Generating frequency hopping signal

I'm working with 5661 + 5671.
I want to generate frequency hopping signal with 5671. The frequency band is 2400-2500MHz, and the hopping rate is one hop per frame (1.024ms) or 976 hop per second.
I also need to be able to test the hopping signal with 5661 RFSA.
Does it possible to run such hopping test with the 5661+5671?
Thanks,
Chen
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HI
I want to generate a hopping signal with PXI-5671 RFSG and want to analys with PXI-5660 RFSA. While seaching for the related posts i came across ur post, The frequency range in my case is between 200-300Mhz but i will use 200-220Mhz due to BW of 20Mhz...the hopping rate i wil use is very slow as compared to urs..i m trying to do this with 10-20 hops per second..
I m new with the hardware i have used it to generate and analyz the signals but stil unable to generate the hopping signal with predefined hopping sequence and hopping rate...
can you guide me that how to do this????or can u give me a copy of ur VI so that i can learn it from ur program and regenrate with my specs to chk weather it works or not...??
I wil b realy thankful if u can help me in anyway....
REGARDZ

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