NI-Digital Pattern Editor 17.0 Bug Fixes

Overview

The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the NI-Digital Pattern Editor 17.0. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.

1. Bug Fixes

The following items are Bug Fixes in NI-Digital Pattern Editor 17.0.

IDLegacy IDFixed IssueIssue Details
649745
The Digital Pattern Compiler does not validate the pattern file_format_version number in .digitpatsrc filesUsing 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.
608380
Ambiguous formulas might produce unexpected resultsRemoving 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) ".
603853
When duplicate pattern names or waveforms exist in a project, the Digital Pattern Editor sometimes uses the first one instead of returning an errorNI 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. In future versions, this situation will likely result in errors when you try to use a pattern or waveform that does not have a unique name.
600028
Digital Pattern Editor can become less responsive in some cases when you select "Continue Disconnected" from the Connect to Instruments dialog boxWhen you select the "Continue Disconnected" option, the Digital Pattern Editor continues to search in the background for existing sessions for instruments the pin map defines so that the editor can automatically connect to those sessions once they become available to support debugging when an external test program is using the instruments. When the external test program creates some of those sessions but not enough to support a full site worth of pins, the Digital Pattern Editor can become intermittently unresponsive.
598468
Digital Pattern Editor does not properly display in some cases using high DPI settingsThe Digital Pattern Editor does not fully support systems that use high DPI settings, such as 125 percent, 150 percent, or 200 percent.

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.
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  • 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).