Calibration Executive 4.0 Readme

February 2017


This file contains important information about Calibration Executive, including installation instructions, new features, and known issues.


Overview

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows XP

Product Security and Critical Updates

Driver Information

New Features

Behavior Changes

Known Issues

Accessing the Help

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

Legal Information

Overview

Calibration Executive provides new product calibration support on Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Note that Windows 32-bit and 64-bit support is dependent upon device driver support. Refer to the Windows Support topic in the Calibration Executive Help for information about exceptions.


Calibration Executive Version 4.0 does not support legacy procedures that require the NI Traditional DAQ driver. Calibration support for these devices is available using Calibration Executive for Traditional DAQ Version 3.5.2.


System Requirements

Calibration Executive has the following requirements:


  • Pentium 4/M processor or equivalent
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution
  • The user must have administrator privileges

Supported Operating Systems

Calibration Executive supports the following operating systems (64-bit operating system is recommended):


  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.11
  • Windows 7 SP12

Note  Support for Windows 32-bit operating systems may require disabling physical address extension (PAE). To learn how this might affect your system and what actions you might need to take, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code PAESupport.


1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 requires Microsoft updates to support these items. Refer to Microsoft KB2919442 and KB2919355 for more information about how to install these updates.


2 NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1 requires Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 for more information about how to install this security update.


Calibration Executive 4.0 Drops Support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM and Windows XP

With this release, Calibration Executive drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack) and Windows XP. Calibration Executive 4.0 and later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing Calibration Executive 4.0, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio on an unsupported OS.


For more information about the changes to our OS support for 2017, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.


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.


Driver Information

The following instruments require specific drivers that are not installed by Calibration Executive. To install these drivers, you must download them directly from the manufacturer's website; you can find links to the third party instrument drivers at ni.com/idnet. The driver versions listed are those tested during development; later versions might be available and should be compatible.


  • The Rohde & Schwarz NRP-Z power meter requires the following tool kit and drivers from rohde-schwarz.com:
    • NRP-Toolkit 4.10
    • NRP-NI-VISA Passport 2.7.0
    • NRP-Z LabVIEW Driver 3.4.1 (x86 Windows)
  • The Rohde & Schwarz SMA100A signal generator requires the LabVIEW 2010 x86 Windows driver rssma version 2.21.0 from rohde-schwarz.com.
  • The Tektronix CSA8000 oscilloscope requires the Tektronix tktds8k LabVIEW Driver 3.0 from tek.com.

Note  This release does not include an NI-VNA driver. To run the PXI-5691 procedure, which requires a vector network analyzer, download NI-VNA 16.0 and install the driver manually after you install Calibration Executive.


New Features

This version of Calibration Executive includes the following new features:


  • Support for the following NI devices, listed by release:
    Calibration Executive 3.6.1 (patch)
    PXIe-4138PXIe-4139PXIe-5105
    PXIe-5114PXIe-5451PXIe-5646R
    PXI-5691USB-7845RUSB-7846R
    USB-7855RUSB-7856RNI 9242
    NI 9244  
    Calibration Executive 3.6.3 (patch)
    PXIe-4339PXIe-5673E (3.3 GHz)PXIe-6345
    PXIe-6355PXIe-6365PXIe-6375
    PXIe-6614PXIe-6674TVB-8012
    NI 9222 (BNC)NI 9223 (BNC)NI 9238
    Calibration Executive 3.6.4 (patch)
    PXIe-4464NI 9209NI 9230
    Calibration Executive 3.6.5 (patch)
    PXIe-4136PXIe-4137PXIe-5668R
    Calibration Executive 3.6.6 (patch)
    PXIe-4302TB-4302PXIe-4303
    PXIe-4135  
    Calibration Executive 4.0
    PXIe-4080PXIe-4081PXIe-4082
    PXIe-4141 HSRPXIe-4304PXIe-4305
    RM-4339PXIe-4463PXIe-5170R
    PXIe-5171RPXIe-6376PXIe-6378
    PXIe-6570PXIe-6738PXIe-6739
    PXIe-7846RPXIe-7847RPXIe-7856R
    PXIe-7857RPXIe-7858RNI 9212
    TB-9212NI 9216NI 9219
    NI 9226NI 9260NI 9361
    Wireless Test System (WTS)
  • Performance test added for PXI-2503 and PXI/PXIe-2529 switches
  • Support for LabVIEW 2016 and TestStand 2016
  • Integrated licensing and activation with NI License Manager
  • User experience enhancements

