LabVIEW 2009 Real-Time Module Readme

June 2009

This file contains important information about the LabVIEW 2009 Real-Time Module.

Installation
Licensing
Supported Platforms
Real-Time Operating System Versions
Upgrade and Compatibility Issues
Known Issues
Bug Fixes

Installation

You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including the LabVIEW Real-Time Module—using the LabVIEW 2009 Platform DVDs. You can find installation instructions for the Real-Time Module along with activation instructions in the following locations:

To request additional LabVIEW 2009 Platform DVDs, refer to the National Instruments Web site.

You must install LabVIEW 2009 before you install the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2009.

Refer to the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes for more information about upgrade and compatibility issues, a list of new features, and installation instructions. The LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes is included as a printed booklet with the kit. You also can access the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW and navigating to the Real-Time Module»Real-Time Module Related Documentation topic on the Contents tab.

Installing and Configuring Japanese Language Support

After you install the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2009 on your development computer, you can complete the following steps to install and configure Japanese language support on an RT target.

  1. Use the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer to install the Language Support for Japanese software component on the RT target. Refer to the NI Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for information about the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
  2. Open the System Settings tab and select Japanese as the Locale.

Installing Language Support for Japanese does not enable Japanese language support within the RT target file system. You cannot use Japanese characters in directory names or file names on the RT target.

Licensing

The LabVIEW Real-Time Module relies on licensing activation. You must activate a valid LabVIEW Real-Time Module license before you can run the LabVIEW Real-Time Module. To activate the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, use the serial number you received as part of your installation package.

Refer to the Activation Instructions for National Instruments Software for more information about licensing activation.

Supported Platforms

The Real-Time Module supports Windows 2000/XP and Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit). The Real-Time Module does not support Windows NT/Me/9x.

Real-Time Operating System Versions

The Real-Time Module 2009 installs the following RT target operating systems. Refer to the specific RT target hardware documentation for information about which real-time operating system your RT target uses.

Supported Real-Time Operating System Features

The Real-Time Module supports only a subset of the features that the ETS and VxWorks operating systems support. Refer to the Real-Time Module book on the Contents tab in the LabVIEW Help for information about features that the Real-Time Module supports.

Upgrade and Compatibility Issues

Refer to the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes for information about upgrade and compatibility issues. The LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes is included as a printed booklet with the kit. You also can access the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Release and Upgrade Notes by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW and navigating to the Real-Time Module»Real-Time Module Related Documentation topic on the Contents tab.

Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments Web site for an up-to-date list of known issues in the LabVIEW 2009 Real-Time Module.

Bug Fixes

The Real-Time Module 2009 includes the following bug fixes.

ID Fixed Issue
167785 Type cast from Fixed Point to U32 does not work properly on VXworks controllers
162882 Need a configurable INI token for UDP large packet fragmentation
158842 TDMS greyed out for Write To Measurement Express VI
158524 Unable to bind a control to function block variables
153981 Flush file cache to disk failure when writing to USB on SMP targets
152321 Possible reason not clear for Error 18
152049 Time-Triggered Shared Variables transfer size limitation is small
143813 Streaming data to USB thumb drive in LV RT 8.6 crashes PXI controller
142076 Fix race conditions involving ni::dsc::osdep::Thread
141130 Comparing I64s in Real-Time on a VXWorks controller gives incorrect result
138886 Front panel binding does not release memory on RT target
137523 IOV Forcing VIs are marked re-entrant but do not execute as such
135766 (ETS) String to IP function error
135543 Run when opened not honored for reentrant remote panel
135415 PXI-8106 with SMP shows clock drift compared to Windows & NIST server
134264 Setting local time on ETS RT target does not return expected time
132405 TDMS Write to Measurement File does not work on RT PXI targets
130811 Set Target Image VI in System Replication fails to FTP PHARBOOT.SYS
129702 PC Eval should print HDD information
128038 Chipset on Vostro 410 tower fails to recognize SATA HDDs
127463 TDMS Open File gives error 6 on VxWorks targets
125993 Quad Core Crash - ThEvent.cpp(211) on LV RT 8.6
104678 Remove "SASASASASASASA" printout from multicore code
104016 PC Eval should not show "No PCI support available." as catch all for PCI BIOS check
96813 Libraries contain illegal characters that cause build to fail
91776 Summer/winter time on FP controllers
53747 RT Project Wizard "generates" bad HTML file

Important Information

Copyright

© 2009 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.

For copyright notices, conditions, and disclaimers, including information regarding certain third-party components used in the NI Real-Time Hypervisor, refer to the Copyright topic of the LabVIEW Help.

Trademarks

National Instruments, NI, ni.com, LabVIEW, and LabVIEW Real-Time Module are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation. Refer to the Terms of Use section on ni.com/legal for more information about National Instruments trademarks.

Patents

For patents covering the National Instruments products, refer to ni.com/patents.