

Nope, not all devices can be simulated.

RF devices typically do not support simulation device under NI MAX unless you have an STS config and TSM.

[JackLinze]

Is STS config and TSM another set of software that requires payment to download and use

[santo_13]

Typically, customers buy NI RF STS and along with this expensive equipment comes the softwares and features to help them develop and test code offline using Simulated instruments.

https://www.ni.com/en-in/shop/electronic-test-instrumentation/what-is-the-semiconductor-test-system....

https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/teststand-semiconductor-module/page/tssemiconductor/tssemicondu...

[santo_13]

Alternatively, you can simulate the device at the driver layer by providing an 'option string' at initialize as described in this article,

https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/ni-rfsg/page/rfsg/simulate.html

[JackLinze]

Thank you,santo;

I have simulated VST sending and receiving by adding optionString;

But I want the Marker function of the vector signal analyzer, as well as displaying the X and Y coordinates, similar to the function on the Soft Front Panel. However, the method on. Net seems to be missing, and only one column of PowerSpectrum can be read. What I want is two columns, the first column represents dbm, and the second column represents the corresponding frequency, but I haven't found it yet.

Thank you very much!

[JackLinze]

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[santo_13 · Accepted solution]

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@JackLinze wrote:

Thank you,santo;

I have simulated VST sending and receiving by adding optionString;

But I want the Marker function of the vector signal analyzer, as well as displaying the X and Y coordinates, similar to the function on the Soft Front Panel. However, the method on. Net seems to be missing, and only one column of PowerSpectrum can be read. What I want is two columns, the first column represents dbm, and the second column represents the corresponding frequency, but I haven't found it yet.

Thank you very much!

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Simulation is not 'emulation', the driver does not fully emulate the device instead it returns dummy data. May be it is not part of the simulated feature of the driver.

[JackLinze]

Yes, I simulated it on my own computer, and the above situation was discovered in a laboratory with 5644 devices; With. NET, only the power spectrum can be read, and there is no one-to-one correspondence between frequencies. I want to draw a curve plot based on the read power and frequency under. NET;

[JackLinze]

Thank you,santo_13;

I think I have solved my problem. I have mapped the power one by one through the NumberOfSpectralLines, InitialFrequency, and FrequencyIncrement of RfsaSpectrumInfo. Thank you