Semiconductor Device Control Add-On for InstrumentStudio New Features and Changes

Learn about updates, including new features and behavior changes, introduced in each version of Semiconductor Device Control Add-On for InstrumentStudio.

Discover what is new in the latest releases of Semiconductor Device Control Add-On for InstrumentStudio.
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Semiconductor Device Control Add-On 2025 Q3 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in Semiconductor Device Control Add-On 2025 Q3 for InstrumentStudio.

Field Label Sizes

The field view in Semiconductor Device Control Add-On register page has been improved so that long field names are more visible.

Allowing Read/Write Registers of Different Sizes in a Single Operation (Professional Edition)

In Semiconductor Device Control Add-On Professional Edition – Custom Protocol, example code has been added to demonstrate how to perform multiple Read/Write registers of different sizes in a single operation.

2024 Q3 New Features

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in Semiconductor Device Control Add-On 2024 Q3 for InstrumentStudio.

Developing Custom Sequences for Indirect Register Operations

Develop custom sequences to perform read and write operations on indirect registers. The device register map template CSV file includes a new parameter IsIndirect in column 18 to define whether a register is indirect. The Semiconductor Device Control Add-On Professional edition for InstrumentStudio provides project templates in Visual Studio for you to develop custom indirect register sequences.

Sharing NI Semiconductor Device Control Sessions with Attach Session Function

Use the attach session function to share an existing device control session across different measurements or processes.

Exposing Initialized Session Options

Use the Get gRPC Session Options API in LabVIEW, Python, or .NET to obtain the gRPC session options of the initialized session. With session options, you can interact with the PXIe-657x through the gRPC device server and enable capabilities including frequency measurement and custom pattern burst.

2024 Q2 New Features

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in Semiconductor Device Control Add-On 2024 Q2 for InstrumentStudio.

Sharing NI Semiconductor Device Control Sessions

You can reuse an existing device control session across different measurements or processes.

Communicating with NI Digital Instruments through gRPC Device Server

If you do not have Measurement Plug-Ins, you can communicate with NI digital instruments by calling the gRPC Device Server API.

2023 Q4 New Features

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in Semiconductor Device Control Add-On 2023 Q4 for InstrumentStudio.

Loading DIO Pins from Pin Maps

You can load the DIO pins only from the pin maps configured in each of the interface settings. You can choose the access permission setting and the IO type of the pins required for DIO operation. In previous versions of the Semiconductor Device Control Add-On, you can load DIO pins only from the DIO map in .solireg files.

Sharing NI Digital Sessions with gRPC Device Server

In Semiconductor Device Control Add-On, you can share NI digital sessions with the gRPC device server to create Measurement Plug-Ins measurements. You must have a valid license for InstrumentStudio Pro to use this feature.