NI High-Speed Serial Instruments Readme

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.


Overview

System Requirements

NI Application Software Support

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Known Issues and Bug Fixes

Supported Hardware

Accessing the Help

Automating the Installation of NI Products

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1/8.0

Legal Information


Overview

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.


System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

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
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.


Minimum System Requirements

  • Processor—Pentium 4 or equivalent
  • RAM—2 GB
  • A screen resolution of 800 x 600 with 256 colors
  • Windows 8/7 or Windows Server 2008/2012 with all available critical updates and service packs

Recommended System

  • RAM—6 GB
  • A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
  • Windows 8/7 (64-bit) or Windows Server 2008/2012 with all available critical updates and service packs

NI Application Software Support

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 SoftwareVersions Supported by NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments
NI LabVIEW LabVIEW 2015 32-bit 1
LabVIEW FPGALabVIEW 2015 FPGA

1 NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments supports running host code in LabVIEW 2015 64-bit.


Installation Instructions

Complete the following steps to install NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments.


  1. Install LabVIEW. Refer to the LabVIEW Installation Guide for installation instructions for LabVIEW and system requirements for the LabVIEW software. Refer to the LabVIEW Upgrade Notes for additional information about upgrading to the most recent version of LabVIEW for Windows.
    • Documentation for LabVIEW is available at ni.com/manuals and from Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals.
  2. Install the LabVIEW FPGA Module. Refer to the LabVIEW FPGA Module Release and Upgrade Notes for installation instructions and information about getting started with the LabVIEW FPGA Module.
    • Documentation for the LabVIEW FPGA Module is available at ni.com/manuals and from Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals.
  3. Install the NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments driver.
    • Documentation for the NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments driver is available at ni.com/manuals and by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»High-Speed Serial Instruments»High-Speed Serial Instruments Documentation.

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.


Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.


Known Issues and Bug Fixes

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.


Supported Hardware

NI LabVIEW 2015 Instrument Design Libraries for High-Speed Serial Instruments supports the following hardware devices:


  • NI PXIe-6591R
  • NI PXIe-6592R

Accessing the Help

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.


Automating the Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.


If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.


For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:


How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

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.


Using 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.

Pinning Frequently Used Applications

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 ApplicationIcon LocationPin to Action
Windows 8.1/8.0 DesktopDesktop TaskbarRight-click application and select Pin to Taskbar.
Windows 8.1/8.0 Desktop Start screenRight-click application and select Pin to Start.
Windows 8.1/8.0 Start screenDesktop TaskbarRight-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen.

Finding All Programs

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.



Legal Information

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices


You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:


  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
  • EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
  • Review <National Instruments>\_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.

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