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LabVIEW 2011 SP1 Real-Time Module Readme

Version 11.0.1

December 2011

This file contains important information about the LabVIEW 2011 SP1 Real-Time Module.


Supported Platforms
Installation
New Feature
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Notice Regarding Microsoft Silverlight Installation and Redistribution


Supported Platforms

The Real-Time Module supports the following operating systems for application development:


  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP Pro (Service Pack 2 or 3)
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Note:


  • The Real-Time Module is compatible with 32-bit LabVIEW only. Therefore, you must have 32-bit LabVIEW installed even if you use a 64-bit OS.
  • Support for Windows Server 2003 R2 may require disabling physical address extensions (PAE). Refer to the National Instruments Web site for information about how this might affect your use of Windows Server 2003 R2 and what actions you might have to take.
  • The Real-Time Module does not support the Windows Server non-R2 editions.

The Real-Time Module installs the following real-time operating systems (RTOSes). Refer to the specific RT target hardware documentation for information about which RTOS your target uses.

  • NI ETS 13.1
  • VxWorks 6.3

Note:   Each RTOS supports only a subset of LabVIEW features. Refer to the Real-Time Module»Unsupported LabVIEW Features book on the Contents tab of the LabVIEW Help for a list of unsupported LabVIEW features for each RTOS.


Installation

You can install all of your LabVIEW products, including the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, using the LabVIEW 2011 SP1 Platform DVDs. You can find installation and activation instructions for the Real-Time Module in the following locations:


  • LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes, which are available in your LabVIEW Real-Time Module software kit or online at ni.com/manuals.
  • LabVIEW Release Notes, which are available in your LabVIEW software kit.
  • LabVIEW 2011 Service Pack 1 Platform DVDs Readme, which is available on the top-level of LabVIEW Platform DVD 1.

To request additional LabVIEW 2011 SP1 Platform DVDs, refer to the National Instruments Web site.


Note:  If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.


Installing and Using Japanese and Simplified Chinese Languages on an RT Target

After you install the Real-Time Module on your development computer, you can complete the following steps to install and use Japanese and Simplified Chinese languages on an RT target.


  1. Use the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer to install the Language Support for Japanese or Language Support for Simplified Chinese software component on the RT target. Refer to the NI Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for information about the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
  2. Open the System Settings tab and select Japanese or Simplified Chinese as the Locale.

Note:  You cannot use Japanese or Simplified Chinese characters in directory names or file names on the RT target.


New Feature

The LabVIEW 2011 SP1 Real-Time Module includes the new OPC UA VIs. Use the VIs on the OPC UA, OPC UA Server, and OPC UA Client palettes to create a customized OPC UA server application or OPC UA client application and exchange data between OPC UA client and OPC UA server applications. The OPC UA VIs are located on the Data Communication palette.


Known Issues

Refer to the National Instruments Web site for an up-to-date list of known issues in the LabVIEW 2011 Real-Time Module.


Bug Fixes

The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the LabVIEW 2011 SP1 Real-Time Module.

ID Fixed Issue
299317 Deployment of IO variable with double underscore "__" in its name behaves incorrectly
305864 RT target crashes when connecting if a startup app with non-ASCII characters in the name is running
306355 Real-Time Target Errors Dialog Fails to Launch from MAX 5.0
306973 Real-Time error 6 during close file on reliance filesystem
308854 RTEXEs fail to load due to VI path having non-ASCII UTF-8 characters
309133 USB hub with more than 8 ports does not work with LabVIEW Real-Time 2011

The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the LabVIEW 2011 Real-Time Module.

ID Fixed Issue
293334 ETS PCI Config space functions may not properly deal with indices not divisible by 4.
292386 Domain Name option in DHCP/BOOTP Need to be parsed correctly
292009 Scan Engine built application with a timed loop doesn't exit on close
291729 RT Apply Network Settings (Static) doesn't handle empty string inputs correctly
284950 Deployment of built source distribution to RT target in LV 2010 causes error/crash
280489 "Delay of communication, slow down of code on cRIO when project disconnected."
258696 Deployment failure due to network protocol issues on cFP-2120 with large statechart
255732 Remote debugging RT Application for Timing source heirarchy broken on VxWorks
255014 "Probes are listed as ""Not Executed"" intermittently on real time target"
252965 [TDMS] TDMS write hangs on cRIO if three DMAs are used in parallel
250741 Cannot FTP into a cRIO in Safe Mode if it has been Locked
250468 Disconnecting from an RT Target Leaks Massive Amounts of Memory and May Crash RT upon Reconnecting
248828 Scan thread switching among cores causes timed loop to finish late.
246770 Cannot listen on same TCP port on two different NICs
246281 Leak opening and closing LV projects with RT Desktop targets in them -- one nimxsoffline.exe leaked per RT Desktop target
240199 Reconnecting network to a PharLap RT 2009 system while opening a DataSocket connection causes persistant error 56
237822 "LV2010 RT Format in Safe Mode causes ""Blue Screen Scheduler Assertion"" when no valid RT partitions are found on drive"
235520 Run Continously button glyph is not updated after disconnecting and reconnecting
230877 RTC plug-in cannot be loaded if NI RT Extensions for SMP (MultiCore Support) 9.0 is installed
230504 RTC plug-in causes the current system time to fly 3 times faster than the normal clock.
209197 "Deploying LVOOP VIs to an RT target (cRIO 9074) results in ""Waiting for Real-Time Target (M1P) to respond"" messages"
204879 Timed Structure waits for Timeout at the end of loop execution
203211 Deployment Error Due to Failed Loading of lvanlys.*
193159 LV project deploys configuration whenever Local Windows Host VI runs as soon as you add a module to your cRIO or ECAT chassis
155193 "Visa Error, CRIO error under MAX incorrect time"
113266 Cannot delete RTEXE on PharLap after application stops executing and VIs are unloaded - Makes field updates harder
297476 Ethernet Drivers may fill up customer hard drives if Multicast packets are received
246179 TCP Listen does not play nicely when using dynamic port assignment

Notice Regarding Microsoft Silverlight Installation and Redistribution

Installing Microsoft Silverlight

Some NI components require Microsoft Silverlight. If you do not have Silverlight installed on your computer, but you do have Internet access, you can download the installer from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/. If you do not have Internet access, you can install Silverlight from this NI distribution media.


Using Microsoft Silverlight

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