Calibration Executive 5.2 is a minor release that adds or enhances features and functionality to Calibration Executive 5.0. Calibration Executive 5.0 or later must be installed on your system prior to upgrading to Calibration Executive 5.2. Refer to the Calibration Executive 5.0 readme for details about that installation.

Calibration Executive provides product calibration support on Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Note that Windows 32-bit and 64-bit support is dependent upon device driver support. Refer to the Windows Support topic in the Calibration Executive Help for information about exceptions.

Calibration Executive 3.6 and later does not support legacy procedures that require the NI Traditional DAQ driver. Calibration support for these devices is available using Calibration Executive for Traditional DAQ Version 3.5.2.

System Requirements

Calibration Executive has the following requirements:

Pentium 4/M processor or equivalent
4 GB of RAM
1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution
The user must have administrator privileges

Supported Operating Systems

Calibration Executive supports the following operating systems (64-bit operating system is recommended):

Windows 10
Windows 8.1¹
Windows 7 SP1²

Note In 2016 National Instruments dropped support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and installations of Windows 7 without any service packs. Calibration Executive will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use Calibration Executive to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing this version of Calibration Executive, 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, NI Installer Fails 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/info and enter the Info Code PAESupport.

¹ NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 requires 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 requires Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 for more information about how to install this security update.

Installation Instructions

Ensure that your system meets the prerequisites listed in the System Requirements and Supported Operating Systems sections. In addition, all instrument drivers must be installed prior to installing Calibration Executive; see Driver Information for more information.

Before you begin, log onto your system as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges. Be sure to exit all National Instruments applications.

To install Calibration Executive, follow these steps:

Download Calibration Executive software from ni.com/downloads/products.

Note You must save the installer to your local drive. Do not attempt to open the file from its current location or to run the file from a temporary location.
Launch the installer and follow the prompts.
Use NI License Manager to confirm that software has been activated or to activate the software.

Note If you are unable to locate your activated serial number for Calibration Executive, check the following file on your system: C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Calibration Executive\CalExecLicenseInfo.ini.
Launch Calibration Executive, and confirm that the installation completed successfully and that the correct version is installed (Help > About Calibration Executive).

Note To conserve disk space, you can delete the extracted files. It is recommended that you keep the extracted installation files in case you need to add features from this distribution in the future.

Note RTF and PDF report formats require Java SE Runtime Environment version 8 Update 51 or greater, which is available from www.oracle.com.

Product Security and Critical Updates

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.

Driver Information

The following drivers are required for specific product support in Calibration Executive. Download NI drivers from ni.com/downloads/ and install manually.

NI-DAQmx 19.0
VirtualBench Software 18.0 (required for all supported VirtualBench products)
NI-568x 17.0 (required for the USB-5681)
NI-DCPower 19.1 (required for the PXIe-4154)
NI-Digital Pattern Driver 18.0 (only required for the PXIe-6571)

Note Upgrading to NI-Digital Pattern Driver 18.0 is supported only on 64-bit operating systems. If you require PXIe-6571 support on a 32-bit OS, you must first uninstall the NI-Digital Pattern Driver 16.0 Runtime Engine and Calibration Executive. Next, install the NI-Digital Pattern Driver 18.0 Runtime Engine, and then reinstall Calibration Executive.
PXI Platform Services 19.1 (required for PXIe-1092/1095 chassis)

The following instruments require specific drivers that are not installed by Calibration Executive. To install these drivers, you must download them directly from the manufacturer's website; you can find links to the third party instrument drivers at ni.com/idnet. The driver versions listed are those tested during development; later versions might be available and should be compatible.

The Rohde & Schwarz NRP-Z power meter requires the following tool kit and drivers from www.rohde-schwarz.com:
- NRP-Toolkit 4.16
- NRP-NI-VISA Passport 2.7.1
- NRP-Z VXI Plug & Play x86 Driver 3.6.0.0
The Rohde & Schwarz SMA100A signal generator requires the VXIplug&play x86 driver rssma version 2.21.0 from www.rohde-schwarz.com.
The Tektronix CSA8000 oscilloscope requires the Tektronix tktds8k LabVIEW Driver 3.0 from www.tek.com.
The Tektronix DSA8300 oscilloscope requires the Tektronix tkdsa83xx LabVIEW Driver 1.0.0.4. Download "DSA8300 Oscilloscope Firmware for Windows 7 - V6.5.1.1" or later from www.tek.com and install the PnP Driver.

