New IP for NI VST extends out-of-the-box capabilities

Each piece of IP is available in a stand-alone package so that users can add it to one of the default VST personalities and mix and match the relevant components for their applications. The IP is also prebuilt into examples to provide immediate access to its functionality. This eliminates the need for the user to compile the code and subsequently reduces development time. In addition to VST IP from National Instruments, NI Alliance Partners and third-party developers are creating IP and developing software add-ons for the VST.

Andy Brown, Principal Technology Engineer at NI Platinum Alliance Partner Averna, says: "We use the VST to give our DOCSIS Channel Emulator multiple "personalities.' This means we can test both mainstream features and unique corner cases. With the power, flexibility and compact sise of the VST, we can deliver easy-to-use tools that help our customers test and troubleshoot their products faster."

You can download free IP to enhance and customise the functionality of software-designed instruments, including the NI PXIe-5644R vector signal transceiver, and explore prebuilt examples that cut system design time for common RF and wireless applications.

Examples of IP

• Hardware power servoing for RF amplifier test
• RF channel impairments including fading, noise, multipath and Doppler effects
• Digital device under test control
• Contiguous I/Q waveform streaming to and from disk

Visit www.ni.com/vstgettingstarted to learn more about the NI vector signal transceiver.