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1. System Requirements

Installation Steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

To generate signals using the N7607B Signal Studio for DFS Radar Profiles 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 revision B.01.10 or later (how to upgrade

Required options:

N5172B-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range)

N5172B-653 (Internal baseband generator, 32 MSa/sec, up to 60 MHz RF bandwidth)

Recommended options:

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

N5172B-009 (internal Flash drive)

N5182B MXG X-Series RF vector signal generator

Firmware revision B.01.10 or later (how to upgrade)

Required options:

N5182B-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range)

N5182B-656 (Internal baseband generator, 32 MSa/sec, up to 80 MHz RF bandwidth)

Recommended options:

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

N5182B-009 (internal Flash drive)

N5182A MXG RF vector signal generator

Firmware revision A.01.20 or later (how to upgrade)

Required options:

N5182A-506 (9 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range)

N5182A-652 (60 MSa/s internal baseband generator with 8 MSa memory )

Recommended options:

N5182A-654 (125 MSa/s internal baseband generator with 8 MSa memory)

N5182A-019 (Increase Baseband Generator Memory to 64MSa)

E4438C ESG vector signal generator

Firmware revision C.04.95 or later (how to upgrade)

Required options:

E4438C-506 (250 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range)

E4438C-601 (internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory and digital bus capability)

Recommended options:

E4438C-602 (internal baseband generator with 64 Msample memory and digital bus capability)

E8267D PSG vector signal generator

Firmware revision C.04.92 or later (how to upgrade)

E8267D-602 (internal baseband generator with 64 Msample memory and digital bus capability, recommended)

E8267D-005 (6 GB internal hard drive, recommended)

M9420A VXT PXIe vector transceiver

Software:

Version M.18.41 or later

Required options:

M9420A-506 (frequency range 6 GHz)

Recommended options:

M9420A-1EA (high output power)

M9420A-B85 (increases signal bandwidth to 80 MHz)

M9420A-B1X (increases signal bandwidth to 160 MHz)

M9420A-M05 (memory 512 MSa)

Additional options to consider:

M9420A-FDX (full duplex ports)

M9420A-HDX (half duplex ports)

M9421A VXT PXIe vector transceiver

Software:

Version M.18.41 or later

Required options:

M9421A-506 (frequency range 6 GHz)

Recommended options:

M9421A-1EA (high output power)

M9421A-B85 (increases signal bandwidth to 80 MHz)

M9421A-B1X (increases signal bandwidth to 160 MHz)

M9421A-M05 (memory 512 MSa)

Additional options to consider:

M9421A-HDX (half duplex ports)

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)

Windows 8.1 (Pro/Enterprise) (32/64 bit)1,2:

Windows 7 (Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise)1,2:

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

Keysight VISA

Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or later


1 No support for Itanium64.

2 Signal Studio is compatible with the 64-bit operating system, but performs at the 32-bit speed.