March 2017
This file contains important information about LabVIEW 2017 for Windows, including system requirements, installation instructions, a partial list of bugs fixed for LabVIEW 2017 for Windows, and known issues.
Refer to the NI website for the latest information about LabVIEW.
Refer to the labview\readme directory for readme files about LabVIEW add-ons, such as modules and toolkits.
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
LabVIEW 2017 has the following requirements:
| Windows | Run-Time Engine | Development Environment |
|---|---|---|
| Processor1 | Pentium 4M/Celeron 866 MHz (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) | Pentium 4M (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) |
| RAM | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Operating System | Windows 10/8.12/7 SP13 Windows Server 2012 R22 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP13 | Windows 10/8.12/7 SP13 Windows Server 2012 R22 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP13 |
| Disk Space | 620 MB | 5 GB (includes default drivers) |
| Color Palette | N/A | LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Help contain 16-bit color graphics. LabVIEW requires a minimum color palette setting of 16-bit color. |
| Temporary Files Directory | N/A | LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. NI recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory. |
| Adobe Reader | N/A | You must have Adobe Reader installed to search PDF versions of all LabVIEW manuals. |
| 1 LabVIEW and LabVIEW Run-Time Engine require processors of the Pentium 4M/G1 generation or later, which are capable of executing SSE2 instructions. 2 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 require Microsoft updates to support these items. Refer to Microsoft KB2919442 and KB2919355 for more information about how to install these updates. 3 NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 require Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 for more information about how to install this security update. | ||
Complete the following steps to install and activate LabVIEW for Windows.
Are you installing LabVIEW for the first time? Insert the LabVIEW Platform media and follow the onscreen instructions to install LabVIEW, modules, toolkits, and drivers. When prompted, enter the serial number for each product you want to activate. Your serial number can be found at ni.com/myproducts. If you are managing your license with a volume license server, you should receive your volume license file by email.
Are you upgrading from a previous version of LabVIEW? Refer to the LabVIEW Upgrade Notes for information about protecting existing VIs and projects before installing a new version of LabVIEW, as well as upgrade and compatibility issues and a complete list of new features in LabVIEW 2017.
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.
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.
Use the LabVIEW Platform media to install modules and toolkits supported by LabVIEW 2017 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2017 (64-bit). When run on Windows (64-bit), LabVIEW (64-bit) provides access to more memory than a 32-bit operating system or a 32-bit application can provide. LabVIEW (64-bit) is available in English only.
Refer to the NI website for information about drivers compatible with LabVIEW 2017 (64-bit). For GPIB devices, you must use at least NI-488.2 2.6 for Windows. Refer to the specific hardware documentation for more information about compatibility with LabVIEW (64-bit).
LabVIEW 2017 (64-bit) supports a limited number of modules and toolkits. The following lists compares the modules and toolkits supported by LabVIEW (32-bit) and LabVIEW (64-bit).
| Product | LabVIEW 2017 (32-bit) | LabVIEW 2017 (64-bit) |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit | ✓ | — |
| Control Design and Simulation Module | ✓ | ✓1 |
| Database Connectivity Toolkit | ✓ | — |
| DataFinder Toolkit | ✓ | — |
| Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module | ✓ | — |
| Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit for Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital Filter Design Toolkit | ✓ | — |
| FPGA Module | ✓ | — |
| MathScript RT Module | ✓ | ✓2 |
| Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-Time Module | ✓ | — |
| Robotics Module | ✓ | — |
| SoftMotion Module | ✓ | — |
| Statechart Module | ✓ | — |
| Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit Test Framework Toolkit | ✓ | ✓ |
| VI Analyzer Toolkit | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision Development Module | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1 The Control Design and Simulation Module (64-bit) does not support the System Identification VIs, System Identification Assistant, Control Design Assistant, and real-time targets. 2 The MathScript RT Module (64-bit) does not support the libraries class of MathScript RT Module functions. | ||
