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NovaSource G6 Config

Configure your NovaSource G6 RF signal source from Windows. Set frequency and attenuation, control modulation and triggering, and run frequency sweeps.

Test releaseVersion 0.2.0Released September 5, 2026Windows 11 · x64
Recommended for most users

Windows installer

A standard setup with a Start menu shortcut, upgrades, and uninstall support. Installs for your Windows user.

Download Windows Installer
EXE · 2.6 MB
No application installation

ZIP download

Extract the entire ZIP into a folder, then run NovaSourceG6Config.exe. Keep all the accompanying files together.

Download ZIP — No Installation
ZIP · 1.1 MB

About this test release

The application and installer use a self-signed test certificate. Windows does not automatically trust this certificate and may show publisher or SmartScreen warnings. Do not install the supplied certificate into Trusted Roots.

Before you start

  • Windows 11, with a compatible x64 .NET Desktop Runtime 8 or newer. A .NET SDK is not needed.
  • If needed, install .NET 10 Desktop Runtime for Windows x64. The runtime installer may request administrator permission.
  • A serial connection to your G6. Serial-adapter drivers and optional bridge software are installed separately.

Install and update

  1. Close G6 Config normally before installing or replacing files, including stopping any sweep.
  2. Run Setup, or extract the complete ZIP into a new folder.
  3. Launch the utility, select the correct COM port, and click Connect.

Preferences are preserved in %LOCALAPPDATA%\NovaSourceG6Config. The ZIP uses that same location; it is not a portable-settings mode. Updates do not install automatically.

Source and release information

View and inspect the project’s source code, follow development, or report an issue on GitHub.

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Read version 0.2.0 release notes
# NovaSource G6 Config 0.2.0 — test release

Sprint 2 UI, connection reliability, and distribution updates.

- Manual connection with the last successful COM port preselected.
- Persistent main-window placement, monitor-aware dialogs, and refined layouts.
- One-second RF output and PLL lock polling with serialized device operations.
- Buffered serial replies and bounded connection retries; sweep stop completes
  an in-flight frequency command before stopping.
- Targeted dialog readbacks instead of full configuration reads on every close.
- Friendlier connection errors with a separate Technical details dialog.
- About, hardware overview, GPL license viewer, and manual update-page link.
- .NET 8 target with major runtime roll-forward.
- Windows x64 per-user installer, installation-free ZIP, and corresponding source.

## Validation and limitations

Release application build: no warnings or errors. All 59 automated tests passed
on the project-local .NET 10 runtime for this packaging run. Earlier runs of the
same suite also passed on system .NET 8.0.30 and .NET 9.0.19.

These are early test packages signed with a self-signed certificate, not a
publicly trusted signing identity. Windows may display publisher warnings.
No real-device acceptance or clean-machine installer acceptance was performed
for this release. Multi-monitor/DPI behavior still needs user acceptance.

Requires Windows 11 and a compatible x64 .NET Desktop Runtime (8 or newer).
Installer runtime guidance opens Microsoft's download page if needed.
Close the application normally before upgrading. Preferences are preserved.
Download the complete ZIP when using the installation-free option; extracting
only the EXE is insufficient. The ZIP still stores preferences in AppData.

GPL-3.0-or-later software; corresponding source is supplied alongside the binary
downloads. Manufacturer material and dependencies retain their own notices.