January 2017
This file contains important information about the NI-SCOPE driver, including installation instructions, new features, a partial list of bugs fixed for NI-SCOPE 16.1, and known issues.
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
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
NI-SCOPE allows you to implement various acquisitions, measurement and analysis functions, and the functionality of traditional oscilloscopes. NI-SCOPE also includes the NI-SCOPE Soft Front Panel, which allows you to use your NI digitizer without programming.
| LabVIEW VI | C/C++ Function |
|---|---|
| niTClk Setup For Sync Pulse Sender Synchronize | niTClk_SetupForSyncPulseSenderSynchronize |
| niTClk Synchronize to Sync Pulse Sender | niTClk_SynchronizeToSyncPulseSender |
| niTClk Finish Sync Pulse Sender Synchronize | niTClk_FinishSyncPulseSenderSynchronize |
| Labview Property | C/C++ Attribute |
|---|---|
| NI-TClk SyncPulseSender:External Pulse Source | NITCLK_ATTR_SYNC_PULSE_SENDER_SYNC_PULSE_SOURCE |
The following table shows which hardware products are supported under particular operating systems.
| Hardware Product | Supported Under Windows 10/Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)1 | Supported Under Windows 10/Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NI PXI/PCI-5102 | Yes | No | |
| NI PCMCIA/USB/AT-51021 | No | No | |
| NI PXI/PXIe/PCI-5105 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5112 | Yes | No | |
| NI PXI/PXIe/PCI-5114 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PXIe/PCI-5122 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5124 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI USB-5132/5133 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5142 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5152 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5153 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5154 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXIe-5160/5162 | Yes | Yes | |
| PXIe-5164 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXIe-5185/5186 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI-5620 | Yes | No | |
| NI PXI-5621 | No | No | |
| NI PXIe-5622 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PXI-5900 | Yes | Yes | |
| NI PCI-59112 | No | No | |
| NI PXI/PCI-5922 | Yes | Yes | |
| 1MXI Express and MXI-4 are supported on Windows 10/8.1/7. 2NI PCMCIA/USB/AT-5102 and NI PCI-5911 are Legacy products. | |||
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help.
NI-SCOPE 16.1 has the following requirements:
NI-SCOPE 16.1 supports the following operating systems:
Note Support for Windows 32-bit operating systems may require disabling physical address extension (PAE). To learn how this might affect your system and what actions you might need to take, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code PAESupport.
1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 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, 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.
The following table lists the application software versions, including service packs, supported by NI-SCOPE 16.1.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-SCOPE 16.1 |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2013 SP1 or later |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module | 2013 SP1 or later |
| LabWindows™/CVI™ | 2013 or later |
| LabWindows™/CVI™ Real-Time Module | 2013 or later |
| Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) | 6.0 or later |
NI-SCOPE installs NI-DAQ if it is not already installed, or if an earlier version of NI-DAQ is installed. NI-DAQ support files will be installed if you have LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI in your system. However, the only component that NI-SCOPE needs from NI-DAQ is the device driver.
As part of the NI-SCOPE installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-SCOPE installation from your system, you must also remove all of the following packages:
Caution Several of the software packages listed above are shared with other NI software packages. If you attempt to remove a piece of software that something else is dependent on, a message launches to warn you about the software dependencies. You can choose to either uninstall all of the software or to leave the shared software installed. If you choose to uninstall the shared software, some of your other NI software may no longer function correctly.
With this release, NI-SCOPE 16.1 drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. NI-SCOPE 16.1 and later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-SCOPE 16.1 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-SCOPE 16.1, 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?.
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.
NI-SCOPE versions are now aligned with the versions of major NI application software products. This alignment gives you information about the year the driver was released and the most recent software version the driver was designed to work with. Driver versions now start with a two-digit year indicator: <ProductName><Year-BasedVersion>. For example, NI-SCOPE 16.1 is the version released with LabVIEW 2016. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI-SCOPE 4.1.3. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI-SCOPE 14.0.
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 NI-SCOPE 16.1.
NI-SCOPE ships with several examples for LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, MSVC, Visual C++, and Microsoft Visual Basic that will help you develop your software. These examples illustrate how to perform the most common operations with your hardware. To find the examples, go to Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-SCOPE»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. 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. For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.
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