NI-Digital Pattern Editor 16.0 Known Issues

Overview

This document contains the NI-Digital Pattern Editor known issues that were discovered before and since the release of NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor 16.0. Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that can be encountered.

Each issue appears as a row in the table and includes the following fields:

  • Issue ID - The number in at the top of each of the cells in the first column. When you report an issue to NI, you may be given this ID, you can also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in Knowledge Base articles.  "N/A" indicates that there is no ID assigned to the issue.
  • Issue Title (in italics) - Describes the issue in one sentence or less.
  • Problem Description - A few sentences which describe the problem in further detail. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail, and it is expected that you may want more information on an issue. If you would like more information on an issue, contact NI and reference the ID number given in the document.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem. The workarounds that appear in the document are not always tested by NI and are not guaranteed to resolve the issue. If a workaround refers you to the NI KnowledgeBase, visit www.ni.com/kb/ and enter the KnowledgeBase number in the search field to locate the specific document.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version of NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor in which the issue was reported. If you discover the issue appears in an earlier version of NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor than is reported in this field, report the discrepancy to NI to have the field updated.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).

Known Issues

598468Displays using high DPI settings are not fully supported
600028Digital Pattern Editor can become less responsive when attaching to sessions
603853Duplicate pattern and waveform names are not supported
608380Ambiguous formulas might produce unexpected results
611267Digital Pattern Editor might crash when opening a project immediately after closing it
611269Digital Pattern Editor might crash when closing a project immediately after opening it
611275Launching the Digital Pattern Editor from the TestStand Semiconductor Module does not always bring the existing editor to the front
611808Errors occur when using NI-Digital with the TestStand Semiconductor Module if the TestStand Semiconductor Module 2016 f1 Patch has not been installed
649745The Digital Pattern Compiler does not validate the pattern file_format_version number in .digitpatsrc files
651023Running the digital scope in demo mode without the pattern open in the Digital Pattern Editor returns an incorrect error
608222Changing the active pin map file of a project while executing can lead to unexpected behavior
605969Launching Digital Pattern Editor from a network drive crashes on startup or gives unexpected errors when evaluating formulas
672936Capturing a waveform with zero samples or an incomplete sample causes the Digital Pattern Editor to hang
673746HRAM may return an incomplete set of failures if HRAM is configured to use pretrigger samples and capture failures only

 

 

IDKnown Issue
598468

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Displays using high DPI settings are not fully supported
The Digital Pattern Editor currently does not fully support systems that use high DPI settings, such as125% or 150%.

Workaround: Use the Microsoft Windows default DPI value of 100%.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.0  Added: 10/20/2016
600028

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Digital Pattern Editor can become less responsive when attaching to sessions
When attaching to an existing instrument session from another application, such as TestStand or LabVIEW, the Digital Pattern Editor can become less responsive. This situation can happen when the editor is unable to successfully connect to enough sessions to complete a site from the active pin map, such as when some instruments in the pin map do not exist, instruments used in the pin map are not configured for remote debugging, or when instrument sessions used in the pin map are externally halted at a breakpoint and the instrument session is not enabled for breakpoints.

Workaround: Ensure that when using the Digital Pattern Editor to attach to existing sessions, such as from TestStand or LabVIEW, that all sessions used in the pin map exist and are available to attach to. Ensure that devices used in the pin map enable Debug Session and Breakpoints. Select Instruments »Configure Debugging to enable Debug Session and Breakpoints.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.0  Added: 10/20/2016
603853

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Duplicate pattern and waveform names are not supported
NI recommends that no two patterns share the same name, no two source waveforms share the same name, and no two capture waveforms share the same name.

Workaround: Ensure that each pattern and waveform in the project uses a unique name.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.0  Added: 10/20/2016
608380

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Ambiguous formulas might produce unexpected results
Removing optional spaces can sometimes cause formulas to resolve ambiguously. For example, instead of using "3--2 " as a formula for "three minus negative two", use an optional space: "3 - -2". Additionally, when you use a comma as a decimal mark, use a semicolon to separate parameters in a parameter list. For example, instead of using "max(1,2,3,4) ", use "max(1, 2, 3, 4) " or "max(1,2; 3,4) ".

Workaround: Use optional spaces when appropriate to avoid ambiguity.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.0  Added: 10/20/2016
611267

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Digital Pattern Editor might crash when opening a project immediately after closing it
The Digital Pattern Editor might crash when you open a project immediately after you close it on slower computers or on virtual machines.

Workaround: Avoid using the Digital Pattern Editor on slower computers or on virtual machines.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/24/2016
611269

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Digital Pattern Editor might crash when closing a project immediately after opening it
The Digital Pattern Editor might crash when you close a project immediately after you open it and before the project has finished opening.

