RSA306B" without buying the SignalVue software

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Hi all 
 I'm using SCPI and VISA Instrument to program instruments and build my own user interface. 
 Any one know if I could buy the " RSA306B" without buying the SignalVue software, so it will be cheaper?

Gough Lui · Accepted Answer

The RSA API reference is here - these are the functions available to you without SignalVu-PC. 
 https://download.tek.com/manual/RSA300-500-600-Series-Spectrum-Analyzers-API-Programming-Reference-REV-A-077103104.pdf 
 Tek does provide some examples here too: 
 https://github.com/tektronix/RSA_API 
 It seems this is the V2 API (newer than when I last looked) so there are a few more standard analysis functions available, but I'm not sure it is that well maintained (last update to examples and API is 4 years ago). 
 https://www.tek.com/en/support/software/application/rsa-application-programming-interface-api-64-bit-windows 
 It is nice to see they did get around to making a Linux API too ... this didn't exist when I last looked either ... 
 https://www.tek.com/en/support/software/application/rsa-application-programming-interface--api-for-64bit-linux--v100014 
 - Gough

Gough Lui · Answer

SignalVu-PC base software comes with the RSA306B and doesn't cost any extra - add on analysis licenses for protocols do cost extra. 
 The RSA306B cannot operate without SignalVu-PC as the SCPI programming interface merely controls the SignalVu-PC software. On its own, it is not a SCPI or VISA instrument - it is more like a software defined radio that digitises signals very quickly. If you don't use SignalVu-PC, then your only option is the RSA API which will give you raw samples to play with (at something like 224MB/s) but not many other features.

RSA306B" without buying the SignalVue software

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