Browse updates and changes made in FlexLogger versions on extended support.

Note If you cannot find changes for your version, it might be a more recent version, documented as a new feature. Or, your version might not have included user-facing updates. You can find more information about non-visible changes, such as bug fixes, compatibility updates, and stability adjustments or maintenance adjustments, in the product Release Notes, available on ni.com.

FlexLogger 2021 R4 New Features and Changes

  • Support for PXIe-1090.
  • Support for low-cost USB DAQ devices. Refer to Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Increase measurement accuracy by compensating for internal offsets with the auto zero setting. In your Channel Specification, click the drop-down menu ( ) for your module and select Auto Zero to configure the setting. Refer to Supported Hardware to learn which devices support auto zero.
  • Stop all signals and measurements on a CAN/LIN port so it can be used by other software. In your Channel Specification, check Disable for the port you want to disable. FlexLogger closes all CAN/LIN connections.
  • (Preview Feature) Test ECUs using A2L databases that rely on the CAN Calibration Protocol (CCP). In your Channel Specification, click Add measurements for the port you want to configure and specify the protocol.

FlexLogger 2021 R3 New Features and Changes

  • Support for PXI and PXIe Digital I/O Modules. Refer to Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Better performance for large systems, including faster response times for viewing live data.
  • Higher maximum data throughput for high speed systems.
  • Locate FlexLogger project files and read elapsed test times with the Python-based FlexLogger Automation API.
  • Log the synchronization status of devices synchronized across an Ethernet network.

FlexLogger 2021 R2 New Features and Changes

  • Support for PXIe-6738 and PXIe-6739 Analog Output Modules. Refer to Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Support for NI-9326 C-Series Frequency Input Module.
  • Drive CAN/LIN output signals non-deterministically by mapping the output to another channel. Refer to Adding Signals to Your CAN/LIN Module Channel Specification for more information.
  • Lock a configured project to prevent changes.
  • Pause a test to suspend data logging, triggers, and time-based events. Refer to Running a Test for more information.
  • Back up your data log files by saving them to an additional location. Refer to Configuring a Log File for more information.

FlexLogger 2021 R1 New Features and Changes

  • Support for USB X Series devices. Refer to Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Support for PXIe X Series counters.
  • Drive DAQ output signals non-deterministically by mapping to another channel.
  • Use test properties as placeholders in file names and locations.
  • Automate FlexLogger with the Python-based FlexLogger Automation API.
  • Onboard counter support for CompactDAQ chassis.
  • Analyze logged data with the TDMS viewer using built-in analysis functions, including arithmetic and fast Fourier transform (FFT) analyses.

FlexLogger 2020 R4 New Features and Changes

  • Support for PXIe X Series devices. Refer Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Multi-PXIe chassis synchronization support using the high-density trigger ports. Refer to Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Create variable channels to act as static integer values.
  • Use anti-aliased downsampling to acquire from DSA modules at 100 Hz.
  • Use Python to interact with FlexLogger (compatible with 2020 R3 and 2020 R4). Refer to Exchanging Data with Python for more information.
  • (Preview Feature) Onboard counter support for CompactDAQ chassis.
  • (Preview Feature) Publish tags and files to SystemLink Cloud.

FlexLogger 2020 R3 New Features and Changes

  • Better shunt calibration feedback, including calculated values displayed in channel details and error messaging.
  • Scan for TEDS sensors at the project level.
  • Support for resistance measurements. Refer to Supported Hardware for specific model support information.
  • Support for LabVIEW 2020 in the FlexLogger Plug-in Development Kit 1.3.
  • (Preview Feature) Publish tags and files to a connected SystemLink Server. This preview feature requires a separate license for SystemLink Server.

FlexLogger 2020 R2 New Features and Changes

  • Configure multiple I/O channels simultaneously, including alarm configuration.
  • Apply shunt calibration to multiple channels simultaneously.
  • Added read-only channel support for TEDS sensors.
  • Alarm and event information logged to test TDMS file.
  • Support for digital input plug-in channels in the FlexLogger Plug-in Development Kit 1.2.

FlexLogger 2020 R1 New Features and Changes

  • Added PXI Express support for SC Express, sound and vibration, and automotive bus modules. Refer to the Supported Hardware section for specific model information.
  • Added hardware support for NI 9262
  • Added support for LVDT/RVDT sensors
  • XY graph type added to Screens
  • Event triggering on test stop

FlexLogger 2019 R4 New Features and Changes

  • Added hardware support for:
    • NI 9252
    • NI 9253
  • Apply zero and null offset calibration to multiple channels simultaneously
  • Export alarm history to CSV file format
  • Save project as support for existing projects
  • Event triggered on test time elapsed
  • Toast notification support for channel alarms
  • Integrated system health metric reporting
  • Digital input support in arithmetic and Boolean formulas
  • Calculation formula support for logarithm functions, ? : operator, and e, true, and false constants
  • Configurable sample rate for CAN/LIN
  • Support for custom analysis plug-ins created with the FlexLogger Plug-in Development Kit 1.1

FlexLogger 2019 R3 New Features and Changes

  • Added hardware support for the FD-11605
  • Alarms for input channels, including the following features:
    • Alarm history pane
    • Event triggering from alarms
  • Reset values on output channels
  • Additional measurement types for counter input modules:
    • Angular position
    • Linear position
    • Pulse
  • Hardware filter support for FieldDAQ
  • Support for custom I/O plug-ins created with the FlexLogger Plug-in Development Kit 1.0
  • Boolean logic for analog channels
  • Digital input event triggering
  • Output support for LIN
  • LIN master support
  • Offline FlexLogger manual access

FlexLogger 2019 R2 New Features and Changes

  • Added hardware support for:
    • FD-11634
    • NI 9866
    • USB-8506
  • Output support for CAN
  • Input support for LIN
  • Capability to add timestamped notes during test
  • Lowpass and highpass Butterworth filter channels added to Channel Specification
  • TSN synchronization feedback
  • No limits on Slow/Medium/Fast/Digital sample rate configuration
  • System memory monitoring and dynamic visualization settings
  • Pull-up resistor support and threshold voltage support for the NI 9361
  • Powered sensor support for the FD-11601

FlexLogger 2019 R1 New Features and Changes

  • Added hardware support for:
    • NI 9231
    • FD-11601
    • FD-11614
  • Enhanced system visualization in Channel Specification
  • RMS and Mean averaging of channels added to Channel Specification
  • Screen visualization shows minimum and maximum data values in visible range
Note The FlexLogger Readme included on the installer incorrectly lists support for CAN output. CAN output is not supported in FlexLogger 2019 R1

FlexLogger 2018 R4 New Features and Changes

  • Static-level output, including added hardware support for:
    • C Series Voltage Output Modules
    • C Series Current Output Modules
    • C Series Digital Modules
    • C Series User Interface Module
  • Project metadata support
  • Support for control of output channel set points through NI Skyline Data Services