Step 1 - System Requirements

Installation Steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6

In order for the N7622C Signal Studio Toolkit 2022 software to generate signals, you must have a properly configured PC and properly configured signal generation hardware, all of which meet the system requirements.

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

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 or later

1.5 GB hard disk space (includes 1 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework and 65 MB for the Keysight IO Libraries)

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0

Keysight IO Libraries Suite 17.1 or later

128 MB graphics memory with DirectX 9 graphics support (recommended)

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

1 No support for Itanium64.

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

Supported Signal Generators

Requirements

E4438C ESG Vector Signal Generator 

Firmware revision C.03.72 or later (how to upgrade)

One of the following baseband generator options is required for Internal I/Q:

  • E4438C-001 (internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory)

  • E4438C-002 (internal baseband generator with 32 Msample memory)

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

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

  • E4438C-005 (6 GB internal hard drive)

The following option is required for external clock source:

  • E4438C-HEC (external clock input)

E8267C PSG Vector Signal Generator

Firmware revision C.03.75 or later (how to upgrade)

One of the following baseband generator options is required for Internal I/Q:

  • E8267C-002 (internal baseband generator with 32 Msample memory)

  • E8267C-602 (internal baseband generator with 64 Msample memory and digital bus capability, recommended)

  • E8267C-005 (6 GB internal hard drive)

The following option is required for external clock source:

  • E8267C-HEC (external clock input)

E8267D PSG Vector Signal Generator

Firmware revision C.04.01 or later (how to upgrade)

One of the following baseband generator options is required for Internal I/Q:

  • E8267D-601 (internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory and digital bus capability)

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

  • E8267D-005 (6 GB internal hard drive)

The following option is required for external clock source:

  • E8267D-HEC (external clock input)

N5182A MXG Vector Signal Generator

Firmware revision A.01.04 or later (how to upgrade)

One of the following baseband generator options is required for internal I/Q:

  • N5182A-651 (internal baseband generator with 30 Msample memory)

  • N5182A-652 (internal baseband generator with 60 Msample memory)

  • N5182A-654 (internal baseband generator with 125 Msample memory)

N5182B MXG Vector Signal Generator

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

One of the following baseband generator options is required for internal I/Q:

  • N5182B-022 (internal baseband generator with 512 Msample memory)

    N5182B-023 (internal baseband generator with 1 Gsample memory)

N5172B EXG Vector Signal Generator

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

One of the following baseband generator options is required for internal I/Q:

  • N5172B-021 (internal baseband generator with 256 Msample memory)

    N5172B-022 (internal baseband generator with 512 Msample memory)

N5166B CXG RF vector signal generator

Firmware:

  • Version B.01.80 or later

N5106A PXB Baseband Generator and Channel Emulator

Firmware revision 1.1 or later (how to upgrade)

E6607 EXT Wireless Communications Test Set

Firmware revision A.09.06 or later (how to upgrade)

E6640A EXM Wireless Test Set

Firmware revision E.14.02 or later (how to upgrade)

M9381A PXIe Vector Signal Generator

Driver version: 1.4.400.0 or later

Limitations:

The M9381A VSG has a limitation related to the Power Search and DC Cal functions, creating a time-synchronization loss. That is, the signal timing changes after a Power Search or DC Cal. When ALC is set to Off, Signal Studio automatically runs Power Search, which affects the user's trigger signal for starting waveform playback. Even though the timing alignment of the trigger signal and waveform are properly set, the Power Search function disrupts this synchronization. In these cases, use the following workarounds:

  • Set ALC to On whenever possible. This avoids the automatic Power Search.
  • When ALC must be set to Off (or is set to Off by Signal Studio), you can re-trigger the signal by turning ARB Off, then On, and then send the trigger signal to M9381A VSG.

For DC Cal, run it before you download and play the waveform. Do not run DC Cal while the signal is playing, which disrupts the synchronization.

M9420A VXT PXIe vector transceiver

Software:

Version M.16 or later

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-506 (frequency range 6 GHz)

M9420A-FDX (full duplex ports)

M9420A-HDX (half duplex ports)

M9421A VXT PXIe vector transceiver

Software:

Version M.16 or later

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-506 (frequency range 6 GHz)

M9421A-HDX (half duplex ports)