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NI System Configuration 18.5 Readme for Mac OS X

December 2018


This file contains important information about NI System Configuration for OS X, including installation instructions, new features, known issues, and a partial list of bugs fixed for System Configuration 18.5.


Overview

System Requirements

NI Application Software Support

Product Security and Critical Updates

List of Features not Supported in OS X

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Legal Information


Overview

System Configuration 18.5 includes NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) 18.5, a configuration utility that provides access to your NI devices.


System Requirements

System Configuration has the following requirements:


  • OS versions: OS X 10.12, OS X 10.13
    Note System Configuration was verified with the specified operating systems.
  • At least 60 MB of disk space

NI Application Software Support

The following table lists the NI application software versions, including service packs, supported by System Configuration.


NI Application Software Versions Supported by System Configuration
NI LabVIEW 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security for security information about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.


List of Features not Supported in OS X

The following VIs in the System Configuration API that are supported with RT targets on Windows are not supported on OS X:


  • Get Available Software VI
  • Install VI
  • Uninstall VI

Known Issues

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 System Configuration and Measurement & Automation Explorer.


Bug Fixes

You can access the list of bug fixes online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of bugs fixed in System Configuration and Measurement & Automation Explorer.



Legal Information

Copyright


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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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The IVI Foundation and its member companies make no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The IVI Foundation and its member companies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.


Trademarks


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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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