The following critical updates are currently available in NI Update Service for 2012. Critical updates that address security issues are shown separately.
Click the link in the Info Code column to obtain more information as well as download the update. You can also visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code.
Some critical updates are only available in NI Update Service 2.0 and later. Download the latest version of NI Update Service here. NI recommends setting up the NI Update Service software to periodically check for updates so that critical updates are automatically suggested based on the NI Software components already installed.
| Name | Type | Description | Info Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 8.6.1 f5 | Run-Time Software | An update is available that fixes a critical issue in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 8.6.1 f4. | LVRTE861f5_en |
| Name | Type | Description | Info Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| LabVIEW 2011 SP1 f2 | Development Environment Software | An update is available for LabVIEW 2011 SP1 that fixes multiple critical issues. The update is strongly recommended for all LabVIEW 2011 SP1 installations. | |
| LabVIEW 2012 f1 | Development Environment Software | An update is available for LabVIEW 2012 that fixes multiple critical issues. The update is strongly recommended for all LabVIEW 2012 installations. | |
| LabVIEW 2012 f3 | Development Environment Software | An update is available for LabVIEW 2012 that fixes multiple critical issues. The update is strongly recommended for all LabVIEW 2012 installations. | |
| LabVIEW 2012 FPGA Module f1 | Module | An update is available for the LabVIEW 2012 FPGA Module that fixes critical issues. The patch is strongly recommended for all LabVIEW 2012 FPGA Module installations. | |
| LabVIEW 2012 Real-Time Module f1 | Module | An update is available for the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, NI-RIO, NI-WSN, and NI-FieldPoint that fixes multiple critical issues. This update is strongly recommended for all LabVIEW 2012 Real-Time Module installations, as well as NI-RIO 12.0, NI-WSN 1.4, and NI-FieldPoint 6.0.11. | |
| Measurement Studio 2012 f1 | Development Environment Software | An update is available for Measurement Studio 2012 that fixes an issue that limits your ability to evaluate the product. This update is strongly recommended for all users who intend to evaluate Measurement Studio 2012. This update is not needed for users who have an active service agreement or who purchase and activate the product. | mstudio2012f1 |
| NI-488.2 3.1 | Hardware Driver | An update is available for NI-488.2 that fixes multiple critical issues. This update is strongly recommended for all NI-488.2 installations. | |
| NI-DCPower 1.7.5 | Hardware Driver | An update is available for NI-DCPower that fixes a critical issue. The update is strongly recommended for all NI-DCPower installations. | dcpower175_en dcpower175_jp |
| NI-Serial 3.9 | Hardware Driver | An update is available for NI-Serial that fixes multiple critical issues. This update is strongly recommended for all NI-Serial installations. | serial39 |
| NI-VISA 5.2 | Hardware Driver | An update is available for NI-VISA 5.1.x that fixes a critical issue affecting LabVIEW users. The update is strongly recommended. | VISA52fix_en VISA52fix_jp |
| NI TestStand 2010 f2, 2010 SP1 f1, and 2012 f1 | Development Environment Software | Updates are available for NI TestStand 2010, 2010 SP1, and 2012 that fix critical issues. These updates are strongly recommended. | ts2010fix ts2010SP1fix ts2012fix |
| NI VeriStand 2011 f1 and 2011 SP1 f1 | Development Environment Software | Updates are available for NI VeriStand 2011 and 2011 SP1 that fix multiple critical issues. These updates are strongly recommended for all NI VeriStand 2011 and 2011 SP1 installations. | VS2011f1 |