Installing Vehicle Communication Software Suite

Complete the following steps to install Vehicle Communication Software Suite.
Note If you are using the Vehicle Communication Diagnostic Toolkit, you must install and activate version 9.03 of the Softing Smart Diagnostic Engine (SDE), which includes an MCD-3D server. Refer to the Softing Automotive website at automotive.softing.com for information about installing and activating the SDE.
  1. Use NI Package Manager to install your software. Refer to Installing, Updating, Repairing, and Removing NI Software in the NI Package Manager User Manual for more information.
    Note If your system uses PROVEtech:RBS, you must uninstall it and install the Vehicle Communication Toolkit (NI-VCOM) instead since PROVEtech:RBS is no longer supported. The NI-VCOM palette is similar to that of PROVEtech:RBS, with the exception of two sets of VIs that are specific to the type of Vehicle Communication Toolkit license that you hold.
    NI-VCOM installs in the following locations on Windows:
    • %Program Files%\National Instruments\LabVIEW\vi.lib\Vehicle Communication Toolkit
    • %Public%\Documents\National Instruments\NI-VCOM
  2. Activate your software using one of the activation methods provided by NI. Visit ni.com/activate for more information.