September 2018
This file contains important information about LabVIEW 2018 Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows, including system requirements, installation instructions, known issues, and a partial list of bugs fixed for LabVIEW 2018 SP1.
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 2018 SP1 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 (version 1803)/8.1 Update 12/7 SP13 Windows Server 2012 R22 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP13 | Windows 10 (version 1803)/8.1 Update 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. Note
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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 2018.
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 2018 SP1 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2018 SP1 (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 2018 SP1 (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 2018 SP1 (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 2018 SP1 (32-bit) | LabVIEW 2018 SP1 (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 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.
(Windows) When you build an installer in LabVIEW, the default name of the executable is changed from setup.exe to install.exe. This behavior change may have potential impact to post-build processes that rely on the setup.exe name. To specify a different name for the executable, use the Installer name option on the Product Information page of the Installer Properties dialog box.
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 2018 and LabVIEW 2018 SP1.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in LabVIEW 2018 SP1. 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 |
|---|---|
| 708128 | Undefined data types do not resolve with Malleable VIs. |
| 705899 | LabVIEW crashes when using string control with the Python Node. |
| 705605 | Separately compiled code takes longer to load with mismatched bitness. |
| 701083 | Error Ring will not accept %$ String modifiers. |
| 691392 | Searching for text crashes LabVIEW. |
| 687308 | Class constants/controls appear grey on block diagram but VI's run arrow is unbroken. |
| 677536 | Mouse cursor does not scale properly with DPI settings. |
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2018 SP1.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.
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 the following KnowledgeBase articles:
Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and 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, visit ni.com/windows10.
When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher. For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.
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