Note This release does not include an NI-VNA driver. To run the PXI-5691 and PXIe-5632 procedures, download NI-VNA 16.0 and install the driver manually after you install Calibration Executive.

New Features, Procedures, and Behavior Changes

The Behavior Changes sections below list the procedures that have been modified since the Calibration Executive 4.0 major release, organized by release versions. Refer to an individual procedure's About Procedure section for details about the changes.

Calibration Executive 5.2

The Calibration Executive 5.2 minor release changes the following:

New Product Support

PXIe-1092	PXIe-4309	PCIe-6346	USB-6346	PXIe-6386
PXIe-6396	NI 9230 (BNC)	NI 9232 (BNC)	NI 9266

Behavior Changes

Removed the Limited Calibration option from the calibration setup wizard for all procedures; selectable test points are no longer supported.

Calibration Executive 5.1

The Calibration Executive 5.1 minor release changes the following:

New Product Support

PXIe-1095

PXIe-4310

NI 9231

Behavior Changes

PXI-4130	PCI-5152	PXI-5152	PCI-5153	PXI-5153
PCI-5154	PCI-5153EX	PXI-5154	PXIe-5654 (10 GHz)

Calibration Executive 5.0.2

The Calibration Executive 5.0.2 patch release changes the following:

Behavior Changes

PCI-4065	PCIe-4065	PXI-4065	USB-4065	PXIe-4081 (90 day)
PXIe-4081 (2 yr)	PXI-4110	PXIe-5164	PXI-5422	PXIe-5644R
USB-6212	USB-6212 (BNC)	USB-6212 (Mass Termination)	USB-6212 (OEM)	USB-6216
USB-6216 (BNC)	USB-6216 (Mass Termination)	USB-6216 (OEM)	PXIe-6570	PXIe-6571
PCIe-6738	PXIe-6738	PXIe-6739

Calibration Executive 5.0.1

The Calibration Executive 5.0.1 patch release changes the following:

PXIe-4330/4331 calibration procedure is updated to align with the PXIe-4330/4331 Calibration Procedure document (373150D-01, August 2019), available from ni.com/manuals.

Calibration Executive 5.0

The Calibration Executive 5.0 major release changes the following:

New Features

Added driver support for Rohde & Schwarz NRP18A and NRP6A Power Sensors for procedures that previously supported the Rohde & Schwarz NRP-Z91.
Added support for using the comma-separated values (.csv) file type as an uncertainty template format in the Uncertainty Management utility.
Enabled support for the CAL-4330 Calibration Fixture (P/N 786988-01) in the PXIe-4330/4331 procedure.

New Product Support

PXIe-4480	PXIe-4481	PXIe-5654 (10 GHz)
PXIe-5654 (20 GHz)	PXIe-5840 (2 yr limits)	VB-8054

Behavior Changes

PXI-4071	PXIe-4080	PXIe-4081	PXIe-4082	PXIe-4140
PXIe-4141 HSR	PXIe-4141	PXIe-4142	PXIe-4143	PXIe-4144
PXIe-4145	PXIe-4330	PXIe-4331	PXIe-5110	PXIe-5111
PXIe-5113	PXIe-5413 (1 CH)	PXIe-5413 (2 CH)	PCI-5421³	PXI-5421³
PXIe-5423 (1 CH)	PXIe-5423 (2 CH)	PXIe-5433 (1 CH)	PXIe-5433 (2 CH)	PXI-5441³
PXIe-5442⁴	PXIe-5646R	NI 9218 with DSUB	NI 9218 with LEMO

NI 5421/5441 Calibration Procedure

⁴

NI PXIe-5442 Specifications

Calibration Executive 4.6.1

The Calibration Executive 4.6.1 patch release changes the following:

