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NI System Configuration 20.5 Readme for macOS

December 2020

This file contains important information about NI System Configuration for macOS, including installation instructions, new features, known issues, and list of bugs fixed for System Configuration 20.5.

Overview

System Requirements

NI Application Software Support

Product Security and Critical Updates

List of Features not Supported in macOS

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Legal Information


Overview

System Configuration 20.5 includes NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) 20.5, a configuration utility that provides access to your NI devices.

System Requirements

System Configuration has the following requirements:

  • OS versions: macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15
    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 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

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 macOS

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

  • Get Available Software VI
  • Install VI
  • Uninstall VI

Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Visit NI MAX and NI System Configuration Known Issues and Bug Fixes for an up-to-date list of known issues.

Bug Fixes

Visit the NI MAX and NI System Configuration Known Issues and Bug Fixes to access a list of the issues fixed for System Configuration and Measurement & Automation Explorer online. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of System Configuration and Measurement & Automation Explorer. If you have a Bug ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.


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.

IVI Foundation Copyright Notice

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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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