NI redefines Instrumentation

National Instruments (NI) has recently announced NI PXIe-5644R RF vector signal transceiver (VST). It combines a vector signal generator and vector signal analyzer with a user-programmable FPGA into a single PXI modular instrument. The company claims it to be the world’s first RF vector signal transceiver

Dr. James Truchard, President, CEO & Co-Founder, National Instruments, stated, “A quarter-century ago, NI redefined instrumentation with LabVIEW system design software, and now we are doing it again with our vector signal transceiver. When we first started our company, we envisioned the central role software would play in instrumentation, and now we are truly seeing LabVIEW revolutionize the way engineers approach RF design and test.”

“At Qualcomm Atheros, instrumentation flexibility and to-the-pin control are critical for keeping our RF test process as efficient as possible, and we are pleased with the performance gains we've seen when testing with NI's new vector signal transceiver. The NI PXIe-5644R provides us freedom and flexibility in the way we develop our 802.11ac solutions for our customers, and has significantly improved our test throughput,” stated Doug Johnson, Director of Engineering, Qualcomm Atheros.