Hi folks....
Have Joe's wonderful nanovna solver exec running... what a brilliant bit of S/W !!!  Only manged to get it installed with help from you folks on this forum.. at 77 I am no longer so quick on the uptake.
BUT... 'ere is the question. about a year ago I downloaded the documentation for the nanovna solver exe and I want to re-read the manual.
BUT... I can't find the link to the documentation, mine is now well and truly out of date.
Can someone please give me the link URRL to his docs ?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
*This forum is a GOLDMINE of info and I for one am deeply grateful for its existence and the help it provides.*
Albert
EI7II

This is the address:

https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA_Software



73/G7OYO

Francesco.







**Sent:** Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 8:35 AM
**From:** "Albert Kleyn" <ei7ii.ie@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ? #documentation

Hi folks....
Have Joe's wonderful nanovna solver exec running... what a brilliant bit of
S/W !!! Only manged to get it installed with help from you folks on this
forum.. at 77 I am no longer so quick on the uptake.
BUT... 'ere is the question. about a year ago I downloaded the documentation
for the nanovna solver exe and I want to re-read the manual.
BUT... I can't find the link to the documentation, mine is now well and truly
out of date.
Can someone please give me the link URRL to his docs ?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
**This forum is a GOLDMINE of info and I for one am deeply grateful for its
existence and the help it provides.**
Albert
EI7II

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I downloaded the software and I did read the manual before trying to install but the installer fails.  Trying to run the NanoVNA_V2Plus.exe, I get the message "cannot locate the LabView runtime engine".  I have installed NI-VISA and the LabView runtime engines (both 32 bit and 64 bit).  Running Windows 10 Pro.  Thie installation instructions also mentions an INI file but not where to get it or what's in it.
Any ideas?
Alos would like to know if the LabView source code VI is available>

Hello. this software installation is  I litle complicate (I'm software illiterate)

1.On my installation I daunloaded LabView comunity edition "FREE" make one accaunt daunload and installed.
https://www.ni.com/en-gb/shop/labview/select-edition/labview-community-edition.html
Step 1-a, step 1-b (attached screen shots)

2.Go to GThb  https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64-
daunload the files: NanoVNA_Solver.exe ( https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64-/blob/main/NanoVNA_Solver.exe ) and the NanoVNA_Solver.ini ( https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64-/blob/main/NanoVNA_Solver.ini ) install on one folder *Step 2*

I do have LabView Community addition installed and working (congrids to NI for making a free version of LabView available)..  Still get the error when trying to run the NanoVNA_V2Plus.exe even if in the C: drive root path.

I did get a different program,  the NanoVNA_Solver.exe to open LabView and load but the VI is broken because of a missing DLL  lvsound2.dll and I assume an associated library.  I'll try to correct that.

https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64-

download the file on the attached screen shot "Step2"





**Sent:** Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 7:12 PM
**From:** "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

I do have LabView Community addition installed and working (congrids to NI for
making a free version of LabView available).. Still get the error when trying
to run the NanoVNA_V2Plus.exe even if in the C: drive root path.

_._,_._,_

* * *

https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64-





**Sent:** Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 7:42 PM
**From:** "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

I did get a different program, the NanoVNA_Solver.exe to open LabView and
load but the VI is broken because of a missing DLL lvsound2.dll and I assume
an associated library. I'll try to correct that.

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* * *

Francesco,

Thank you. I do have those files downloaded and have the LabView 2021
64bit runtime installed.

I can start the program but the VI is broken because it cannot find
lvsound2.vi and I cannot locate that NI runtime path. Pointing it to
another copy of the VI from the community addition (32bit) I get this error:

On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 1:00 AM Francesco <realfran@gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64-
>
>
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 7:42 PM
> *From:* "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
> *To:* NanoVNAV2@groups.io
> *Subject:* Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
> #documentation
> I did get a different program, the NanoVNA_Solver.exe to open LabView and
> load but the VI is broken because of a missing DLL lvsound2.dll and I
> assume an associated library. I'll try to correct that.
>
>
>

Hello!

https://www.ni.com/de-de/support/downloads/software-products/download.labview-runtime.html# ( https://www.ni.com/de-de/support/downloads/software-products/download.labview-runtime.html ) - Runtime

Vladimir

I add the lvsound2.dll put on the Nano-Saver file folder

Yes, I did that, the LabView 64 bit runtime is installed from that link.

Re-running the install shows "nothing to install"

On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 5:48 AM Vladimir Lebedev <dl7pga@yandex.com> wrote:

> Hello!
>
>
> https://www.ni.com/de-de/support/downloads/software-products/download.labview-runtime.html#
> <https://www.ni.com/de-de/support/downloads/software-products/download.labview-runtime.html>
> - Runtime
>
> Vladimir
>
>
>

Putt the (lvsound2.dll) on the file folder like the screen shot





**Sent:** Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 10:41 AM
**From:** "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

Francesco,



Thank you. I do have those files downloaded and have the LabView 2021 64bit
runtime installed.



