September 2015
This file contains important information about NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments, including installation instructions, new features, and known issues.
NI Application Software Support
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1/8.0
NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments allows you to develop high-speed serial applications for use with the NI PXIe-6591R (NI 6591R) and NI PXIe-6592R (NI 6592R) high-speed serial modules.
Note: The following system requirements apply to NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments software only. LabVIEW FPGA has separate system requirements. Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for these system requirements.
NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments supports the following operating systems:
Operating System | 64-bit | 32-bit |
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Windows 8.1/8.0 | ✓ | ✓ |
Windows 7 Professional | ✓ | ✓ |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | ✓ | — |
Windows Server 2008 R2 | ✓ | — |
Note: NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
The following table lists the NI application software versions, including service packs, supported by NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments.
NI Application Software | Versions Supported by NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments |
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NI LabVIEW | LabVIEW 2015 32-bit 1 |
LabVIEW FPGA | LabVIEW 2015 FPGA |
1 NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments supports running host code in LabVIEW 2015 64-bit.
Complete the following steps to install NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments.
Note The niSi53xxClockConfig.dll file included as part of the NI LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments software may be used only in the use of the NI LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments software with the Silicon Labs device in the NI 6591R and NI 6592R products.
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You can access the software and documentation known issues list and list of bug fixes online. Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of known issues and list of bug fixes for NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments.
NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments supports the following hardware devices:
Refer to the NI High-Speed Serial Instruments Help for information about the high-speed serial instruments that ship with NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments. The NI High-Speed Serial Instruments Help is available at ni.com/manuals and from Start»All Programs»National Instruments»High Speed Serial Instruments»High Speed Serial Instruments Documentation.
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When you install National Instruments software on Microsoft Windows 8.x, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher.
NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.
Note NI MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.1/8.0. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher. |
For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary:
Current Application | Icon Location | Pin to Action |
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Windows 8.1/8.0 Desktop | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar. |
Windows 8.1/8.0 Desktop | Start screen | Right-click application and select Pin to Start. |
Windows 8.1/8.0 Start screen | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen. |
If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view, right-click anywhere on the Start screen and select All apps (Windows 8) or click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).
For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1/8.0, visit ni.com/windows8.
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