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This document describes how to install SignalVu-PC, how to activate
SignalVu-PC, and provides a brief introduction to the application. For full
operating in
Help > User Manual.
formation on SignalVu-PC, access the SignalVu-PC online help under
PC Requirements
Installing SignalVu-PC
The PC on which SignalVu-PC is installed must meet the following minimum
requireme
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1. If you downloaded SignalVu-PC from the web, unzip the archive on the PC
2. If you purchased SignalVu-PC as a CD, insert the CD into the CD drive of the
nts:
Windows Operating System
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) with Service Pack 1
Windows XP with Service Pack 3
6 GB free space on the C: drive
1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
et connection for software activation
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Activation can be automatic or manual. Automatic activation requires that the
PC on w
can be performed using a second PC with internet access if the PC on which
SignalVu-PC is installed does not have internet access.
alVu-PC can be downloaded from the web or ordered as a CD.
whe
PC
hich SignalVu-PC is installed have internet access. Manual activation
re SignalVu-PC will be installed.
on which the software will be installed.
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3. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder you extracted from the
rchive or to the SignalVu-PC CD.
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4. Double-click Setup.exe. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
software.
To use SignalVu-PC, you must activate the software over the internet or enable
the Evaluation mode (evaluation mode activates SignalVu-PC for 30 days).
SignalVu-PC has an evaluation mode that allows you to use SignalVu-PC for
30 days.
To activate the evaluation mode in SignalVu-PC:
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1. Launch SignalV
was found.
2. Click Start my 30–day demo.
The Current Status box will change to display the number of days remaining
for evaluation. Repeat this procedure for each of the SignalVu-PC options you
wish to evaluate. (The available options are SVP, SVM, SVT, SVO, and SVA.)
3. To verify that the demo has started, select Tools > Manage Licenses.This
will display the License Management window.
u-PC. A window will be displayed stating that no license
om the Option drop-down list, select the option for which you wish to
4. Fr
verify evaluation has been enabled. Check the Current Status box. When
demo mode has been enabled, the Current Status box will display Evaluation
(XX days remaining).
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Activating SignalVu-PC
Activating Sig
SignalVu-PC on a PC that does not have internet access by using a second PC
that does have internet a ccess to contact the license server and use it to download
a license file. The license file can then be transferred to the PC on which
SignalVu-PC is to be activated.
Activating SignalVu-PC on a PC with Internet Access. To activate SignalVu-PC:
1. Launch SignalVu-PC. A window will be displayed stating that no license
was found.
nalVu-PC requires internet access. However, you can activate
2. In the dialog, select I have a key – activate now.
3. In the Enter Activation Key text box, enter the activation key for
SignalVu-PC SVE you received with the software (if you ordered the CD)
or in an email you received from Tektronix (if you downloaded the software
from the Web).
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4. Click OK in the L
SignalVu-PC will contact the license server and install a license file provided
by the license
5. Repeat the steps above to activate each o ption, using the activation key
specifictoe
Activating SignalVu-PC on a PC without Internet Access. To activate SignalVu-PC
on a PC without internet access, you need to download a program from the web.
You will install the downloaded program on a PC with internet access and use
the program to access the Tektronix license server and generate an activation file.
You will t
SignalVu-PC.
To activ
1. Launch SignalVu-PC. A window will be displayed stating that no license
hen copy the activation file to the PC on which you want to activate
ate SignalVu-PC using a second PC to access the Internet:
was fou
nd.
icense Activation window.
server.
ach option.
2. In the dialog, select I have a key – activate now.
3. In
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the License Activation window, select Manual.
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4. Write do
wn the Host ID shown. Click Cancel to close the License Activation
window.
If you o
rdered SignalVu-PC on a CD, the Activation Assistant application is
located on the CD. If you downloaded SignalVu-PC from the web, use a web
browser to go to www.Tektronix.com/downloads and search for SignalVu-PC.
Download the Activation Assistant software.
You will also need the activation key you received with the software (if you
ordered the CD) or in an email you received from Tektronix (if you downloaded
the software from the Web).
5. Install the Activation Assistant software on a PC that has internet access.
6. Launch the Activation Assistant application. Follow the instructions to
generate a license file. If you purchased SignalVu options, repeat this step for
each option that you have purchased.
Activation keys are specific to each option, therefore you must acquire a
license file for each option purchased.
7. Copy the license file (or files) to the PC on which SignalVu-PC is to be
activated (by USB flash drive, CD, or a network connection).
8. On the PC with the installation of SignalVu-PC you want to activate, copy the
license file from the flash drive to the following location:
C:\ProgramData\Tektronix\RSA\SignalVu-PC\License
9. Restart SignalVu-PC.
This completes the SignalVu-PC activation process.
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Moving SignalVu-PC to a
Different PC
SignalVu-PC is
SignalVu-PC from one PC to another PC by deactivating the current installation
and reactivating SignalVu-PC on another P C.
NOTE. If your SignalVu-PC installation has options installed, you will need to
deactivate each option.
To deactivate SignalVu-PC:
1. Launch SignalVu-PC and select Tools > Manage Licenses from the menu bar.
2. Use to the
options that is activated on the PC. (for example: OFDM Measurements
(SignalVu-PC SVO).
NOTE. If your SignalVu-PC installation has options installed, be sure to
deactivate all options before you deactivate the base software (Essentials
(SignalVu-PC SVE)). Once the base software is deactivated, you cannot deactivate
the opt
3. Starting with each installed option (other than Essentials (SignalVu-PC SVE))
ions without reactivating SignalVu-PC SVE first.
k Deactivate License. Continue selecting options and clicking Deactivate
clic
License until all the SignalVu-PC options have been deactivated.
licensed for use on a single PC. However, you can move
drop-down list under Option to select one of the SignalVu-PC
alVu-PC is now deactivated. You can now install SignalVu-PC on
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another PC and activate the new installation.
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Overview
Overview
Getting Started with
SignalVu-PC
The SignalVu-PC Vector Signal Analysis software enables a desktop PC to
perform vector-signal analysis on waveforms acquired by Tektronix oscilloscopes
and Real-Ti
or real-time signal analyzer and make repeated measurements on the PC without
recapturing the waveform. SignalVu-PC utilizes the same analysis capabilities
found in the RSA6000 Series and RSA5000 Series Real-Time Analyzers.
NOTE. For complete operating instructions, refer to the SignalVu-PC online help.
The following figure shows the spectrum display.
me Signal Analyzers. Capture the waveform once on an oscilloscope
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Overview
This figure show
s the spectrogram, time overview, and spectrum displays.
llowing versions of SignalVu-PC are available.
SignalVu-PC Ordering
Information
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The fo
SignalVu-PC SVE: Vector Signal Analysis Software
Option SVP: SignalVu-PC Advanced Signal Analysis – Advanced
signal analysis software (including pulse measurements); Requires
nalVu-PC-SVE
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Option SVM: SignalVu-PC General Purpose Modulation A nalysis; Requires
gnalVu-PC-SVE
Si
Option SVT: SignalVu-PC Settling Time (Phase and Frequency) Analysis;
equires SignalVu-PC-SVE
R
Option SVO: SignalVu-PC Flexible OFDM Analysis; Requires
ignalVu-PC-SVE
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Overview
SignalVu-PC Menu Tree – 1
Option SVA: S ig
SignalVu-PCEDU: A n education only version of SignalVu-PC that has all
options enabl
nalVu-PC Audio Analysis; Requires SignalVu-PC-SVE
ed.
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Overview
SignalVu-PC Me
nu Tree – 2
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