LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module Readme

November 2018


This file contains important information about the LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module, including system requirements, installation instructions, and known issues.



Overview

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Supported Hardware

Known Issues

Accessing the Help

Finding Examples

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

Legal Information


Overview

The LabVIEW NXG FPGA Module enables you to design complex systems by providing an integrated development environment where you can create an FPGA application with Clock-Driven Logic code and integrate the application into your system for use with NI FPGA hardware, such as FlexRIO devices.


System Requirements

The LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module has the following requirements:


  • LabVIEW NXG 3.0
  • At least 15 GB of disk space
  • 8 GB RAM

Refer to the LabVIEW NXG 3.0 Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems for LabVIEW NXG 3.0.


Supported Operating Systems

The LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module supports the following operating systems:


  • Windows 10 (version 1803)/8.1 Update 11/7 SP12 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 R21
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12

Note  On Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2/Server 2008 R2 SP1, some features, such as local compile, Optimized FPGA VIs, simulation of FPGA code that includes Xilinx IP or HDL code, are not supported because these features require the Xilinx compilation tools which do not support these OSes. Using these features on these OSes may result in unpredictable results.


1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 require 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, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 require Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 for more information about how to install this security update.


Installation Instructions

Installing the LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module for LabVIEW NXG

NI automates LabVIEW NXG installation using NI Package Manager. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code NIPMDownload to download NI Package Manager. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.


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.


Supported Hardware

The following list details the hardware models and FAMs supported in the LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module.


  • PXIe 7971R/7972R/7975R/7976R
  • NI 2940R/2942R/2943R/2950R/2952R/2953R (40 and 120 MHz bandwidth variants)
  • NI 2944R/2954R (160 MHz bandwidth)
  • NI-5771/5772/5782/5791/5792/5793
  • AT-1212

Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code lf7bym for an up-to-date list of known issues in the LabVIEW NXG 3.0 FPGA Module.


Accessing the Help

View context help in LabVIEW by pressing <Ctrl-H> and hovering over an object.


Search for items using the search bar in the upper right corner of the LabVIEW window. You can also view context help for the search results.


Additional documentation is available online at ni.com/manuals.


Finding Examples

Launch LabVIEW and click the Learning tab.


LabVIEW lessons are located in the Lessons tab, and LabVIEW Examples are located in the Examples tab. Follow the instructions in the lessons and examples.


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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Patents


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