NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers 21.0 Readme

July 2021

This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers.

You can find more release information on ni.com.


Overview

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Application and Driver Software Support

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

New Features

Accessing the Help

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Legal Information


Overview

NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers allows you to configure Industrial Controller devices and control their digital I/O. This release supports the following hardware:

  • IC-3120
  • IC-3121
  • IC-3171
  • IC-3172
  • IC-3173

Refer to the NI Industrial Controller website at ni.com/industrial-controller for the latest information about NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers.

System Requirements

NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers has the following requirements:

  • Pentium 4 1 GHz or equivalent
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 1,024 × 768 resolution video adapter with a 16-bit display

Supported Operating Systems

NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Note  NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers 21.0 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers 21.0 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers 21.0, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio on an unsupported OS.

For more information about the changes to our OS support, visit https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.

Application and Driver Software Support

NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers supports the following application software versions, including service packs.

NI Application Software or Driver Software Versions Supported by NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers
NI LabVIEW 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module 20181, 2019, 2020, 2021
NI LabVIEW FPGA Module 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
NI Vision Development Module 2015 SP1 or later
NI Vision Acquisition Software February 2016 or later
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection IC-3120, 3121, and 3173—2015 or later
IC-3171 and 3172—2015 f1 or later

1 Industrial Controller 21.0 and later will not install to Linux RT targets running LabVIEW Real-Time 2018.

Installation Instructions

Download the NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.

Notes

  • If Windows Update is enabled, the installation process might hang if Windows Update interferes with the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Run-Time. Visit ni.com/r/exjq43 for more information and steps to resolve this issue.
  • 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 NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers. For more information on NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers activation, refer to NI Software Activation.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.

New Features

The following list describes the new features in NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers 21.0

  • Added support for LabVIEW 2021

Accessing the Help

Documentation is installed onto your hard drive with NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers. To view the documentation, select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Industrial Controller.

Refer to the National Instruments Product Manuals Library at ni.com/manuals for the most recent versions of product documentation.

  • Refer to the National Instruments Web site for information about the IEEE 1588 time synchronization capabilities of the Industrial Controllers.
  • IC-3120 Getting Started Guide, IC-3120 Specifications, and IC-3120 User Manual—These documents explain how to install and configure the IC-3120, and contain specifications and electrical and mechanical information.
  • IC-3121 Getting Started Guide, IC-3121 Specifications, and IC-3121 User Manual—These documents explain how to install and configure the IC-3121, and contain specifications and electrical and mechanical information.
  • IC-317x Getting Started Guide, IC-3171 Specifications, IC-3172 Specifications, IC-3173 Specifications, and IC-317x User Manual—These documents explain how to install and configure the IC-317x, and contain specifications and electrical and mechanical information.
  • Vision RIO VI Reference Help—This document contains reference information about NI Vision RIO VIs. Vision RIO VIs provide basic tools to configure input and output on FPGA-enabled devices to synchronize image acquisition with process control.

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.

If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, 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 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.

For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.

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, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.


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

Content from the IVI specifications reproduced with permission from the IVI Foundation.

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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