Version 9.0.1
December 2009
This file contains important information about the LabVIEW 2009 Real-Time Module.
Supported Platforms
Installation
Licensing
Real-Time Operating System Versions
Upgrade and Compatibility Issues
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
The Real-Time Module supports the following operating systems for application development:
Note The Real-Time Module does not support Windows NT/Me/9x. The Real-Time Module also does not support the Windows Server non-R2 editions.
You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including the LabVIEW Real-Time Module—using the LabVIEW 2009 Platform DVDs. You can find installation instructions for the Real-Time Module along with activation instructions in the following locations:
To request additional LabVIEW 2009 Platform DVDs, refer to the National Instruments Web site.
You must install LabVIEW 2009 before you install the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2009.
Refer to the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes for more information about upgrade and compatibility issues, a list of new features, and installation instructions. The LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes is included as a printed booklet with the kit. You also can access the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW and navigating to the Real-Time Module»Real-Time Module Related Documentation topic on the Contents tab.
After you install the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2009 on your development computer, you can complete the following steps to install and configure Japanese language support on an RT target.
Installing Language Support for Japanese does not enable Japanese language support within the RT target file system. You cannot use Japanese characters in directory names or file names on the RT target.
The LabVIEW Real-Time Module relies on licensing activation. You must activate a valid LabVIEW Real-Time Module license before you can run the LabVIEW Real-Time Module. To activate the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, use the serial number you received as part of your installation package.
Refer to the Activation Instructions for National Instruments Software for more information about licensing activation.
The Real-Time Module 2009 installs the following RT target operating systems. Refer to the specific RT target hardware documentation for information about which real-time operating system your RT target uses.
The Real-Time Module supports only a subset of the features that the ETS and VxWorks operating systems support. Refer to the Real-Time Module book on the Contents tab in the LabVIEW Help for information about features that the Real-Time Module supports.
Refer to the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes for information about upgrade and compatibility issues. The LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes is included as a printed booklet with the kit. You also can access the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW and navigating to the Real-Time Module»Real-Time Module Related Documentation topic on the Contents tab.
This section includes information about known issues for the LabVIEW 2009 SP1 Real-Time Module.
National Instruments is committed to maintaining compatibility with Microsoft Windows technology changes. However, NI has become aware of a number of issues of potential significance regarding Microsoft Windows 7. To learn how Windows 7 affects your use of NI products, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code windows7.
The LabVIEW 2009 SP1 MathScript RT Module adds support for the Variables page of the MathScript probe on RT targets. However, the Real-Time Module Help still indicates that MathScript probes are not supported on RT targets.
You can access the complete software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments Web site for an up-to-date list of known issues in the LabVIEW 2009 Real-Time Module.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the RT Module 2009 SP1.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
| 194232 | Over 20 probes in debuggable RT VI causes target to disconnect |
| 193917 | VxWorks semTake sometimes returns OK when semaphore was not obtained |
| 193434 | RT Wait Until Next Multiple Timer Cannot be Saved to a Previous Version of LabVIEW |
| 191558 | Deployment progress of a RT host VI fails to a cRIO target in LV 2009 |
| 191108 | Source Distribution Fails to Build - Can't Find File in Vilib |
| 186326 | Error downloading RT host code after upgrading to LV 2009 |
| 184584 | FFT returns inconsistent data on VxWorks when large number of files are being transfered via FTP |
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the RT Module 2009.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
| 167785 | Type cast from Fixed Point to U32 does not work properly on VXworks controllers |
| 162882 | Need a configurable INI token for UDP large packet fragmentation |
| 158842 | TDMS greyed out for Write To Measurement Express VI |
| 158524 | Unable to bind a control to function block variables |
| 153981 | Flush file cache to disk failure when writing to USB on SMP targets |
| 152321 | Possible reason not clear for Error 18 |
| 152049 | Time-Triggered Shared Variables transfer size limitation is small |
| 143813 | Streaming data to USB thumb drive in LV RT 8.6 crashes PXI controller |
| 142076 | Fix race conditions involving ni::dsc::osdep::Thread |
| 141130 | Comparing I64s in Real-Time on a VXWorks controller gives incorrect result |
| 138886 | Front panel binding does not release memory on RT target |
| 137523 | IOV Forcing VIs are marked re-entrant but do not execute as such |
| 135766 | (ETS) String to IP function error |
| 135543 | Run when opened not honored for reentrant remote panel |
| 135415 | PXI-8106 with SMP shows clock drift compared to Windows & NIST server |
| 134264 | Setting local time on ETS RT target does not return expected time |
| 132405 | TDMS Write to Measurement File does not work on RT PXI targets |
| 130811 | Set Target Image VI in System Replication fails to FTP PHARBOOT.SYS |
| 129702 | PC Eval should print HDD information |
| 128038 | Chipset on Vostro 410 tower fails to recognize SATA HDDs |
| 127463 | TDMS Open File gives error 6 on VxWorks targets |
| 125993 | Quad Core Crash - ThEvent.cpp(211) on LV RT 8.6 |
| 104678 | Remove "SASASASASASASA" printout from multicore code |
| 104016 | PC Eval should not show "No PCI support available." as catch all for PCI BIOS check |
| 96813 | Libraries contain illegal characters that cause build to fail |
| 91776 | Summer/winter time on FP controllers |
| 53747 | RT Project Wizard "generates" bad HTML file |
Copyright
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For copyright notices, conditions, and disclaimers, including information regarding certain third-party components used in the NI Real-Time Hypervisor, refer to the Copyright topic of the LabVIEW Help.
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Patents
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