Archived: NI TestStand 4.x Patches Required for Compatibility with LabVIEW 2010 and Later

Note: The issues listed below are fixed in TestStand 2010.

The following are known issues when using LabVIEW 2010 and later with TestStand 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, and 4.2.1:

1. The Sequence Editor can crash when you activate the Module tab of a LabVIEW step that references a LabVIEW 2010 or later VI. The crash can occur with or without LabVIEW 2010 or later installed on the system.
2. The Update VI Calls tool does not properly update steps that reference LabVIEW VIs if LabVIEW 2010 or later is the active version of LabVIEW.
3. The LabVIEW Adapter is unable to load VIs with separate compiled code. The ability to configure a VI to have separate compiled code is a feature that was introduced in LabVIEW 2010.

The above mentioned issues are resolved in the following patches:

• TestStand 4.0.1f1 Patch 236977 for LabVIEW 2010 Compatibility

This patch will only run for TestStand 4.0.1f1 installations. If you have TestStand 4.0 or 4.0.1 installed, please install the patch linked below before installing Patch 236977:

NI TestStand Development System 4.0.1 - Windows XP/2000 - 4.0.1f1 Patch

If you cannot upgrade your TestStand 4.0 or 4.0.1 installation to the TestStand 4.0.1f1 version, please contact National Instruments Support.

• TestStand 4.1 Patch 236978 for LabVIEW 2010 Compatibility
  
• TestStand 4.1.1 Patch 236979 for LabVIEW 2010 Compatibility
  
• TestStand 4.2 Patch 236980 for LabVIEW 2010 Compatibility
  
• TestStand 4.2.1 Patch 236982 for LabVIEW 2010 Compatibility
  
  

After installing the patch for your particular version of TestStand linked above, you must also install the LabVIEW 2010 f2 patch to resolve the issue.

Note: Using LabVIEW 2010 with TestStand 3.5 and prior versions has not been tested; these versions of TestStand are no longer in mainstream support. Issue 1 does not apply to TestStand 3.5 and prior versions because the Module tab was introduced in TestStand 4.0. Issue 2 does not apply to TestStand 3.5 and prior versions because the Update VIs call tool was introduced in TestStand 4.1. For issue 3 listed above, TestStand 3.5 and prior cannot load LabVIEW 2010 or later VIs with separate compiled code when the adapter is configured to use the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine.

If you have installed software from the 2010 Developer Suite 2 DVDs or LabVIEW 2010 Platform DVD, you will also need to install the patch that resolves the issues.

• Archived: LabVIEW 2010 f2 Patch Details