NI-Digital Pattern Driver 2025 Q2 Bug Fixes

Overview

The following items are notable issues fixed between the release of NI-Digital Pattern Driver 2024 Q3.1 and NI-Digital Pattern Driver 2025 Q2, including additional patches and service packs. If you have an issue ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of NI-Digital Pattern Driver.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details

2976055

Scan compression does not occur for instruments when no pins are configured as scan pins

When loading a pattern that contains a scan vector on an instrument that does not have any mapped scan pins, no scan pattern compression will occur.

Workaround:

Configure at least one pin as a scan pin on every instrument in the session.

Reported Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2024 Q3

Resolved Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2025 Q2

Added:

Apr 4, 2025

2976055

Reported memory usage may be inaccurate with multi-instrument sessions when instruments have different numbers of scan pins

When loading a pattern in a multi-instrument session where every instrument does not have the same number of scan pins, the reported memory usage in Digital Pattern Editor may be inaccurate.

Workaround:

Configure the same number of scan pins on every instrument in the session.

Reported Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2024 Q3

Resolved Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2025 Q2

Added:

Apr 4, 2025

2795788

Digital Scope should constrain compare strobe edge within time-set period

For patterns with multiple adjacent high frequency cycles, the Digital Scope operation may incorrectly place time-set comparator edges, violating hardware timing limits and resulting in incorrect noisy signals.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2024 Q3

Resolved Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2025 Q2

Added:

Apr 4, 2025

2902761

When using Digital Pattern Editor with an older version of TestStand Semiconductor Module installed, System View may not display live measurements

When using Digital Pattern Editor with an older version of TestStand Semiconductor Module installed, System View may not display live measurements. This applies to TestStand Semiconductor Module versions 2024Q1 and earlier.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2024 Q3

Resolved Version:

NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital Pattern Editor: 2025 Q2

Added:

Apr 4, 2025

Additional Patch Information

Installing some patches may require certain additional steps or considerations. Please refer to the following table for more information about patches for this release.

These patches currently do not have any special instructions.

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).