N7605C System Requirements

To generate signals using the N7605C Signal Studio for real-time Fading 2018 software, you must have a properly configured PC and a properly configured instrument, as described in the following tables.

Hardware Requirements

Instruments	Requirements
N5172B EXG X-Series RF vector signal generator	Firmware: Version B.01.70 or later Required options: N5172B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5172B-653 (internal baseband generator, 32 Msa/s, up to 60 MHz RF bandwidth) N5172B-660 (upgrade baseband generator with real-time capability) N5172B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise) Recommended options: N5172B-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range) N5172B-655 (upgrade baseband generator from 60 to 120 MHz RF bandwidth)
N5182B MXG X-Series RF vector signal generator	Firmware: Version B.01.70 or later Required options: N5182B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5182B-656 (internal baseband generator, 32 Msa/s, up to 80 MHz RF bandwidth) N5182B-660 (upgrade baseband generator with real-time capability) N5182B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise) Recommended options: N5182B-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range) N5182B-657 (upgrade baseband generator from 80 to 160 MHz RF bandwidth)

Instruments

Requirements

N5172B EXG X-Series RF vector signal generator

Firmware:

Version B.01.70 or later

Required options:

N5172B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range)
N5172B-653 (internal baseband generator, 32 Msa/s, up to 60 MHz RF bandwidth)
N5172B-660 (upgrade baseband generator with real-time capability)
N5172B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise)

Recommended options:

N5172B-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range)
N5172B-655 (upgrade baseband generator from 60 to 120 MHz RF bandwidth)

N5182B MXG X-Series RF vector signal generator

Firmware:

Version B.01.70 or later

Required options:

N5182B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range)
N5182B-656 (internal baseband generator, 32 Msa/s, up to 80 MHz RF bandwidth)
N5182B-660 (upgrade baseband generator with real-time capability)
N5182B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise)

Recommended options:

N5182B-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range)
N5182B-657 (upgrade baseband generator from 80 to 160 MHz RF bandwidth)

PC Requirements

200 GB HDD with 2 GB free disk space at runtime (5 GB or higher recommended)

1024 x 768 screen resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended)

If you use a high-resolution display, the GUI's font size may appear too small to read. To resolve this, lower your PC's display resolution, but make sure the display scaling remains set at 100 percent, otherwise portions of the GUI will become truncated and hidden from view.

Windows 10 (64 bit):

1 GHz or faster
2 GB of memory minimum
1.5 GB hard disk space (includes 1 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework and 65 MB for the Keysight IO Libraries)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 or later
128 MB graphics memory with DirectX 9 graphics support (recommended)

Windows 7 (64 bit):

1 GHz or faster
2 GB of memory minimum
1.5 GB hard disk space (includes 1 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework and 65 MB for the Keysight IO Libraries)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 or later
128 MB graphics memory with DirectX 9 graphics support (recommended)

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later

Keysight IO Libraries, version 18.0 or later

Keysight License Manager 5 (4. Downloading and Installing Keysight License Manager 5)

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