Behavior Changes

PCI-4070	PXI-4070	PXI-4071	PXI-4072
PXIe-5665	PXIe-5413	PXIe-5423	PXIe-5433

Calibration Executive 4.6

The Calibration Executive 4.6 minor release changes the following:

New Product Support

PXIe-5110	PXIe-5111	PXIe-5113	PXIe-5668⁵
PCIe-6374	PCIe-6376	PXIe-6571	PCIe-6738
NI 9207	NI 9208	NI 9209	NI 9210 with mini-TC
⁵ Supported PXIe-5668 models now include the 14 GHz variant (80 MHz, 200 MHz, and 765 MHz bandwidths) and the 26.5 GHz variant (80 MHz bandwidth).

Behavior Changes

B/E/M/S/X Series Procedure (60xx/61xx/62xx/63xx)		PXIe-4154	PCI-5122
PXIe-5668 (26.5 GHz, 200 MHz & 765 MHz bandwidths)		PXIe-5840	PXIe-6738
PXIe-6739	NI 9207 (with DSUB)	NI 9212	NI 9361

Note The cDAQ-9172 chassis is not supported in NI-DAQmx 17.6 and later. Therefore, cDAQ-9172 is no longer supported in Calibration Executive beginning with version 4.6. Refer to Devices and Modules No Longer Supported in NI-DAQmx 17.6 and Later for information about devices and modules no longer supported in NI-DAQmx.

Calibration Executive 4.5.1

The Calibration Executive 4.5.1 patch release changes the following:

Behavior Changes

NI 9216

NI 9226

PXIe-5450

PXIe-5451

Calibration Executive 4.5

The Calibration Executive 4.5 minor release changes the following:

New Features

Create custom report types for calibration certificates.
Edit DUT Notes and Calibration Due Date report attributes.
Two- and three-year license subscriptions.

New Product Support

cDAQ-9179	cDAQ-9184	cDAQ-9185	cDAQ-9189
NI 9218	PXI-6683	PXI-6683H	PXIe-5185 (1 MΩ)
PXIe-5186 (1 MΩ)	PXIe-5413	PXIe-5423	PXIe-5433
PXIe-5632	RMX-4124	RMX-4125	USB-5681

Behavior Changes

cDAQ-9171	cDAQ-9172	cDAQ-9174	cDAQ-9178	cDAQ-9181
cDAQ-9188	cDAQ-9191	NI 9219	PXI-5404	PXI-5422
PXIe-4080	PXIe-4081	PXIe-4082	PXIe-4137	PXIe-4464
PXIe-5160	PXIe-5162	PXIe-5185 (50 Ω)	PXIe-5186 (50 Ω)	PXIe-5442
PXIe-5646R	PXIe-6570	SCXI-1503

Calibration Executive 4.2.1

The Calibration Executive 4.2.1 patch release changes the following:

Behavior Changes

PXIe-5840

Calibration Executive 4.2

The Calibration Executive 4.2 minor release changed the following:

New Features

Automated instrument support for the Tektronix DSA8300 for the PXIe-6555/6556 procedure

New Product Support

PXIe-5164	PXIe-5172	PXIe-5840
NI 9250	NI 9251

Behavior Changes

PXIe-5170R	PXIe-5171R	PXIe-5644R	PXIe-5645R	PXIe-5646R
NI 5650	NI 5651	NI 5652	PXIe-5663/E	PXIe-5673E
NI 9217

Calibration Executive 4.1.1

The Calibration Executive 4.1.1 patch release changes the following:

Behavior Changes

PXIe-6555

PXIe-6556

Calibration Executive 4.1

The Calibration Executive 4.1 minor release changed the following:

New Features

Measurement uncertainty reporting
Single setup for multiple sequential runs of a specific device type
Device under test (DUT) tracking number caching and lookup
Additional USB instrument standard detection
Operator-controlled variable device and system warm-up
Setup-configured conditional adjust support

