LabVIEW 2021 Sound and Vibration Toolkit Readme

January 2022

This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 21.5.

You can find more release information on ni.com.

Overview

Supported Operating Systems

System Requirements

Application Software Support

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

New Features

Redistributing Executable Sound and Vibration Applications

Accessing the Help

Accessing the Sample Projects

Finding Examples

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Legal Information


Overview

The LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit provides comprehensive configuration, measurement-analysis, and visualization tools for audio, noise-vibration-harshness (NVH), and machine condition monitoring (MCM) applications. Based on an open-analysis capability and a flexible measurement library, the Labview Sound and Vibration Toolkit presents a unique capability to create software-defined automated test and measurement applications. Learn more about the sound and vibration software at ni.com/soundandvibration.

Supported Operating Systems

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 21.5 for Windows supports the following platforms:

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Note    LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.1, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 21.5 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 21.5 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 21.5 on a supported OS computer, you cannot create any installers containing any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio for an unsupported OS computer.

For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit http://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.

System Requirements

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit Base/Full have the following requirements:

  • At least 1 GB of available disk space
  • At least 1 GB of RAM
  • NI-DAQmx 21.0 or later installed for NI-DAQmx measurement hardware support

Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems for LabVIEW 2021.

Application Software Support

The following table lists the NI application software versions, including service packs, supported by LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit.

NI Application Software Versions Supported by Labview Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2021
NI LabVIEW (32-bit and 64-bit) Full or Professional Development System 2021
NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module2021

Note: Sound and Vibration Express VIs and the Sound and Vibration Assistant are not installed by Labview Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2021. Applications written with the previous versions of LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit will continue working.

Installation Instructions

NI installs software using NI Package Manager. If you do not already have NI software installed, LabVIEW installs NI Package Manager to handle the installation of your NI software. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code NIPMDownload to download NI Package Manager. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.

Notes

  • If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.
  • Use the serial number that is included with your software to activate LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit. For more information on software activation, refer to National Instruments Software Activation.

Installing from the LabVIEW 2021 Platform media

You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit—using the LabVIEW Platform media. Refer to the LabVIEW Installation Guide on the LabVIEW Platform media for installation instructions and system requirements.

To request additional LabVIEW Platform media, refer to the National Instruments website.

Note If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.

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.

New Features

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit includes the following new features:

  • Support for LabVIEW 2021
    • Support for LabVIEW 2021 does not remove previously installed support for LabVIEW 2020 and earlier.
  • Improved memory and speed performance of SV Aures Tonality and SV Aures Roughness VIs
  • Enhanced Sample Projects:
    1. Dynamic Signal Generator (DSG) refactored for scalability
    2. Audio Analyzer refactored for readability
    3. Impact Test refactored for speed performance

Redistributing Executable Sound and Vibration Applications

If you want to redistribute executables built with LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit or any of its components, you must purchase the appropriate NI Sound and Vibration Software Run-Time License. The part number for the NI Sound and Vibration Software Run-Time License is 779875-35. Contact National Instruments to purchase the NI Sound and Vibration Software Run-Time License.

Accessing the Help

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW, for information about the Sound and Vibration VIs. Sound and Vibration Toolkit documentation is located in the LabVIEW Help in the following location: LabVIEW Help»Toolkits»Sound and Vibration Toolkit.

Accessing the Sample Projects

To access the sample projects and templates from the New Project dialog, select Sample Projects in the left pane and navigate to the project that best matches your application requirements.

Finding Examples

You can find LabVIEW examples for the Sound and Vibration VIs using the NI Example Finder. Select Help»Find Examples to launch the NI Example Finder. On the Browse page, the Sound and Vibration example VIs are located in the Toolkits and Modules»Sound and Vibration and the Toolkits and Modules»Order Analysis folders.

You also can find LabVIEW examples for the Sound and Vibration VIs in the labview\examples\Sound and Vibration and the labview\examples\Order Analysis directories.

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.

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

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, visit ni.com/windows10.

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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Patents

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