April 2020
This file contains important information about the NI-SCOPE driver, including installation instructions, new features, and known issues.
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
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
NI-SCOPE is an NI instrument driver that enables you to implement multirecord acquisition, continuous acquisition, multiboard synchronization, more than 50 measurement and analysis functions, and the functionality of traditional oscilloscopes. NI-SCOPE is an interchangeable virtual instrument (IVI)–compliant instrument driver, and it features a set of operations and properties that exercise the functionality of the oscilloscope and includes an interactive soft front panel and examples.
NI-SCOPE 20.0 has the following requirements:
NI-SCOPE 20.0 supports the following operating systems:
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 Real-Time, please visit ni.com/r/xf35k1. To find out what hardware is supported on PXI controllers running NI Linux Real-Time, please visit ni.com/r/b7g5wi.
Note In 2016, NI-SCOPE dropped support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and installations of Windows 7 without any service packs. NI-SCOPE will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-SCOPE to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-SCOPE 20.0, 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 Why Does My NI ADE Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Windows Server 2003?.
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/r/PAESupport.
1 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.
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 and KB3125574 for more information about how to install these updates.
NI-SCOPE supports the following application software versions, including service packs. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-SCOPE |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module3 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| LabVIEW NXG | 5.0 |
| LabWindows™/CVI™ | 2013 SP1 or later |
| LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module3 | 2013 SP1 or later |
3No support for the PXIe-5110/5111/5113, the PXIe-5163, or the PXIe-5164 and PXIe-517x reconfigurable oscilloscopes.
If you are using the NI-SCOPE .NET Class Library, the .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The NI-SCOPE .NET Class Library can be used with the Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET programming languages in any Visual Studio version that can target the .NET Framework 4.0 or the .NET Framework 4.5.
To use the .NET API, you must select the .NET Framework 4.0 Languages Support or the .NET Framework 4.5 Languages Support packages in the NI-SCOPE installer to install the .NET class libraries in addition to the NI device driver. For information about versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, as well as the download location of the installer files, refer to National Instruments .NET Driver Support.
NI installs NI-SCOPE using NI Package Manager. If you do not already have NI software installed, NI-SCOPE installs NI Package Manager to handle the installation of your NI software. Visit ni.com/r/NIPMDownload to download NI Package Manager. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.
NI-SCOPE is available for download from ni.com/downloads/drivers. NI-SCOPE installs NI-DAQmx if it is not already installed or if an earlier version of NI-DAQmx is installed. NI-DAQmx 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-DAQmx 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:
Notice 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.
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.
The following table details the hardware models supported in NI-SCOPE 20.0.
| Hardware Device | Supported Under Windows 10 (32-bit)/Windows 8.1 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit) | Supported Under Windows 10 (64-bit)1/Windows 8.1 (64-bit)1/7 (64-bit)1 |
|---|---|---|
| NI-DAQmx-Based Oscilloscopes | ||
| PXI/PXIe/PCI-5105 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PXIe/PCI-5114 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PXIe/PCI-5122 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5124 | Yes | Yes |
| USB-5132/5133 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5142 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5152 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5153 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5154 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5160/5162 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5185/5186 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5622 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI-5900 | Yes | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5922 | Yes | Yes |
| SDI-Based Oscilloscopes | ||
| PXIe-5110 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5111 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5113 | Yes | Yes |
| 516x Oscilloscopes | ||
| PXIe-5163 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5164 | Yes | Yes |
| 517x Oscilloscopes | ||
| PXIe-5170 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5171 | Yes | Yes |
| PXIe-5172 | Yes | Yes |
| 1When you install NI-SCOPE on a 64-bit installation of Windows, InstrumentStudio is installed instead of the SCOPE soft front panel. Use InstrumentStudio to monitor and control your oscilloscope. | ||
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help.
You can access the NI-SCOPE known issues online at NI-SCOPE 20.0 Known Issues.
You can access the NI-SCOPE bug fix list online at NI-SCOPE 20.0 Bug Fixes. This list describes a subset of issues fixed in NI-SCOPE 20.0. If you have a Bug ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
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.
For LabVIEW examples, select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for NI-SCOPE are located in the labview\examples\instr\niScope 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-SCOPE.
Software support for LabVIEW NXG differs in the following ways:
The following table details the hardware models supported in NI-SCOPE with LabVIEW NXG.
| Hardware Module | Supported Under Windows 10/Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| NI-DAQmx-Based Oscilloscopes | |
| PXI/PXIe/PCI-5105 | Yes |
| PXI/PXIe/PCI-5114 | Yes |
| PXI/PXIe/PCI-5122 | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5124 | Yes |
| USB-5132/5133 | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5142 | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5152 | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5153 | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5154 | Yes |
| PXIe-5160/5162 | Yes |
| PXIe-5185/5186 | Yes |
| PXIe-5622 | Yes |
| PXI-5900 | Yes |
| PXI/PCI-5922 | Yes |
| SDI-Based Oscilloscopes | |
| PXIe-51101 | Yes |
| PXIe-51111 | Yes |
| PXIe-51131 | Yes |
| 516x Oscilloscopes | |
| PXIe-51631 | Yes |
| PXIe-51641 | Yes |
| 517x Oscilloscopes | |
| PXIe-51701 | Yes |
| PXIe-51711 | Yes |
| PXIe-51721 | Yes |
| 1External calibration of this module is not supported in LabVIEW NXG. | |
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 4.0, 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.
NI-SCOPE will drop support for Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, and all 32-bit Windows operating systems starting in 2021. 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.
For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:
| Product | Info Code |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | lifecycle |
| LabWindows/CVI | cvi_lifecycle |
| Measurement Studio | mstudiolifecycle |
| TestStand | tslcp |
| DIAdem | ddlcp |
| SignalExpress | selcp |
| VeriStand | nivslifecycle |
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