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NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2025 Q2 Bug Fixes

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Overview

The following items are notable issues fixed between the release of NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2023 Q3 and NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 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-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details
2446665

Unable to Import a Third-Party EtherCAT Module on 64-bit LabVIEW

Third-party EtherCAT module imports fail on 64-bit LabVIEW with a memory exception when the device profile is imported. Device profiles import as expected on 32-bit LabVIEW.

Workaround:

1. Manually copy the third-party ECAT slave device profile XML file to the host computer and to the the real-time target.
2. Right-click the master item in the LabVIEW Project Explorer and select New»Targets and Devices.
Once the device profile XML file is copied, the third-party module appears as an available slave device and is usable on 64-bit LabVIEW.
3. Select the device, and click OK.

    Reported Version:

    NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2023 Q3

    Resolved Version:

    NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2025 Q2

    Added:

    Jul 23, 2023
    2597077

    Cannot add offline EtherCAT master into LabVIEW project using 64-bit software versions

    When attempting to create a LabVIEW project with EtherCAT 2023 Q3 using LabView (64-bit), adding an offline EtherCAT master to the project is not supported

    Workaround:

    Workaround for the above issue could be using an online adapter (it might limit offline coding) but EtherCAT master can be used in LabVIEW 64 bit application itself.

    Reported Version:

    NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2023 Q3

    Resolved Version:

    NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 2025 Q2

    Added:

    N/A

    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.

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