niTuner installation problem in windows 7 x64

[Cihan]

I try to install the niTuner pack to windows 7 x64 bit but feature list does not have any component and seems completly free.

I can see the cap files but somehow they do not appear on the installation lists.

I have the latest niTuner pack relased in Feb. 2012, 1.7.1

Thanks.

[Anthony_F]

Hello Cihan,

What devices are you trying to install support for? If it is one of our vector signal generators or vector signal analyzers, I would suggest downloading NI-RFSG or NI-RFSA respectively.

Where did you obtain the download for NI-Tuner 1.7.1? Can you explain a little more about what you call "cap files"?

[Cihan]

Let me explain the problem from the beginning. 

We have both PXI-5665 and PXI-5661 systems. They were working with Windows XP with the old drivers. Now we bought high capacity new controller (8330)

and upgraded OS to Windows 7 64 bit with 8GB ram. We install the CVI 2010 SP1 and the latest RFSA 2.5.2 driver successfully. Then we install SMT, too.

To be able to use/develop our previous applications, we need the old drivers as well like NI-TUNER since our application depends on the niTuner fp. However, the RFSA 2.5.2 installation package does not install the NI-TUNER as default although it installs the others like NI-RFSG, NI-SCOPE, etc.

The weird thing is that the package has the niTuner.msi installation package under the folder '\NIRFSA252\NIRFSA2524\Products\NI-RFSA_PXI-5600' but the problem is it gives the empty feature list (I posted the figure before) while installing the setup file. I am trying the install this setup to the PXI-5665.

Do you think that this is the reason or something else?

Thanks,

Cihan.

[Srđan_Zirojević · Accepted solution]

NI-TUNER is based on Traditional DAQ and as such is not supported on 64-bit OS. You should be able to program your devices with the niRFSA driver. Yes, in order to port to 64 bit OS, you will have to change your application. Fortunately, C support of niRFSA is much better than what you had to do before, i.e. program the downconverter and IF digitizer separately.

best regards,

-Srdan

[Cihan]

Yes, you are right. We have solved the problem.