Critical Security Update
To help protect your systems, customers using NI driver software 2026 Q2 or earlier should visit ni.com/ni-pal-update and follow the recommended actions.
The NI-Digital Pattern Driver 16.0.2 patch resolves the issue outlined in the table below for the NI-Digital Pattern driver 16.0. NI highly recommends this patch for all NI-Digital 16.0 installations and PXIe-6570 Digital Pattern Instruments.
The patch is available through NI Update Service or you can download directly through the Drivers and Updates page linked below.
| ID | Description |
| 681944 |
Contention can occur after using source memory on the PXIe-6570 internal bus. Over time this can cause damage to the instrument. |