September 2018
This file contains important information about the NI-HSDIO driver, including supported hardware, new features, a partial list of bugs fixed, and known issues.
If you plan to use LabVIEW NXG, refer to LabVIEW NXG Support and Considerations.
Supported Application Development Environments
Product Security and Critical Updates
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
LabVIEW NXG Support and Considerations
IVI Compliance Package Functionality
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 provides support for customers using NI digital waveform generators/analyzers. To program NI digital waveform generators/analyzers, use the NI-HSDIO API.
NI-HSDIO 17.0 and later supports the following operating systems:
1NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. 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.
2NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 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 14.0 and later does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
Note In 2016 NI-HSDIO dropped support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and installations of Windows 7 without any service packs. NI-HSDIO 18.0 or later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-HSDIO 18.0 or later to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-HSDIO 18.0 or later, 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, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
NI-HSDIO 14.0 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.
Install ADEs, such as LabVIEW 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.
NI-HSDIO 18.5 and later support the following ADE versions:
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-HSDIO |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 SP1 |
| LabVIEW NXG | 3.0, 2.1, 2.0 |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module | 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 SP1 |
| LabWindows/CVI | 2013 or later |
| LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module | 2013 or later |
| Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) | 6.0 or later |
To use the NI-HSDIO .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 the National Instruments .NET Driver Support document at ni.com/info and enter Info Code NETAPIdriversupport.
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.
The following list details which hardware models are supported in NI-HSDIO:
Note: Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Help.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the NI-HSDIO.
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 18.0.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 663968 | Fixed an issue in which a blue screen appeared when accessing a device simultaneously from a generation and acquisition session. |
The following items were fixed in NI-HSDIO 2.0.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
NI-HSDIO no longer installs IVI Compliance Package. NI-HSDIO supports IVI configuration and runtime, but no longer supports the following features:
· LabVIEW and CVI IVI class driver APIs for developing IVI interchangeable applications
· IVI Class Simulation drivers
· IVI-COM Adapters
If you want to use the above features, you must install IVI Compliance Package separately, either from ni.com/downloads or from the NI Device Drivers 2018 DVD.
The following sections detail considerations for using LabVIEW NXG with NI-HSDIO.
Software support for LabVIEW NXG differs in the following ways:
NI automates LabVIEW NXG installation using a package manager. Complete the following steps to install NI-HSDIO for LabVIEW NXG.
View context help in LabVIEW by pressing <Ctrl-H> and hovering over an object.
Search for items using the search bar in the upper right corner of the LabVIEW window. You can also view context help for the search results.
Additional documentation is available online at ni.com/manuals.
Launch LabVIEW and click the Learning tab.
LabVIEW lessons are located in the Lessons tab, and LabVIEW Examples are located in the Examples tab. Follow the instructions in the lessons and examples.
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 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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