New Product Support

PXIe-4080 (90 day)	PXIe-4081 (90 day)	PXIe-4082 (90 day)
NI 9246	NI 9247	VB-8034

Behavior Changes

PCI-5412	PXI-5412	PCI-5421	PXI-5421	PXI-5441
PXIe-4080 (2 yr)	PXIe-4081 (2 yr)	PXIe-4082 (2 yr)	PXIe-4138	PXIe-4139
RM-4339	PXIe-4464	PXIe-5160 (2 CH)	PXIe-5160 (4 CH)	PXIe-5162 (2 CH)
PXIe-5162 (4 CH)	PXIe-5673	PXIe-5673E (3.3 GHz)	PXIe-5673E (6.6 GHz)	PXIe-5644R
PXIe-5645R	PXIe-5646R	PXIe-5665 (3.6 GHz)	PXIe-5665 (14 GHz)	PXIe-6570
TB-9212	TB-9214

Calibration Executive 4.0.2

The Calibration Executive 4.0.2 patch release changed the following:

Behavior Changes

PXIe-5644R

PXIe-5645R

PXIe-5646R

The VST procedures have been updated to fix a compatibility issue for the latest Part Number variants.

Calibration Executive 4.0.1

The Calibration Executive 4.0.1 patch release changed the following:

Behavior Changes

PXIe-4136	PXIe-4137	PXIe-4138	PXIe-4139	PXIe-5162 (4 CH)
PXIe-5644R	PXIe-5645R	PXIe-5646R	PXIe-5650	PXIe-5673/E
PXIe-6555	PXIe-6556	PXIe-6570	PXIe-6738	PXIe-6739
NI VB-8012	NI 9207 with DSUB	NI 9208 with DSUB	NI 9209 with DSUB

Note The Verify & Adjust Run Mode option was removed from the PXIe-5645R procedure in Calibration Executive 4.0 due to Windows system memory limitations. Instead, run Verify Only, Adjust Only, and Verify Only, and then merge reports to meet any Verify, Adjust, Re-verify requirements.

Known Issues

This section describes known issues with Calibration Executive.

Calibration Executive is not compatible with operating systems that use wide characters, e.g., Japanese, Chinese. Do not install Calibration Executive on this type of operating system.
Calibration Executive only works on systems that use a period (.) for the decimal place of floating point numbers. If your system uses a comma (,) for the decimal place, you must change your system's configuration by completing the following steps:
1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
2. Click Regional Options.
3. Click the Numbers tab and change the Decimal Symbol from a comma (,) to a period (.). Change the Digit Grouping Symbol from (.) to (,).
If NI-DMM and NI-FGEN driver software is not installed, the Calibration Executive process model may throw an error after the procedure is completed, preventing the generation of a a report.
While importing a spreadsheet for measurement uncertainties, if an error occurs (for example, content in the spreadsheet cannot be parsed), the file is locked as "in use" and cannot be edited until Calibration Executive is running.
This table provides details on known issues that are being researched. The ID provided can be used to track the status of the issues.

ID	Issue
643618	Report generator can crash on large files in PDF format.
665119	Report generator can crash when compiling a large file in Microsoft Word and Excel formats.
677002	Some procedures require a PXI-4070, PXI-4071, or PXI-4072 DMM as an instrument standard; running these using a PXIe-4080, PXIe-4081, or PXIe-4082 DMM causes errors. For more information and a list of procedures, refer to the Calibration Executive Help topic DMM Instrument Standard Considerations.
677937	PXIe-5840 self-calibration runs out of memory on 32-bit operating systems. Refer to the Self-Calibration Memory Issue on 32-bit Operating System section in the PXIe-5840 procedure help for further details.

The Calibration Executive application is not DPI-aware. Changing the size of text, apps, and other items can cause layout and readability issues.

Accessing the Help

Refer to the Calibration Executive Help, accessible from Help»Calibration Executive Help, for information about Calibration Executive.

Automating the Installation of NI Products

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:

For more information about silent installations of individual NI products, refer to KB 4CJDP38M, Customize and Automate Installation of a Single NI Installer.
For more information about silent installations of NI products in a suite, such as NI Developer Suite, refer to KB 4GGGDQH0, Customize and Automate Installation of a Suited Installer.
To determine what version of NI Installers your product contains, refer to KB 4CJDR18M, Determine Version of My National Instruments Installer.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

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.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

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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