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June 2016
This file contains important information about LabVIEW 2016 for OS X, including system requirements, installation instructions, known issues, and a partial list of bugs fixed. LabVIEW 2016 for OS X is available only in 64-bit.
Refer to the NI website for the latest information about LabVIEW.
Refer to the labview/readme directory for readme files about LabVIEW add-ons, such as modules and toolkits.
Product Security and Critical Updates
Supported Modules and Toolkits
LabVIEW 2016 for OS X has the following requirements:
| 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 10.10 or 10.11 | OS X 10.10 or 10.11 |
| Disk Space | 257 MB | 1.4 GB for the complete installation |
| Temporary Files Directory | N/A | LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. NI recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory. |
| File System | Case-insensitive | Case-insensitive |
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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 NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.
LabVIEW 2016 for OS X supports the following modules and toolkits.
1 The Control Design and Simulation Module does not support the System Identification VIs, System Identification Assistant, and Control Design Assistant.
2 The MathScript RT Module does not support the libraries class of MathScript RT Module functions.
Refer to the NI website for information about drivers compatible with LabVIEW for OS X.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of known issues in LabVIEW 2016.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in LabVIEW 2016. 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 |
|---|---|
| 333388 | Incorrect highlight execution order with LVOOP property node |
| 405304 | Menu Item VIs can cause LabVIEW to crash |
| 425622 | Edit Events menu for Event Structures can delete the new event you are trying to create |
| 434420 | Leading zeros are not allowed in Numeric Case Selector values |
| 518954 | Unconstrained Downhill Simplex ignores some stopping conditions |
| 519216 | LabVIEW crash when closing subVI Icon Editor that was opened from VI Hierarchy |
| 526175 | Spreadsheet String to Array VI crashes when an empty string is wired to delimeter input |
| 530595 | Not a Refnum Primitive returns incorrect value when evaluating a specific type of "Invalid Refnum" |
| 534553 | Quit LabVIEW function closes VI if you choose cancel |
| 539895 | File Dialog Express VI alters error chain |
| 542865 | Front panel object updates pause when resizing front panel or block diagram |
| 544435 | 1-D Array Probe Display Window has issues with high resolutions |
| 544526 | Fatal Internal Error 0x89B93EF0: "drawmgr2.cpp" when running Mac application for extended time |
| 544533 | Scripting dynamic events on an event structure returns Error 1 |
| 544907 | Delaunay Triangulation hangs on certain input data |
| 546555 | Error 1025 when creating Override VI for an already open parent class |
| 547120 | Incorrect VI dataflow when using an Error Wire with a parallelized For Loop |
| 549429 | DAbort 0x34E86741 ConvertNum called with non-numeric |
| 554381 | Sort items in the Choose Implementation class dialog alphabetically |
| 555758 | Using the 'Unflatten From String Function' to unflatten an "invalid" string within LabVIEW x64 can cause the computer to become unresponsive |
| 555788 | Using "Fast File Format" to build an executable could result in error 2208 in some cases |
| 555868 | Using the Tree Control 'Drag Starting? Event' allows you to Delete the reference to the item you are dragging and can result in a LabVIEW crash |
| 561615 | In specific cases, building a LabVIEW executable with shared variables causes Error 1003 during the build |
| 564219 | Sometimes if RFmx continuously modifies the loading state of the UI thread, a race condition can occur and potentially cause a crash |
| 567353 | When an XNode output is wired to the Loop count of a Parallel For Loop the VI breaks |
| 567369 | LabVIEW crashes when getting the properties of a class containing a member VI with certain connector pane configurations |
| 568111 | HTTP calls can throw Assertion Errors on Mac OS X when LabVIEW is not installed |
| 569362 | In cases of extreme load on a TCP server, LabVIEW can miss new connection notifications, causing a timeout |
| 569793 | Rare persistent Error 56 at TCP Read |
| 570547 | Bluetooth Read, Write, and Close primitives have TCP icon |
| 571421 | In certain cases, dynamically calling a VI containing a SubVI can cause a memory leak. The size of the memory leak scales with the size of the SubVI and its dependencies |
| 571556 | Showing Visible Items on Waveform Chart probe does not resize chart in the probe window |
| 571713 | Scripting a Value Change event for an IVI Logical Name control crashes LabVIEW |
| 571935 | Closing a project library containing a class with unsaved changes does not prompt for save |
| 573539 | In some cases, DNS name resolution in LabVIEW can block other TCP calls |
| 574048 | Error 8 when trying to create an actor under an unsaved library |
| 574488 | Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) prevents Source Control in LabVIEW from finding Perforce |
| 575278 | Error 1019 when creating a message, if the actor contains a never-before-saved method |
| 578899 | LabVIEW 64-bit Development Environment has the potential to crash while running certain RFmx examples |
| 580210 | Remote debugging sessions that involve packed project libraries can stop unexpectedly |
| 580212 | Remote debugging VIs that were built without front panels can close the session unexpectedly |
| 581199 | Unflatten From String throws error 74, does not update indicators |
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2016.
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