I can start the program but the VI is broken because it cannot find
[lvsound2.vi](http://lvsound2.vi) and I cannot locate that NI runtime path.
Pointing it to another copy of the VI from the community addition (32bit) I
get this error:



On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 1:00 AM Francesco
<[realfran@gmx.co.uk](mailto:realfran@gmx.co.uk)> wrote:

> <https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA-Solver64->

>

>
>

>
>

> **Sent:** Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 7:42 PM
> **From:** "Bob W0EG" <[morrisnc7@gmail.com](mailto:morrisnc7@gmail.com)>
> **To:** [NanoVNAV2@groups.io](mailto:NanoVNAV2@groups.io)
> **Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

>

> I did get a different program, the NanoVNA_Solver.exe to open LabView and
load but the VI is broken because of a missing DLL lvsound2.dll and I assume
an associated library. I'll try to correct that.

>

>
>

>

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* * *

OK, ,I need to backtrack a bit.  I had LabView 2022 run time installed so I used package manager to uninstall it and then re-installed from NI and now have the lvsound2.dll file.in it's directory.
I place the installer exe in the same directory as the 2022 runtime and got the attached error.  I the installed the older LabView runtime 2011, ran the installer exe from its directory and got the same error.  Looks like the dll is nor ok but missing the sound lib

I'll keep trying.

OK, I finally got it installed and the VI is working.  Used 7-zip and installed old version from here;

https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA_Software/releases/tag/0.10

Thanks for the help.

One more question.  I now have NanoVNA V2+4  rev 0.1 installed and working.  To get the current version, I downloaded NanoVNA_V2Plus_2p08.zip from Joe's Gethub and extracted NanoVNA_V2Plus.exe.  That exe runs and open an installer dialog, the installer completer and  NanoVNA V2+4  rev 2.08 loads and runs.  However, it seems that an app exe is not installed I must run the installer each time to start V2.08.  What am I missing?

1-b https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA_Software

2-b https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA_Software/tree/NanoVNA_V2Plus

Daunload the NanoVNA_V2Plus go to Window program files (84) unzip the file on
this file **NanoVNA_V2Plus** file.



**Sent:** Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:44 AM
**From:** "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

One more question. I now have NanoVNA V2+4 rev 0.1 installed and working.
To get the current version, I downloaded NanoVNA_V2Plus_2p08.zip from Joe's
Gethub and extracted NanoVNA_V2Plus.exe. That exe runs and open an installer
dialog, the installer completer and NanoVNA V2+4 rev 2.08 loads and runs.
However, it seems that an app exe is not installed I must run the installer
each time to start V2.08. What am I missing?

_._,_._,_

* * *

Some other help you ask to the https://www.eevblog.com/forum/rf-
microwave/nanovna-custom-software/





**Sent:** Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:28 AM
**From:** "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

OK, I finally got it installed and the VI is working. Used 7-zip and
installed old version from here;

<https://github.com/joeqsmith/NanoVNA_Software/releases/tag/0.10>

Thanks for the help.

_._,_._,_

* * *

OK, got.  I simply needed to move the new exe into the same directory as the old (renaming the old or replacing it).  Its in C:\Program Files (x86)\NanoVNA_V2Plus
I didn't realize that if run from anywhere else, it will act as an installer..
All good now, Thanks.

Now to try to find some (affordable) better standards.

Hello if want better standard or go to spend a lot of money on other vast
money on ceep standard,

load the last @Dislord firmware with calibration standard correction use the
standard included on the NanoVNA





**Sent:** Monday, April 18, 2022 at 3:50 PM
**From:** "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
**To:** NanoVNAV2@groups.io
**Subject:** Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
#documentation

OK, got. I simply needed to move the new exe into the same directory as the
old (renaming the old or replacing it). Its in C:\Program Files
(x86)\NanoVNA_V2Plus
I didn't realize that if run from anywhere else, it will act as an installer..
All good now, Thanks.

Now to try to find some (affordable) better standards.

_._,_._,_

* * *

One of Joe's more recent videos talks a lot about standards. If I still
had access to a PNA, I could accurately characterize the
provided standards and then enter the corrections factors. Now retired, I
don't have that access. Actually, the provided standards are good enough
for my current needs, mostly under 1GHz. Joe's software is great. Would
sure like to see the source VIs.

On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 12:41 PM Francesco <realfran@gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello if want better standard or go to spend a lot of money on other vast
> money on ceep standard,
> load the last @Dislord firmware with calibration standard correction use
> the standard included on the NanoVNA
>
>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 18, 2022 at 3:50 PM
> *From:* "Bob W0EG" <morrisnc7@gmail.com>
> *To:* NanoVNAV2@groups.io
> *Subject:* Re: [nanovnav2] Where can I find Joe Smith's S/W ?
> #documentation
> OK, got. I simply needed to move the new exe into the same directory as
> the old (renaming the old or replacing it). Its in C:\Program Files
> (x86)\NanoVNA_V2Plus
> I didn't realize that if run from anywhere else, it will act as an
> installer..
> All good now, Thanks.
>
> Now to try to find some (affordable) better standards.
>
>
>