The LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit provides comprehensive configuration, measurement-analysis, and visualization tools for audio, noise-vibration-harshness (NVH), and machine condition monitoring (MCM) applications. Based on an open-analysis capability and a flexible measurement library, the Labview Sound and Vibration Toolkit presents a unique capability to create software-defined automated test and measurement applications. Learn more about the sound and vibration software at ni.com/soundandvibration.

System Requirements

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3 has the following requirements:

At least 1 GB of available disk space
At least 1 GB of RAM
NI-DAQmx 22.5 or later installed for NI-DAQmx measurement hardware support

Important: Users must install Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit along with LabVIEW to use Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3

Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems for LabVIEW 2022.

Supported Operating Systems

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3 supports the following operating systems:

Windows 11
Windows 10
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016

Application Software Support

The following table lists the NI application software versions, including service packs, supported by LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit.

NI Application Software	Versions Supported by Labview Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3
NI LabVIEW Full or Professional Development System	2022 Q3 and later
NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module	2022 Q3 and later

Note: Sound and Vibration Express VIs and the Sound and Vibration Assistant are not installed by Labview Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3. Applications written with the previous versions of LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit will continue working.

Installation Instructions

NI installs software using NI Package Manager. If you do not already have NI software installed, LabVIEW installs NI Package Manager to handle the installation of your NI software. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code 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.

Note:

If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.
Use the serial number that is included with your software to activate LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit. For more information on software activation, refer to National Instruments Software Activation.

Updated LabVIEW Compatibility Policy

The "LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit Support for LabVIEW" package supports applications using LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3 with LabVIEW 2022 Q3 or later. When installing LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3, this package will be recommended if you have already installed LabVIEW 2022 Q3 or later and installs to the LVAddons directory.

LVAddons directory location: C:\Program Files\NI\LVAddons

Product Security and Critical Updates

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.

New Features

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 2023 Q3 includes the following new features:

Added Support for LabVIEW 2022 Q3 and later
Added support for LabVIEW RT Module 2022 Q3 64-bit and later

Redistributing Executable Sound and Vibration Applications

If you want to redistribute executables built with LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit or any of its components, you must purchase the appropriate NI Sound and Vibration Software Run-Time License. The part number for the NI Sound and Vibration Software Run-Time License is 779875-35. Contact National Instruments to purchase the NI Sound and Vibration Software Run-Time License.

Accessing the Help

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW, for information about the Sound and Vibration VIs. Sound and Vibration Toolkit documentation is located in the LabVIEW Help in the following location: LabVIEW Help»Toolkits»Sound and Vibration Toolkit.

Finding Examples

Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit are located in C:\Program Files\NI\LVAddons\nisvt\1\examples\Sound and Vibration 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.

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.

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 documentation.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11

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.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit 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.

Legal Information

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices

You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:

Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
Review <National Instruments>\_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.

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If you are an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government ("Government"), the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transfer of the technical data included in this manual is governed by the Restricted Rights provisions under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.227-14 for civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Section 252.227-7014 and 252.227-7015 for military agencies.

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Patents

For patents covering the NI products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your media, or the NI Patent Notice at ni.com/patents.

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