LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 21.5 Readme

January 2022

This file contains important information about LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes.

You can find more release information on ni.com.


Overview

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Application Software Support

Installation Information

Product Security and Critical Updates

New Features

Supported Hardware

Accessing the Help

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

Legal Information


Overview

LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 21.5 provides support for customers using the PXIe-5164, PXIe-5170, PXIe-5171, and PXIe-5172 reconfigurable oscilloscopes with LabVIEW 2021.

System Requirements

LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 21.5 has the following requirements:

  • Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768

Note  To compile LabVIEW FPGA VIs, your computer must be running a 64-bit operating system. To compile VIs for reconfigurable oscilloscope FPGA targets, your computer must have at least 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended). The minimum system requirements support only the reconfigurable oscilloscopes runtime and compiled projects.

Supported Operating Systems

LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Note  Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.

Supported Real-Time Operating Environments

LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes does not support LabVIEW Real-Time Module or LabWindows™/CVI™ Real-Time Module.

Application Software Support

The following table lists the application software versions, including service packs, supported by LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 21.5.

Application SoftwareVersions Supported by LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 21.5
LabVIEW (64-bit)2021
LabVIEW FPGA Module (recommended)2021
Note  Support for LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes was first available in LabVIEW 2014 (32-bit).

Installation Information

Note  You should install ADEs, such as LabVIEW, before installing the instrument design libraries. To add support for ADEs installed after installing the instrument design libraries, modify your instrument design libraries installation or launch the instrument design libraries installer again.

As part of the instrument design libraries installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the instrument design libraries installation from your system, you must also remove all of the following packages:

  • NI PXI Platform Services
  • NI System Configuration Runtime
  • NI-RIO
  • NI Measurement & Automation Explorer
Notice  Several of the software packages listed above are shared with other NI software packages. If you attempt to remove a piece of software that something else is dependent on, a message launches to warn you about the software dependencies. You can choose to either uninstall all of the software or to leave the shared software installed. If you choose to uninstall the shared software, some of your other NI software may no longer function correctly.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.

New Features

  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 21.5 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2021 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 20.0 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2020 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 19.1 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for new bandwidth-limiting filters and onboard clock rates for the PXIe-5172
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 19.0 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2019 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 18.0 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2018 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 17.0 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2017 (32-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 16.2 includes the following new features:
    • Support for the following PXIe-5172 devices:
      • PXIe-5172 (4 channel, 325T FPGA)
      • PXIe-5172 (8 channel, 325T FPGA)
      • PXIe-5172 (8 channel, 410T FPGA)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 16.1 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for the PXIe-5164 reconfigurable oscilloscope
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 16.0 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2016 (32-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 15.0 includes the following new feature:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2015 (32-bit)
  • LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes 14.0 includes the following new features:
    • Support for LabVIEW 2014 (32-bit)
    • Support for the PXIe-5170 and PXIe-5171 reconfigurable oscilloscopes

Supported Hardware

  • PXIe-5164
  • PXIe-5170
  • PXIe-5171
  • PXIe-5172

Accessing the Help

Refer to the NI Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes Help, accessible from Start»All Programs» National Instruments»Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes»Reconfigurable Oscilloscope Documentation , for information about the instrument design libraries.

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.

If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, 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 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.

For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 introduces several new capabilities and also combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

LabVIEW Instrument Design Libraries for Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, may not install or execute correctly on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.


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.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

If you are an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government ("Government"), the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transfer of the technical data included in this manual is governed by the Restricted Rights provisions under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.227-14 for civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Section 252.227-7014 and 252.227-7015 for military agencies.

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Patents

For patents covering the NI products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your media, or the NI Patent Notice at ni.com/patents.

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