Version 15.0
Thank you for using NI-HSDIO. This file contains important information about NI-HSDIO and is organized into the following sections:
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
Product Security and Critical Updates
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-HSDIO
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
NI-HSDIO 15.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2015 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 14.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2014 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 2.0 includes the following new features:
NI-HSDIO 1.9 includes the following new features:
NI-HSDIO 1.8.3 adds support for LabVIEW 2012 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 1.8.1 includes the following new features:
The following table shows which hardware products are supported under particular operating systems.
Hardware Product | Supported Under Supported Under Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/Windows 8.0 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP1 | Supported Under Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/Windows 8.0 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit) |
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NI PXI/PCI-6541 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6542 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6544 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6545 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6547 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6548 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6551 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6552 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6555 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6556 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6561 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6562 | √ | √ |
1 MXI Express and MXI-4 are supported on Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, but MXI-3 is supported on only Windows XP. |
Note: Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Help.
NI-HSDIO 15.0 and later supports the following operating systems:
Note: NI-HSDIO 15.0 and later do not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
NI-HSDIO 15.0 and later supports the following real-time operating environments:
Note: You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows®/CVI® or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-HSDIO. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-HSDIO, modify your NI-HSDIO installation or launch the NI-HSDIO installer again.
Note | $(IVIROOTDIR32) is configured as an environment variable on the target system. |
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If you upgraded an installation of IVI, your files may be located in the following location:
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Note $(IVIROOTDIR64) is configured as an environment variable on the target system.
Item | Installed Location on Windows 8.1/8.0/7/Vista/XP |
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NI-HSDIO | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Drivers\niHSDIO |
NI-HSDIO Function Panel | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Drivers\niHSDIO\niHSDIO.fp |
NI-HSDIO Examples | <NIDocDir>\niHSDIO\Examples |
NI-HSDIO Header files | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Include |
NI-HSDIO Import Library files (32-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Lib |
NI-HSDIO Import Library files (64-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Lib_x64 |
NI-HSDIO DLL (32-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Bin |
Item | Installed Location on Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/8.0 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit) |
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NI-HSDIO Function Panel | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Drivers\niHSDIO\niHSDIO.fp |
NI-HSDIO Header files | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Include |
NI-HSDIO Import Library files (64-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Lib_x64 |
NI-HSDIO DLL (64-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Bin |
The product documentation is available at Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-HSDIO»Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
Document | Format | Description |
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NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Help | HTML/Windows Help | Contains instructions for opening, configuring, initiating signal generation, and closing the session. Also, contains information about programming and fundamentals. |
NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Getting Started Guide for your device | Printed and PDF | Contains software and hardware installation, MAX configuration, signal connection, and troubleshooting information for your device. |
Specifications for your device | Printed and PDF | Contains specifications for the capabilities and valid operating conditions of your NI device |
NI-HSDIO Readme | HTML (this document) | Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices. |
For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.
To use the .NET API, you must install the .NET class libraries or the .NET Wrapper in addition to the NI device driver. For information on versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, as well as the download location of the installer files, refer to the National Instruments .NET Driver Support document at ni.com/info and enter Info Code NETAPIdriversupport.
Note To view the specifications, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You can install the viewer from www.adobe.com/acrobat.
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.
NI-HSDIO versions are now aligned with the versions of major NI application software products. This alignment gives you information about the year the driver was released and the most recent software version the driver was designed to work with. Driver versions now start with a two-digit year indicator: <ProductName><Year-BasedVersion>. For example, NI-HSDIO 14.0.0 is the version released with LabVIEW 2014. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI-HSDIO 2.0. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI-HSDIO 14.0.0.
Perform the following procedure to uninstall NI-HSDIO 15.0:
For Windows XP, complete the following steps:
For Windows 7/Vista, complete the following steps:
For Windows 8.x, complete the following steps:
As part of the NI-HSDIO installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-HSDIO installation from your system, you must also remove all of the following products:
Caution 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.
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
The Hardware Compare Mode property and the NIHSDIO_ATTR_HWC_HARDWARE_COMPARE_MODE attribute are obsolete. They are replaced by the Supported Data States property and the NIHSDIO_ATTR_SUPPORTED_DATA_STATES attribute.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-HSDIO 15.0 Known Issues at ni.com using the info code exhcjt for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-HSDIO 15.0.
The following items are changes in NI-HSDIO 15.0 from NI-HSDIO 2.0. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of NI-HSDIO.
ID | Fixed Issue |
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333216 | Fixed an issue in which intermittent failures were occurring when using Hardware Compare on the NI 6551 or NI 6552 at frequencies between 48 Hz and 65 Hz. |
373229 | Fixed an issue in which calling self-calibration on an NI PXIe-6555 or NI PXIe-6556 when using LabVIEW Real Time caused Property Node errors. |
394554 | Fixed an issue in which PFI lines 24 through 31 were not defined in nihsdio.h. |
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:
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.
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. |
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 Application | Icon Location | Pin to Action |
Windows 8.x Desktop | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar |
Windows 8.x Desktop | Start screen | Right-click application and select Pin to Start |
Windows 8.x Start screen | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen |
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.
National Instruments NI-DMM will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of NI-DMM 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 |
NI LabVIEW | lifecycle |
NI LabWindows™/CVI™ | cvi_lifecycle |
NI Measurement Studio | mstudiolifecycle |
NI TestStand | tslcp |
NI DIAdem | ddlcp |
NI SignalExpress | selcp |
NI VeriStand | nivslifecycle |
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