Specification Compliance Manager 2022 Q2 Readme

May 2022

This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for Specification Compliance Manager 2022 Q2.

You can find more release information on ni.com.


Overview

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Application Software Support

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Accessing the Help

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

Legal Information


Overview

Specification Compliance Manager is a software application that enables management of specifications across the lifecycle of a semiconductor product and implementation of specification-driven automation workflows across disciplines.

System Requirements

Specification Compliance Manager has the following requirements:

  • Windows 10 (64-bit) / Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
  • At least 50 GB of disk space
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 4 physical CPU cores
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution
  • Google Chrome (v93.0.4577.82 and later) or Mozilla Firefox (v92.0 and later) web browser

Supported Operating Systems

Specification Compliance Manager supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)

Note  Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.

Note  Specification Compliance Manager does not support Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Specification Compliance Manager will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use Specification Compliance Manager to an unsupported OS.

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

Application Software Support

Specification Compliance Manager supports the following application software versions, including service packs.

Application SoftwareVersions Supported by Specification Compliance Manager
SQL Server2019 Express
NI SystemLink Message Broker21.5.0

Installation Instructions

Download the Specification Compliance Manager 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 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 Specification Compliance Manager. For more information on Specification Compliance Manager activation, refer to Activating a Product.

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.

Accessing the Help

Refer to the Specification Compliance Manager process documentation and Specification Compliance Manager feature documentation for information about Specification Compliance Manager.

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 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.

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

Specification Compliance Manager no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, may not install or execute correctly on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.

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.

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.