LabVIEW 2015 VI Analyzer Toolkit Readme

June 2015


This file contains important information about the LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit, including system requirements, installation instructions, and known issues.


System Requirements

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Using the VI Analyzer Toolkit

Using Spell Check Word List

Known Issues

Accessing the Help

Finding Examples

VI Analyzer Enthusiasts Community Group

Automating the Installation of NI Products

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

Legal Information



System Requirements

In addition to the system requirements for the LabVIEW Development System, the VI Analyzer Toolkit requires the LabVIEW 2015 Base, Full, or Professional Development System (32-bit).


Note  The LabVIEW 2015 Professional Development System license activates the LabVIEW 2015 VI Analyzer Toolkit.


Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems for LabVIEW 2015.


Installation Instructions

(Windows) You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including the VI Analyzer Toolkit—using the LabVIEW 2015 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.


(OS X) Complete the following steps to install the VI Analyzer Toolkit on OS X:


Note  Disable any automatic virus detection programs before the installation because some virus detection programs may interfere with the installer. After installation, check your computer for viruses and enable any virus detection programs you disabled.


  1. Insert and browse to the LabVIEW 2015 VI Analyzer Toolkit installation media.
  2. Open NI LabVIEW 2015 VI Analyzer Toolkit.pkg, located in the Mac OS X directory.
  3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Complete the following steps to uninstall the VI Analyzer Toolkit on OS X:


  1. During installation, the VI_Analyzer_2015_Uninstall.sh uninstallation script is created in the VI Analyzer directory. Drag the VI_Analyzer_2015_Uninstall.sh uninstallation script to the prompt in a Terminal window.
  2. Press Return and follow the instructions provided by the script.
  3. After uninstalling the VI Analyzer Toolkit, manually delete the uninstallation script.

(Linux) Complete the following steps to install the VI Analyzer Toolkit on Linux:


  1. Log into the system as root.
  2. Insert the LabVIEW 2015 VI Analyzer Toolkit installation media.
  3. From the Terminal window, navigate to the Linux directory on the installation media.
  4. To run the installation script, enter the following command:

    /bin/sh ./INSTALL

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.


Using the VI Analyzer Toolkit

After you install the VI Analyzer Toolkit, select Tools»VI Analyzer»Analyze VIs in LabVIEW to run the VI Analyzer. You also can use the VI Analyzer VIs, located on the Functions palette. Refer to the LabVIEW Help and the LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit User Guide for more information about using the VI Analyzer Toolkit.


Using Spell Check Word List

For a list of the copyrights, conditions, and disclaimers regarding the word list used in the automatically generated inflection database, refer to the AGID_4.0_notice.pdf and AGID_4.0_license.pdf files in the Licenses directory on the VI Analyzer Toolkit installation media.


Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the VI Analyzer Toolkit.


Accessing the Help

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about the VI Analyzer Toolkit.


Finding Examples

Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the VI Analyzer Toolkit are located in the labview\examples\VI Analyzer Toolkit directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.


VI Analyzer Enthusiasts Community Group

Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code ex8j59 to discuss the VI Analyzer Toolkit with other users.


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.x. 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.x DesktopDesktop TaskbarRight-click application and select Pin to Taskbar
Windows 8.x Desktop Start screenRight-click application and select Pin to Start
Windows 8.x 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 8.0) or click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).


For more information about NI support for Windows 8.x, visit ni.com/windows8.


NI LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit Drops Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in 2016

National Instruments LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of VI Analyzer Toolkit that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:


Product Info Code
LabVIEWlifecycle
LabWindows™/CVI™cvi_lifecycle
Measurement Studiomstudiolifecycle
TestStandtslcp
DIAdemddlcp
SignalExpressselcp
VeriStandnivslifecycle

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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Patents


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