August 2016
Thank you for using NI-HSDIO. This file contains important information about NI-HSDIO and is organized into the following sections:
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
Product Security and Critical Updates
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-HSDIO
Obsolete Properties and Attributes
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
NI-HSDIO 16.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2016 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 15.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2015 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 14.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2014 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 2.0 includes the following new features:
NI-HSDIO 1.9 includes the following new features:
NI-HSDIO 1.8.3 adds support for LabVIEW 2012 (32- and 64-bit)
NI-HSDIO 1.8.1 includes the following new features:
The following table shows which hardware products are supported under particular operating systems.
Hardware Product | 32-bit1 | 64-bit |
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NI PXI/PCI-6541 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6542 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6544 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6545 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6547 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6548 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6551 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6552 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6555 | √ | √ |
NI PXIe-6556 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6561 | √ | √ |
NI PXI/PCI-6562 | √ | √ |
1 MXI Express and MXI-4 are supported on Windows 10/8.1/7. |
Note: Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Help.
NI-HSDIO 16.0 and later supports the following operating systems:
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 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 NI-HSDIO 16.0 and later does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
NI-HSDIO 16.0 and later supports the following real-time operating environments:
Note NI-HSDIO 16.0 and later does not support self-calibration of the NI PXIe-6556 with LabVIEW Real-Time Module. Use NI-HSDIO 15.0 and LabVIEW 2012 to perform self-calibration of the PXIe-6556 with LabVIEW Real-Time Module.
Note You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-HSDIO. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-HSDIO, modify your NI-HSDIO installation or launch the NI-HSDIO installer again.
Note | $(IVIROOTDIR32) is configured as an environment variable on the target system. |
If you upgraded an installation of IVI, your files may be located in the following location:
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Note | $(IVIROOTDIR64) is configured as an environment variable on the target system. |
Item | Installed Location |
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NI-HSDIO | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Drivers\niHSDIO |
NI-HSDIO Function Panel | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Drivers\niHSDIO\niHSDIO.fp |
NI-HSDIO Examples | <NIDocDir>\NI-HSDIO\Examples |
NI-HSDIO Header files | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Include |
NI-HSDIO Import Library files (32-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Lib |
NI-HSDIO Import Library files (64-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Lib_x64 |
NI-HSDIO DLL (32-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR32>\Bin |
Item | Installed Location |
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NI-HSDIO Function Panel | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Drivers\niHSDIO\niHSDIO.fp |
NI-HSDIO Header files | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Include |
NI-HSDIO Import Library files (64-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Lib_x64 |
NI-HSDIO DLL (64-bit) | <IVIROOTDIR64>\Bin |
Documentation for NI-HSDIO is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-HSDIO»Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
Document | Format | Description |
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NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Help | HTML/Windows Help | Contains instructions for opening, configuring, initiating signal generation, and closing the session. Also, contains information about programming and fundamentals. |
NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Getting Started Guide for your device | Printed and PDF | Contains software and hardware installation, MAX configuration, signal connection, and troubleshooting information for your device. |
Specifications for your device | Contains specifications for the capabilities and valid operating conditions of your NI device. | |
NI-HSDIO Readme | HTML (this document) | Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices. |
For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.
To use the .NET API, you must install the the .NET class libraries or the .NET Wrapper 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 the National Instruments .NET Driver Support document at ni.com/info and enter Info Code NETAPIdriversupport.
Note To view PDFs, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You can install the viewer from www.adobe.com/reader.
With this release, NI-HSDIO drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. NI-HSDIO 16.0 and later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-HSDIO 16.0 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-HSDIO 16.0, 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 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 National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.
NI-HSDIO 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-HSDIO 14.0.0 is the version released with LabVIEW 2014. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI-HSDIO 2.0. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI-HSDIO 14.0.0.
For Windows 7, complete the following steps:
For Windows 10/8.1, complete the following steps:
As part of the NI-HSDIO 16.0 installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-HSDIO 16.0 installation from your system, you must also remove all of the following packages:
1The installation of these packages is not required to install or uninstall NI-HSDIO.
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.
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
The Hardware Compare Mode property and the NIHSDIO_ATTR_HWC_HARDWARE_COMPARE_MODE attribute are obsolete. They are replaced by the Supported Data States property and the NIHSDIO_ATTR_SUPPORTED_DATA_STATES attribute.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-HSDIO 16.0 Known Issues at ni.com/info and enter the Info Code exk5ui for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-HSDIO 16.0.
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in NI-HSDIO. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of NI-HSDIO. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
The following items were fixed in NI-HSDIO 2.0.
ID | Fixed Issue |
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333216 | Fixed an issue in which intermittent failures were occurring when using Hardware Compare on the NI 6551 or NI 6552 at frequencies between 48 Hz and 65 Hz. |
373229 | Fixed an issue in which calling self-calibration on an NI PXIe-6555 or NI PXIe-6556 when using LabVIEW Real Time caused Property Node errors. |
394554 | Fixed an issue in which PFI lines 24 through 31 were not defined in nihsdio.h. |
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 National Instruments 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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