Behavior Changes

The following behavior has changed in Calibration Executive 4.0 from Calibration Executive 3.6:


  • After you install Calibration Executive 4.0, the Licensing Wizard prompts you to activate products by serial number.
  • When you launch Calibration Executive, the Device Types drop-down list shows devices installed on your system at the top of the list.
  • When you run the setup wizard, the device and serial number are automatically populated.
  • The Verify & Adjust Run Mode option has been removed from the PXIe-5645R procedure due to Windows system memory limitations. Run Verify Only, Adjust Only, Verify Only and merge reports to meet any Verify, Adjust, Re-verify requirements.
  • The following procedures have been modified in Calibration Executive, listed by release. Refer to an individual procedure's About Procedure section for details.
    Calibration Executive 3.6.1 (patch)
    cRIO-9211 cRIO-9217 cRIO-9237 cRIO-9263 cRIO-9264
    DAQCard-6062E DAQCard-6715 NI 9207 NI 9211 NI 9217
    NI 9229 NI 9234 NI 9237 NI 9239 NI 9263
    NI 9264 NI 9265 cDAQ-9171 cDAQ-9172 cDAQ-9174
    cDAQ-9178 cDAQ-9181 cDAQ-9188 cDAQ-9191 PCI-5114
    PCI-5421 PCI-5922 PCI-6031E PCI-6040E PCI-6154
    PCI-6220 PCI-6221 PCI-6221 (37-pin) PCI-6224 PCI-6225
    PCI-6229 PCI-6230 PCI-6232 PCI-6233 PCI-6238
    PCI-6239 PCI-6250 PCI-6251 PCI-6254 PCI-6255
    PCI-6259 PCI-6280 PCI-6284 PCI-6711 PCI-6713
    PCI-6722 PCI-6723 PCI-6731 PCI-6733 PCIe-6251
    PCIe-6259 PCIe-6320 PCIe-6321 PCIe-6323 PCIe-6341
    PCIe-6343 PCIe-6351 PCIe-6353 PCIe-6361 PCIe-6363
    PCMCIA-6715 PXI-5114 PXI-5421 PXI-5422 PXI-5441
    PXI-5610 PXI-5922 PXI-6031E PXI-6040E PXI-6154
    PXI-6220 PXI-6221 PXI-6224 PXI-6225 PXI-6229
    PXI-6230 PXI-6232 PXI-6233 PXI-6238 PXI-6239
    PXI-6250 PXI-6251 PXI-6254 PXI-6255 PXI-6259
    PXI-6280 PXI-6284 PXI-6711 PXI-6713 PXI-6722
    PXI-6723 PXI-6733 PXIe-5114 PXIe-5160 PXIe-5442
    PXIe-5644R PXIe-5645R PXIe-6251 PXIe-6259 PXIe-6341
    PXIe-6356 PXIe-6358 PXIe-6363 PXIe-6366 PXIe-6368
    SCXI-1102 SCXI-1102B SCXI-1102C SCXI-1104 SCXI-1104C
    SCXI-1125 USB-6210 USB-6211 USB-6212 USB-6215
    USB-6216 USB-6218 USB-6221 USB-6225 USB-6229
    USB-6251 USB-6255 USB-6259 USB-6341 USB-6343
    USB-6351 USB-6353 USB-6356 USB-6363 USB-6366
    Calibration Executive 3.6.3 (patch)
    DAQCard-6062E PCI-4461 PCI-4462 PCI-4472 PCI-4472B
    PCI-4474 PCI-5122 PCI-5124 PCI-5142 PCI-5412
    PCI-5421 PXI-4110 PXI-4461 PXI-4462 PXI-4465
    PXI-4472 PXI-4472B PXI-5122 PXI-5124 PXI-5142
    PXI-5404 PXI-5412 PXI-5421 PXI-5422 PXI-5441
    PXI-5650 PXI-5651 PXI-5652 PXI-6653 PXIe-4138
    PXIe-4139 PXIe-4140 PXIe-4141 PXIe-4142 PXIe-4143
    PXIe-4144 PXIe-4145 PXIe-4154 PXIe-5122 PXIe-5160
    PXIe-5442 PXIe-5451 PXIe-5611 PXIe-5650 PXIe-5651
    PXIe-5652 PXIe-5653 PXIe-5665 (14 GHz) PXIe-5665 (3.6 GHz) PXIe-5667 (14 GHz)