Workaround: When you open large projects, wait for the project to finish loading before you close the project. Avoid rapidly opening and closing multiple projects.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 18.0  Added: 10/24/2016
611275

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Launching the Digital Pattern Editor from the TestStand Semiconductor Module does not always bring the existing editor to the front
When an instance of the Digital Pattern Editor is running, attempting to launch the Digital Pattern Editor from the TestStand Semiconductor Module does not always bring the existing editor to the front. If the Digital Pattern Editor was originally launched from the Start menu, the TestStand Semiconductor Module instead launches a new instance of the Digital Pattern Editor.

Workaround: Manually navigate to an existing instance of the Digital Pattern Editor instead of using the TestStand Semiconductor Module shortcut to bring the existing instance of the editor to the front.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/24/2016
611808

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Errors occur when using NI-Digital with the TestStand Semiconductor Module if the TestStand Semiconductor Module 2016 f1 Patch has not been installed
If you use NI-Digital 16.0 with the TestStand Semiconductor Module, you must install the TestStand Semiconductor Module 2016 f1 patch to resolve multiple compatibility issues. Failing to install the f1 patch for the TestStand Semiconductor Module prevents you from using the NI-Digital .NET API and causes examples to not function properly.

Workaround: You can download the TestStand Semiconductor Module 2016 f1 patch from the following location:


TestStand Semiconductor Module 2016 f1 (32-bit)


TestStand Semiconductor Module 2016 f1 (64-bit)

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/24/2016
649745

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The Digital Pattern Compiler does not validate the pattern file_format_version number in .digitpatsrc files
Using a pattern file_format_version other than 1.0 with version 16.0 of the Digital Pattern Editor and Compiler might cause the compiled file to be unloadable or to load incorrectly in a future version of the editor or compiler. Future versions of the editor and compiler might create files that do not load in version 16.0, but version 16.0 of the editor might attempt to load those files anyway.

Workaround: Always use file_format_version 1.0 with .digipatsrc files used with version 16.0 of the digital pattern editor and compiler.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.0  Added: 6/1/2017
651023

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Running the digital scope in demo mode without the pattern open in the Digital Pattern Editor returns an incorrect error
When you run the digital scope in demo mode and the pattern is not open in the editor, the editor returns the error: "Could not find pattern file path in list of loaded patterns". The pattern must be open in a document in the editor before you can execute digital scope in demo mode.

Workaround: Open the pattern in the editor before running digital scope on it.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 6/9/2017
608222

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Changing the active pin map file of a project while executing can lead to unexpected behavior
Changing, deleting, excluding, or making the current active pin map file inactive while the Digital Pattern Editor is executing can lead to unexpected behavior.

Workaround: Wait until the execution finishes or abort the current execution before changing, deleting, excluding, or making the current active pin map file inactive.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 6/9/2017
605969

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 Launching Digital Pattern Editor from a network drive crashes on startup or gives unexpected errors when evaluating formulas
The Digital Pattern Editor currently does not support being installed on or being run from a network drive.

Workaround: Install the Digital Pattern Editor to a local location and run the editor from that location.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 6/9/2017
672936

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 Capturing a waveform with zero samples or an incomplete sample causes the Digital Pattern Editor to hang
When a waveform captures zero samples (no capture opcode executes between capture_start and capture_stop opcodes) or a serial waveform captures an incomplete sample in which the number of bits captured does not make up a whole sample (the sample width is greater than the number of bits captured), the Digital Pattern Editor hangs when you burst the pattern.

Workaround: Ensure patterns capture at least one complete sample for waveforms with capture_start and capture_stop opcodes in the pattern.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.1  Added: 10/30/2017
673746

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 HRAM may return an incomplete set of failures if HRAM is configured to use pretrigger samples and capture failures only
If the HRAM settings within the Digital Pattern Editor are configured to have the Cycles to Capture to Failures Only and the Pretrigger Cycles is greater than 0, the failures captured may be different than the requested failures. All returned failures are actual failures, but some of the failures that were requested may not be returned.

Workaround: Setting the Cycles to Capture to All will guarantee the correct samples are captured.

Reported Version: 16.0  Resolved Version: 17.1  Added: 10/30/2017

 

Contacting NI

Contact NI regarding this document or issues in the document. If you contact NI in regards to a specific issue, reference the ID number given in the document. The ID number contains the current issue ID number as well as the legacy ID number (use the current ID number when contacting NI). You can contact us through any of the normal support channels including phone, email, or the discussion forums. Also contact us if you find a workaround for an issue that is not listed in the document.

Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).