August 2016
This document contains the following important information about NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016:
Complete the following steps to install NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016 for use with LabVIEW.
This release provides support for the following new hardware targets in a LabVIEW project:
Ensure that you back up any aliases for local RIO devices before you upgrade the software on your system, or ensure that the devices remain connected to the system during the upgrade. Any local aliases that are not associated with a connected device might be removed during the upgrade.
Refer to the List of Known Issues and Bug Fixes for NI-RIO Device Drivers on ni.com for a list of bug fixes in this release.
Refer to the List of Known Issues and Bug Fixes for NI-RIO Device Drivers on ni.com for a current list of all known issues in this release.
In the LabVIEW Help, click the Contents tab and select NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers to access the software help for your NI R Series Multifunction RIO device.
Use the following Microsoft Windows operating systems and service packs with NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016.
| Operating System | 64-bit | 32-bit | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 | ✓ | ✓ | Refer to the Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10 section of this document for more information about using NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers on Windows 10. |
| Windows 8.11 | ✓ | ✓ | Refer to the Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1 section of this document for more information about using NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers on Windows 8.1. |
| Windows 7 Professional SP12 | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Windows Server 2012 R21 | ✓ | — | — |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12 | ✓ | — | — |
| Notes: 1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET Framework 4.6.1. 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. 2 NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 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. | |||
NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016 drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016 and later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI R Series Multifunction RIO Device Drivers August 2016, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio on an unsupported OS.
For more information about the changes to our OS support for 2016, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.
Refer to the Software Support for CompactRIO, CompactDAQ, Single-Board RIO, R Series, FlexRIO, and EtherCAT support document on ni.com for a complete list of the hardware and LabVIEW software versions supported by each version of NI R Series Multifunction RIO.
Visit to ni.com/rseries for additional NI R Series Multifunction RIO product support and information.
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.
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. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.
If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, 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 4.0 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.
NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.
Note NI MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.1. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher.
For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary:
| Current Application | Icon Location | Pin to Action |
| Windows 8.1 Desktop | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar |
| Windows 8.1 Desktop | Start screen | Right-click application and select Pin to Start |
| Windows 8.1 Start screen | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen |
If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view, right-click anywhere on the Start screen and select All apps (Windows 8.0) or click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).
For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.
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