    PXIe-5667 (3.6 GHz) PXIe-5673 PXIe-5673E (6.6 GHz) SCXI-1102 USB-6221 (Screw Terminal)
    USB-6225 (OEM) USB-6255 (OEM)      
    Calibration Executive 3.6.4 (patch)
    cRIO-9217 NI 9217 NI 9220 NI 9220 with DSUB NI 9227
    NI 9232 NI 9238 PCI-4070 PCI-5412 PCI-5421
    PCI-6704 PXI-4070 PXI-4072 PXI-5412 PXI-5421
    PXI-5441 PXI-5650 PXI-5651 PXI-5652 PXI-6704
    PXIe-4112 PXIe-5162 PXIe-5451 PXIe-5611 PXIe-5644R
    PXIe-5645R PXIe-5646R PXIe-5652 PXIe-5663 PXIe-5663E
    PXIe-5665 (14 GHz) PXIe-5665 (3.6 GHz) PXIe-5673 PXIe-5673E (6.6 GHz) PXIe-5673E (3.3 GHz)
    PXIe-6674T SCXI-1125      
    Calibration Executive 3.6.5 (patch)
    PCI-4070 PCI-5105 PCI-6070E PCIe-6361 PCI-MIO-16E-1
    PXI-4070 PXI-4071 PXI-4072 PXI-5105 PXI-6070E
    PXI-6652 PXI-6653 PXIe-4138 PXIe-4139 PXIe-4300
    PXIe-4357 PXIe-5105 PXIe-5160 PXIe-5451 PXIe-5644R
    PXIe-5645R PXIe-5646R PXIe-5663 PXIe-5663E PXIe-5665 (14 GHz)
    PXIe-5665 (3.6 GHz) PXIe-5665 (3.6 GHz) - no preamp PXIe-6361 PXIe-6672 PXIe-6674T
    USB-6255 (Mass Termination) USB-6361      
    Calibration Executive 3.6.6 (patch)
    PXI-6652 PXI-6653 PXIe-4330 PXIe-4331 PXIe-6672
    Calibration Executive 4.0
    cRIO-9211 NI 9211 PCI-4065 PCI-4070 PCI-5122
    PCI-5124 PCI-5142 PCI-5152 PCI-5153 PCI-5153EX
    PCI-5154 PCI-5412 PCI-5421 PCI-6221 (37-pin) PCI-7831R
    PCI-7833R PCIe-4065 PCIe-7841R PCIe-7842R PCIe-7851R
    PCIe-7852R PXI-4065 PXI-4070 PXI-4071 PXI-4072
    PXI-5122 PXI-5124 PXI-5142 PXI-5152 PXI-5153
    PXI-5154 PXI-5412 PXI-5421 PXI-5441 PXI-6652
    PXI-6653 PXI-7831R PXI-7833R PXI-7841R PXI-7842R
    PXI-7851R PXI-7852R PXI-7853R PXI-7854R PXIe-5122
    PXIe-5160 PXIe-5162 PXIe-5185 (50 Ohm) PXIe-5186 (50 Ohm) PXIe-5645R
    PXIe-5693 PXIe-6365 PXIe-6375 PXIe-6672 USB-4065
    USB-6216 (BNC) USB-6218 (BNC) USB-7845R USB-7846R USB-7855R
    USB-7856R        

Known Issues

This section describes known issues with Calibration Executive.


  • Calibration Executive is not compatible with operating systems that use wide characters, e.g. Japanese, Chinese. Do not install Calibration Executive on this type of operating system.
  • Calibration Executive only works on systems that use a period (.) for the decimal place of floating point numbers. If your system uses a comma (,) for the decimal place, you must change your system's configuration by completing the following steps:
    1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
    2. Click Regional Options.
    3. Click the Numbers tab and change the Decimal Symbol from a comma (,) to a period (.). Change the Digit Grouping Symbol from (.) to (,).

Accessing the Help

Refer to the Calibration Executive Help, accessible from Help»Calibration Executive Help, for information about Calibration Executive.


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.


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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