July 2022
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for Test Workflow Pro 2022 Q3.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Products Included in the Test Workflow Pro Bundle
Product Security and Critical Updates
IVI Compliance Package Functionality
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
NI no longer supports Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System
Test Workflow is a bundle of select NI software featuring engineering-specific tools that help test professionals accomplish anything from their day-to-day work to overcoming their most challenging obstacles.
Refer to the readme of each product for system requirements.
Test Workflow Pro 2022 Q3 supports the following operating systems:
Note Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.
Note Test Workflow no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Test Workflow Pro 2022 Q3 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use Test Workflow Pro 2022 Q3 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing Test Workflow Pro 2022 Q3, 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, visit https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.
The following products are included in the Test Workflow Pro installer. This may not be a complete list of products that are activatable by your bundle serial number. Refer to the readme of each product for information including system requirements, installation, activation, known issues, and bug fixes.
Product | Version | Bitness |
---|---|---|
DIAdem | 2022 Q2 | 64-bit |
FlexLogger1 | 2022 Q2 | 64-bit |
G Web Development Software | 2022 Q3 | 64-bit |
InstrumentStudio | 2022 Q3 | 64-bit |
LabVIEW | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
TestStand | 2021 SP1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
1 Product does not support LabVIEW 2022 Q3. | ||
Product | Version | Bitness |
---|---|---|
LabVIEW Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
LabVIEW Unit Test Framework Toolkit | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
Note: The LabVIEW Professional Development System installs the LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit and the LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit. You can locate the readmes for these products in the labview\readme directory.
If you are using the Test Workflow .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The Test Workflow Pro 2022 Q3 .NET Class Library can be used with Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET in any Visual Studio version that can target .NET Framework 4.0 or .NET Framework 4.5.
To use the .NET API, you must install 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 .NET Resources for NI Hardware and Software.
Download the Test Workflow 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 Package Manager.
Notes
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.
Test Workflow no longer installs IVI Compliance Package (ICP). Test Workflow supports IVI configuration and runtime, but no longer installs the following IVI components:
To use these features, you must install ICP separately. ICP is included in the Software Platform Bundle media. A stand-alone web distribution is available from ni.com/downloads.
Visit NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility to view driver, desktop operating system, and real-time operating system support for individual hardware devices.
To view information for your device:
Note: Some compatibility information may only be available in the archive attached to the NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility page. For historic driver and OS support information, refer to the readme for the relevant driver version.
Refer to the readme of each product for where to find 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 4.6.2, 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.
For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.
Test Workflow 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.
NI Software no longer supports Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System. 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, visit ni.com/r/xf35k1. To find out what hardware is supported on PXI controllers running NI Linux Real-Time, visit ni.com/r/b7g5wi.
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