Refer to the readme of each product for more information about 32-bit and 64-bit support, system requirements, installation instructions, and activation. For information about products not listed in the previous table, refer to the user documentation of those products.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of known issues in LabVIEW 2017.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in LabVIEW 2017. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of LabVIEW. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 404983 | Dynamic load of LabVIEW Class fails when built into a DLL. |
| 522606 | Error Ring does not adhere to dataflow in an executable or in a VI with debugging disabled. |
| 524160 | Updated Timed Loop Mode example VI to better display custom phase and show correct value for period in context help. |
| 567353 | When an XNode output is wired to the Loop count of a Parallel For Loop the VI breaks. |
| 571901 | Using the BD Get Image Scaled method crashes LV 2014 and 2015 if the depth of the image is 1. |
| 572024 | Built applications hang in some instances when calling Quit LabVIEW. |
| 584378 | LabVIEW has the potential to crash when simultaneously setting multiple variant attributes to empty variant constants. |
| 588140 | Insert of Compound Arithmetic node on wire can result in undesirable configuration. |
| 590370 | Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm has poor convergence in some cases. |
| 591709 | Calling Format Value on improper value can result in crash. |
| 592088 | Improper updates of library members when using Actor Framework Message Maker. |
| 594760 | Example "Extract number with match pattern" gives incorrect output. |
| 595178 | Certain examples show incorrect title bars on the Project Window. |
| 595814 | The unflatten from String primitive can take several minutes to return when given malformed input strings. |
| 595815 | DataSocket Read VI crashes LabVIEW when calling certain IP addresses. |
| 596804 | Re-registering a dynamic event can cause subscribing event frames to behave improperly. |
| 597858 | File permissions error when saving a LabVIEW file to a Windows Server from Windows 10. |
| 598986 | Scrollbar does not properly respond to clicks on string constant. |
| 599478 | LabVIEW may not update classes on Real-Time targets after changing the inplaceness of a connector pane terminal for a VI within those classes. |
| 601256 | Error message when replacing existing channel endpoint with an invalid configuration is not clear. |
| 601764 | Local variables can be created from channel wires. |
| 601807 | Resizing a "Register for Events" Node Crashes LabVIEW. |
| 602230 | Connecting conflicting channel types does not always break the wire. |
| 602973 | In some cases, using the Min/Max function on array of single precision floating point numbers can cause a VI to fail to compile. |
| 603092 | Rearranging tabs in tab control can cause a crash. |
| 603391 | Incorrect Out of Memory dialog when using "Active Plot" property node in 64-bit LabVIEW. |
| 603562 | Using dynamically dispatched VIs with unwired input terminals can, in some cases, cause crashes. |
| 603576 | Channels carrying typedefs/classes create crosslinks when users duplicate projects. |
| 603854 | QMH project template contains a potential race condition. |
| 605231 | Attempting to abort a VI may not always cause the VI to abort. |
| 606365 | Dragging a control or indicator to the edge of the block diagram can cause duplication of the front panel object. |
| 606847 | Dynamic Dispatch VIs break when the class wire is passed through a shift register in specific cases. |
| 607685 | Cast Unit Bases does not correctly remove units from output. |
| 609835 | Actor Framework debug traces do not occur on Real-Time targets. |
| 611532 | Selecting "Use Default if Unwired" on an output tunnel with a LabVIEW class data type will cause a broken VI with no errors. |
| 611810 | Saving a VI containing a "Lookup Channel Probe" node for LabVIEW version 2015 and earlier can result in failure to open the saved VI. |
| 611838 | The abort behavior of the Accumulator Tag channel wire does not match that of other implementations. |
| 612501 | Interpolate 2D Scattered VI will return an incorrect value for specific size input values. |
| 615195 | Collapsing "Variant Attribute Get / Replace" border node on In Place Element Structure causes LabVIEW to crash. |
| 615288 | Previous versions of LabVIEW are unable to open dynamic classes saved using "Save for Previous Version" in 2016. |
| 616848 | Using Quick Drop to add a Custom Control Template to a VI's Front Panel crashes LabVIEW. |
| 617119 | Pressing Abort during project creation then creating another project causes LabVIEW to crash in some cases. |
| 617504 | Dragging the front panel icon of a VI onto the block diagram of another VI will undo the last edit of the dragged VI in some cases. |
| 617917 | Possible crash when loading particular classes. |
| 624304 | Actors that return an error from Pre Launch Init also send a Last Ack containing the same error. |
| 624957 | Possible memory corruption when opening invalid file. |
| 627716 | Opening a project with "Messenger Channels" causes a search for Wrapper.lvclass. |
| 627910 | Large projects may have extended save times. |
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2017.
The following list contains additional changes to LabVIEW that are not included in the LabVIEW Help, the LabVIEW Upgrade Notes, or both:
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