Browse updates and changes made in PAtools 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.

PAtools 8.3

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in PAtools 8.3.

Note NI released a patch for PAtools 8.3. Contact NI Support to get the patch for PAtools 8.3.

PAconfigurator

  • New editors for the following components:
    • Sequence tables
    • Step tables
    • Value tables
    • Tasks
    • Events
    • Pointers
  • Introduced fully integrated development experience and detail improvements to increase test efficiency.
  • Integrated spreadsheet support for all new editors.

Support for Real-Time Systems

  • Added initial support for NI Linux® Real-Time (64-bit).
  • Redesign measurements and optimize data handling.
  • Write data from multiple tasks directly into one MDF4 file. Combining MDF4 files for multiple tasks is no longer required.
  • (Linux only) Added ability to define and use a shared memory with a size up to 3.9 GB.