Version 13.0.1
December 2013
This file contains important information about the LabVIEW FPGA Module, including installation instructions, known issues, and a partial list of bugs fixed for LabVIEW 2013 SP1 FPGA Module.
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
The development computer is a PC or NI PXI/PXI Express system on which you install LabVIEW and the LabVIEW FPGA Module. You can use this computer to compile FPGA VIs, but if the FPGA design or target requires more than 2 GB of memory, National Instruments recommends installing the LabVIEW FPGA compilation tools on a separate computer. This computer is referred to as the remote compile server.
1Memory requirements vary according to both the FPGA target and the FPGA VI you create for that target. To determine your memory needs, monitor the memory usage of the xst.exe process in the Windows Task Manager.
2You must use a 64-bit OS to address 4 GB of RAM.
3The LabVIEW FPGA Module does not support the Windows Server non-R2 editions.
You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including the FPGA Module–using the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 Platform DVDs. You can find installation instructions for the FPGA Module along with activation instructions in the following locations:
To request additional LabVIEW 2013 SP1 Platform DVDs, 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.
National Instruments posts information about critical updates and security notifications on ni.com. Visit ni.com/info and enter Info Code updates to access this information.
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 FPGA Module.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 FPGA Module. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 FPGA Module. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate the issue has been fixed.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 413898 | Coercion dots on Invoke Methods cause LabVIEW to require saving without any code changes. |
| 418820 | Desktop Execution node does not recognize controls inside a tab control. |
| 421382 | While loops with loop timer can overflow waveform type and cause graph control draw to hang. |
| 421717 | [Sampling Probes] Sampling sources on while loops in the FPGA context can hang the VI's execution. |
| 421750 | [Sampling Probes] Multiple reruns of the VI with sampling probes can cause a loss of waveform graph formatting. |
| 422537 | [Sampling Probes] Placing a sampling probe under the FPGA sampling source when the FPGA VI is free running can cause LabVIEW to crash. |
| 422548 | LabVIEW can crash if Open Dynamic Bitfile Reference node is used under certain circumstances. |
| 424257 | Reentrancy settings of some FPGA VIs causing poor performance with FPGA project load and memory usage. |
| 425084 | [Linear Algebra] Matrix Transpose function is showing wrong Throughput information in the context help. |
| 426585 | Configuring a memory project item while the FPGA VI using the memory is not open causes the memory to not take the project item changes. |
| 427033 | Using <+-,32,16> fixed point values in the LabVIEW 2013 FPGA Module can cause VI corruption. |
| 431290 | FIFO datatype may not be updated properly. |
| 435147 | Data corruption issue for a To FXP conversion on FPGA. |
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about the LabVIEW 2013 SP1 FPGA Module.
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:
The National Instruments LabVIEW FPGA Module will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of the LabVIEW FPGA Module 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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Third-Party Copyright Notices
The SharpZipLib_Notice.pdf file contains a third-party copyright notice for third-party components used by certain FPGA Module features. The following directory is the default installation location for the file, but the location might vary depending on the configuration of the local computer:
\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2013\FPGA\Legal\
The Python_2.5_notice.pdf file contains a third-party copyright notice for third-party components used by certain FPGA Module features. The following directory is the default installation location for the file, but the location might vary depending on the configuration of the local computer:
\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2013\FPGA\Legal\
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:
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