LabVIEW 2015 Wireless Sensor Network Module Pioneer Readme

December 2015


This file contains important information about the LabVIEW Wireless Sensor Network Module, including installation instructions, known issues, and bug fixes.


System Requirements

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Known Issues

Accessing the Help

Finding Examples

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

Legal Information


System Requirements

In addition to the system requirements for the LabVIEW Development System, the Wireless Sensor Network Module has the following requirements:


  • LabVIEW 2015 Base, Full, or Professional Development System (32-bit)
  • At least 2.5 GB of disk space
  • NI WSN-9791 Ethernet Gateway, NI 9792 WSN Real-Time Gateway, or an NI CompactRIO system with an NI 9795 C Series WSN Gateway
  • NI WSN-32xx WSN Nodes

Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems for LabVIEW 2015.


Installation Instructions

Complete the following steps to install the Wireless Sensor Network Module:


  1. Log in as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. Install LabVIEW using the LabVIEW 2015 Platform media, if not already installed. Refer to the LabVIEW Installation Guide on the LabVIEW Platform media for installation instructions and system requirements.

    Note  To request additional LabVIEW Platform media, refer to the NI website.
  3. Insert the Wireless Sensor Network Module media. If the installer does not automatically begin, double-click autorun.exe on the media to begin installation.
  4. Select Install LabVIEW Wireless Sensor Network Module.
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen for installing the Wireless Sensor Network Module.
  6. Activate the Wireless Sensor Network Module.

    Note  You must activate the Wireless Sensor Network Module before you can build VIs into WSN applications. The Wireless Sensor Network Module runs in evaluation mode if you do not activate it. You also can use the NI License Manager, available by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI License Manager or from NI Launcher in Windows 8.1, to activate NI products. Refer to the National Instruments License Manager Help, available by selecting Help»Contents in the National Instruments License Manager, for more information about activating NI products.
  7. Install and configure the NI Wireless Sensor Network devices. Refer to the NI Wireless Sensor Network Devices Getting Started Guide manual for installation instructions.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.


Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the Wireless Sensor Network Module.


Accessing the Help

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about the Wireless Sensor Network Module.


Finding Examples

Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the Wireless Sensor Network Module are located in the labview\examples\lvemb\wsn directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.


Automating the Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.


If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.


For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:


Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 introduces several new capabilities and also combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.


Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher. For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.


NI LabVIEW Wireless Sensor Network Module Drops Support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in 2016

NI LabVIEW Wireless Sensor Network Module will drop support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of the Wireless Sensor Network Module that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:


Product Info Code
LabVIEWlifecycle
LabWindows™/CVI™cvi_lifecycle
Measurement Studiomstudiolifecycle
TestStandtslcp
DIAdemddlcp
SignalExpressselcp
VeriStandnivslifecycle

Legal Information

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices


You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:


  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
  • EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
  • Review <National Instruments>\_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.

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Patents


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