Vector Network Analyzer

The Red Pitaya VNA application is ready.

Now you can run the control program.

More details about this application can be found at this link.

Getting started with MS Windows

• Open the VNA application on the Red Pitaya board
• Download and unpack the control program control program.
• Run the vna.exe program.
• Type in the IP address of the Red Pitaya board and press Connect button.
• Perform calibration and measurements.

Getting started with GNU/Linux

• Open the VNA application on the Red Pitaya board
• Install Python 3 and all the required libraries:

sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip python3-numpy python3-pyqt6 libfreetype6-dev
sudo pip3 install matplotlib mpldatacursor

• Download and unpack the control program control program.
• Run the control program:

cd vna-linux-tool-2026.1
python3 vna.py

• Type in the IP address of the Red Pitaya board and press Connect button.
• Perform calibration and measurements.