October 2021
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI-Sync 21.3.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
If you plan to use LabVIEW NXG, refer to LabVIEW NXG Support and Considerations.
Product Security and Critical Updates
LabVIEW NXG Support and Considerations
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
NI Software Drops Support for Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System in 2022
NI-Sync provides support for customers using NI timing and synchronization hardware modules.
NI-Sync 21.3 supports the following operating systems:
1 Certain features are unavailable on NI Linux RT targets. Refer to NI-Sync Limitations on Linux Desktop and NI Linux Real-Time for more information about target support and functionality.
2 IEEE 1588-2008 protocol instances on ARM-based targets running NI Linux RT are configured to be "slave only" by default. For more information about this issue, refer to Why Doesn't My ARM-Based Linux Real-Time Target Act as a 1588 Master?.
3 Monitoring and configuring of time-based synchronization on embedded Phar Lap targets is not supported in the NI-Sync API. Use the NI-TimeSync property node installed with NI-Sync for time-based synchronization on these targets.
Note Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.
Note NI-Sync 21.3 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-Sync 21.3 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-Sync 21.3, 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.
NI-Sync 21.3 supports the following application software versions, including service packs.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-Sync |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2018 SP1, 2019 SP1, 2020 SP1, 2021 |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| LabWindows/CVI | 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| LabVIEW NXG | 5.0, 5.1 |
Download the NI-Sync 21.3 installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.
The NI-Sync 21.3 release adds the following features:
NI-Sync 21.3 supports the following devices:
The following embedded controller types support time-based synchronization with NI-Sync 21.3:
4 Time-based synchronization is fully supported on Phar Lap PXI(e) controllers. Time-based synchronization is supported on NI Linux RT PXIe controllers only if the system includes a PXI-6683 Series timing and synchronization module.
Refer to NI-Sync Help, accessible from Help»LabVIEW Help..., for information about using NI-Sync with LabVIEW.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for NI-Sync are located in the \examples\instr\niSync directory. 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.
The following sections detail considerations for using LabVIEW NXG with NI-Sync 21.3.
Software support for LabVIEW NXG differs in the following ways:
View context help in LabVIEW by pressing <Ctrl-H> and hovering over an object.
Search for items using the search bar in the upper right corner of the LabVIEW window. You can also view context help for the search results.
Additional documentation is available online at ni.com/manuals.
Launch LabVIEW and click the Learning tab.
LabVIEW lessons are located in the Lessons tab, and LabVIEW Examples are located in the Examples tab. Follow the instructions in the lessons and examples.
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 Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.
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, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.
NI-Sync no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, may not install or execute correctly on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.
NI Software will drop support for Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System starting in 2022. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2022, may not install or execute correctly on this operating system. For high-level information on the support roadmap for Phar Lap and its replacement, NI Linux RT, visit ni.com/r/xf35k1. To find out what hardware is supported on PXI controllers running NI Linux RT, visit ni.com/r/b7g5wi.
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