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System Requirements

To generate signals using the PWSG Desktop software, you must have a properly configured PC and a properly configured instrument, as described in the following tables.

Hardware Requirements

Instruments

Requirements

N5186A MXG vector signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version A.13.00 or later

N5172B EXG X-Series RF vector signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version B.01.80 or later

Required options:

  • N5172B-655 (internal baseband generator from 60 to 120 MHz RF bandwidth)

N5182B MXG X-Series RF vector signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version B.01.80 or later

Required options:

  • N5182B-657 (upgrade baseband generator from 80 to 160 MHz RF bandwidth)

N5166B CXG RF vector signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version B.01.80 or later

M8195A arbitrary waveform generator

Firmware:

  • Version 3.1 or later

Recommended options:

  • M8195A-16G (upgrade to 16 Gsa memory)

M9384B VXG microwave signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version A.02.00 or later

Recommended options:

  • M9384B-001 (add channel 1)

  • M9384B-F44 (frequency range, 1 MHz to 44 GHz)

  • M9384B-D21 (RF bandwidth, 2 GHz with 256 MSa memory for frequency options F32 and F44)

  • M9384B-M05 (baseband generator memory upgrade to 512 MSa)

M9484C VXG signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version A.10.00 or later

M9410A VXT PXI vector transceiver

Software:

  • Version M.25.63 or later

Recommended options:

  • M9410A-001 (VXT PXI vector transceiver, 6 GHz)

  • M9410A-F06 (frequency range, 380 MHz to 6 GHz)

  • M9410A-B12 (bandwidth, 1.2 GHz)

  • M9410A-M05 (memory 512 MSa)

  • M9410A-MMO (timing synchronization for MIMO)

M9411A VXT PXI vector transceiver

Software:

  • Version M.25.63 or later

Recommended options:

  • M9411A-001 (VXT PXI vector transceiver, 6 GHz)

  • M9411A-F06 (frequency range, 380 MHz to 6 GHz)

  • M9411A-B12 (bandwidth, 1.2 GHz)

  • M9411A-M05 (memory 512 MSa)

  • M9411A-MMO (timing synchronization for MIMO)

M9415A VXT PXI vector transceiver

Recommended options:

  • M9415A-001 (VXT PXI vector transceiver, 6 GHz)

  • M9415A-F06 (frequency range, 380 MHz to 6 GHz)

  • M9415A-B12 (bandwidth, 1.2 GHz)

  • M9415A-M05 (memory 512 MSa)

PC Requirements

200 GB HDD with 5 GB free disk space at runtime

1280 x 1024 screen resolution

Windows 10 and Windows 11 (64 bit):

Keysight IO Libraries, version 18.0 or later

Keysight License Manager

Keysight License Service (included with installer)

Keysight Host Processor Platform (included with installer)

Installed GPIB IO interface card, LAN interface card, or USB/GPIB interface connector

Keysight VISA

Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or later