Real Time

1. System Requirements

In order for the N7623B Signal Studio for Digital Video software to generate signals, you must have a properly configured PC and properly configured signal generation hardware, all of which meet the system requirements.

Hardware Requirements for Digital Video

Instruments	Requirements
N5172B EXG X-Series RF vector signal generator	Firmware revision B.01.10 or later (how to upgrade) Firmware revision B.01.20 or later for real time software N7623B Signal Studio for Digital Video software license (Licensing) For Arb signal generation Required options: N5172B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5172B-653(Internal baseband generator, 32 MSa/sec, up to 60 MHz RF bandwidth) Recommended options: N5172B-403(calibrated AWGN for testing with noise) N5172B-655(upgrade baseband generator from 60 to 120 MHz RF bandwidth) N5172B-009 (internal Flash drive) N5172B-021 or 022 (upgrade baseband generator memory from 32 Msa to 256 or 512 Msa) For real-time signal generation Required options: N5172B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5172B-653 (Internal baseband generator, 32 MSa/sec, up to 60 MHz RF bandwidth) N5172B-660 (upgrade baseband generator with real-time capability) Recommended options: N5172B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise)
N5182B MXG X-Series RF vector signal generator	Firmware revision B.01.10 or later (how to upgrade) Firmware revision B.01.20 or later for real time software N7623B Signal Studio for Digital Video software license (Licensing) For Arb signal generation Required options: N5182B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5182B-656 (Internal baseband generator, 32 MSa/sec, up to 80 MHz RF bandwidth) Recommended options: N5182B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise) N5182B-657 (upgrade baseband generator from 80 to 160 MHz RF bandwidth) N5182B-009 (internal Flash drive) N5182B-022 or 023 (upgrade baseband generator memory from 32 Msa to 512 Msa or 1 Gsa) For real-time signal generation Required options: N5182B-503 (9 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5182B-656 (Internal baseband generator, 32 MSa/sec, up to 80 MHz RF bandwidth) N5182B-660 (upgrade baseband generator with real-time capability) Recommended options: N5172B-403 (calibrated AWGN for testing with noise)
N5182A MXG vector signal generator	Firmware revision A.01.10 or later (how to upgrade) N7623B Signal Studio for Digital Video software license (Licensing) One of the following baseband generator options: N5182A-651¹ (30 MSa/s internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory) N5182A-652¹ (60 MSa/s internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory) N5182A-654¹ (125 MSa/s internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory, recommended) N5182A-019¹ (increase baseband generator memory to 64 MSa, recommended) N5182A-UNV (enhanced dynamic range, recommended) N5182A-403 (calibrated noise personality, required for C/N capability, recommended) One of the following frequency range options: N5182A-503 (250 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) N5182A-506 (250 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range, recommended)
E4438C ESG vector signal generator	Firmware revision C.04.84 or later (how to upgrade) N7623B Signal Studio for Digital Video software license (Licensing) One of the following baseband generator options: E4438C-601² (internal baseband generator with 8 Msample memory and digital bus capability) E4438C-602² (internal baseband generator with 64 Msample memory and digital bus capability, recommended) E4438C-005 (6 GB internal hard drive, recommended) E4438C-403 (calibrated noise personality, required for C/N capability, recommended) One of the following frequency range options: E4438C-503 (250 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range) E4438C-504 (250 kHz to 4 GHz frequency range) E4438C-506³ (250 kHz to 6 GHz frequency range, recommended)
E8267D PSG vector signal generator	Firmware revision C.04.84 or later (how to upgrade) N7623B Signal Studio for Digital Video software license (Licensing) E8267D-602 (internal baseband generator with 64 Msample memory and digital bus capability) E8267D-403 (calibrated noise personality, required for C/N capability, recommended) E8267D-520 (250 kHz to 20 GHz frequency range)
N5106A PXB baseband generator and channel emulator (PXB information)	Required options: N5106A-186 (Digital video application bundle) including the following options: N5106A-612 (2 DSP blocks on 1 baseband card) N5106A-632 (2 analog I/Q out and 2 digital I/O on 1 I/O card) N5106A-QFP( Fading with SISO Channel Models) N5106A-EFP (Baseband generation) N5106A-JFP (Calibrated AWGN)
M9381A PXIe vector signal generator	Minimum driver version: 1.1
M8190A arbitrary waveform generator	Firmware: Version 5.1.0.0 or later Required options: M8190A-001(1 channel) or M8190A-002 (2 channels) M8190A-14B (14-bit, 8-GHz max sample rate) or M8190A-12G (12-bit, 12-GHz max sample rate) M8190A-DUC (digital upconversion) Recommended options: M8190A-02G (upgrade baseband generator memory from 128 MSa to 2 GSa) M8190A-AMP (5-GHz analog bandwidth)

1 For MXG, when CMMB or DVB-S2 format is selected, and without PXB connected in the system, the minimal options should include Option 019 in addition to Option 651/652/654. With PXB connected, Option 651/652/654 is sufficient

2 For ESG, when CMMB or DVB-S2 format is selected, and without PXB connected in the system, the minimal options should be Option 602 instead of Option 601. With PXB connected, Option 601 will be sufficient.

3 For ESG, option 506 requires UNJ (enhanced noise option).

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:

1 GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor
1 GB of memory minimum for the 32-bit version
2 GB of memory minimum for a 64-bit version
1.5 GB hard disk space (includes 1 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework and 65 MB for the Keysight IO Libraries)
Microsoft Internet Explorer (8.0 or later)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (2. Downloading and Installing the .NET Framework)
Keysight IO Libraries, version 17.1 or later (3. Downloading and Installing the Keysight IO Libraries Suite)
Keysight License Manager (4. Downloading and Installing the Keysight License Manager )
128 MB graphics memory with DirectX 9 graphics support (recommended)

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

1 GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor
1 GB of memory minimum for the 32-bit version
2 GB of memory minimum for a 64-bit version
1.5 GB hard disk space (includes 1 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework and 65 MB for the Keysight IO Libraries)
Microsoft Internet Explorer (8.0 or later)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (included with Windows 7) (2. Downloading and Installing the .NET Framework)
Keysight IO Libraries, version 17.1 or later (3. Downloading and Installing the Keysight IO Libraries Suite)
Keysight License Manager (4. Downloading and Installing the Keysight License Manager )
128 MB graphics memory with DirectX 9 graphics support (recommended)

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.