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December 2014
This file contains important information about LabVIEW 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1) for OS X, including system requirements, installation instructions, new features, known issues, and a partial list of bugs fixed for LabVIEW 2014 SP1.
Refer to the National Instruments website for the latest information about LabVIEW 2014 SP1.
Refer to the labview/readme directory for readme files about LabVIEW add-ons, such as modules and toolkits.
Product Security and Critical Updates
| OS X | Run-Time Engine | Development Environment |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel-based processor | Intel-based processor |
| RAM | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768 Pixels | 1024 x 768 Pixels |
| Operating System | OS X 10.8, 10.9, or 10.10 | OS X 10.8, 10.9, or 10.10 |
| Disk Space | 656 MB - 1.3 GB | 1.3 GB for the complete installation |
| Temporary Files Directory | N/A | LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. National Instruments recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory. |
| File System | Case-insensitive | Case-insensitive |
| Note National Instruments recommends that you use Firefox 10.0 or later or Safari 6.0 or later to view the LabVIEW Help. | ||
Depending on whether you are installing LabVIEW for the first time or upgrading from a previous version, refer to one of the following documents for information about installing LabVIEW:
You can access the LabVIEW Installation Guide and the LabVIEW Upgrade Notes at ni.com as well as on the installation media.
Note If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.
Visit ni.com/security for security information about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.
LabVIEW 2014 SP1 includes the Profile Buffer Allocations window to identify and analyze buffer allocations in a LabVIEW application. Select Tools»Profile»Profile Buffer Allocations to display this window. You can use this window to complete the following tasks:
This window includes the following components:
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of known issues in LabVIEW 2014 and LabVIEW 2014 SP1.
At the time of release, LabVIEW 2014 SP1 (64-bit) for OS X supports a limited number of National Instruments drivers, modules, and toolkits. Refer to the National Instruments Product Compatibility for LabVIEW (64-bit) for Mac OS X support document at ni.com for more information.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in LabVIEW 2014 SP1. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of LabVIEW. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 476710 | Opening a VI Server Reference to two or more identically named VIs, contained in separate LabVIEW libraries in a running executable, can result in Error 1031. |
| 487258 | A LabVIEW 2014 Web Service does not run when it is built into an executable and then installed via an NI Installer. |
| 491159 | Type Definition instance does not require manual update (new to LabVIEW 2014) if last element of enum was deleted. |
| 491225 | Installing the LabVIEW 2014 Run-Time Engine via an NI Installer can prevent the NI System Web Server from starting if older versions of LabVIEW are also present or installed. |
| 491714 | Using Probes while Remote Debugging with General Error Handler VI present can cause LabVIEW 2014 to hang. |
| 492159 | Uninitialized array elements in block diagram array constants are less transparent in LabVIEW 2014. |
| 492898 | Open VI Reference hangs on second call. |
| 493375 | In certain cases, LabVIEW 2014 crashes when loading a VI with an updated type definition. |
| 500664 | Under certain conditions, the LabVIEW Digital Waveform Graph appears blank even with valid data present. |
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2014 SP1.
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