October 2022
This file contains important information about the NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen, including supported application software and hardware, installation instructions, and new features.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Caution The NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen 18.0 software or later requires the NI-9881 module with the updated firmware. When you upgrade the software to the 18.0 version or later, check the software version of the media that shipped with the NI-9881 module. If the version is not 18.0 or later, or you are not sure of the version number, NI recommends that you update the firmware. Otherwise, when you use NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen 18.0 or later, firmware images corrupt or get mismatched. Ensure that you have appropriate hardware and software installed and complete the following task to upgrade the firmware.
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Supported Hardware and Software
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11
The NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen software contains an extensive library of VIs and properties in LabVIEW. Use these VIs and properties to program CANopen master applications that comply with the CiA DS-301 standard. You can deploy the applications to RT targets. This software also provides built-in functionality for device configuration and online test panel in LabVIEW.
NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen supports the following operating systems:
Note NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen 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 https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.
Refer to Supported Hardware and Software for NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen, for a complete list of NI hardware and software supported by each NI CANopen interface.
The following table lists the application software versions, including service packs, supported by NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2019 or later |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module | 2019 or later |
Download the NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen 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.
After installing your software, you will need to activate it. Activating your software verifies the licenses associated with your NI account, so you can start using your software. You have different options for activation, based on your software and how it was purchased. Please visit ni.com/activate for more information on activation methods.
Complete the following steps to install the NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen software on an RT target in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX):
The "NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen Support for LabVIEW" package supports applications using NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen with LabVIEW 2022 or later. When installing NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen, this package will be recommended if you have already installed LabVIEW 2022 or later and installs to the LVAddons directory.
LVAddons directory location: C:\Program Files\NI\LVAddons
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 following are the behavior changes in CANopen 2022 Q4 from CANopen 21.5.
Refer to the NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen Help, accessible by selecting Help»NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen in LabVIEW, for information about using the NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen software.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen software are in the labview\examples\NI-Industrial Communications for CANopen folder. 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.
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 11 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. For more information about NI support for Windows 11, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 11.
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