This file includes important information about NI-Sync, including new features, supported platforms and devices, and information about NI-Sync examples.
Contents
System Requirements
Application Software Support
Supported Devices
Product Security and Critical Updates
Known Issues and Bug Fixes
Finding Examples
Automating the Installation of NI Products
How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
Legal Information
System RequirementsSupported Platforms
NI-Sync 15.0 supports the following platforms:
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows Vista x86, x64
Windows 7 x86, x64
Windows 8.0 x86, x64
Windows 8.1 x86, x64
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x86) 1,2
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
NI Real-Time Phar Lap ETS
1 Support for Windows Server 2003 R2 may require disabling physical address extensions (PAE). To learn how this might affect your use of Windows Server 2003 and what actions you might have to take, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code PAESupport.
2 The provided ethernet drivers for the PXI-6682H and PCI-1588 are not compatible with Windows Server 2003. You will need to download updated drivers from AMD. Refer to KnowledgeBase article 54EE344Q for more information.
Application Software Support
The following table lists the application software versions, including service packs, supported by NI-Sync.
Application Software
Versions Supported by NI-Sync
LabVIEW
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LabVIEW Real-Time Module
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LabWindows™/CVI™
2012, 2013, 2015
Supported Devices
NI-Sync 15.0 supports the following devices:
Signal-Based Modules
NI PXI-6651
NI PXI-6652
NI PXI-6653
NI PXIe-6672
NI PXIe-6674
NI PXIe-6674T
Time-Based Modules
NI PCI-1588
NI PXI-6682
NI PXI-6682H
NI PXI-6683
NI PXI-6683H
Product Security and Critical Updates
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.
Known Issues and Bug Fixes
For a list of Known Issues of NI-Sync 15.0, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code NISync150KnownIssues.
For a list of Bug Fixes for NI-Sync, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code NISyncFixList.
Finding Examples
You can access NI-Sync examples using the Example Finder.
For signal-based examples that use clocks and triggers directly, navigate to Hardware Input and Output»Timing and Synchronization»Signal-Based.
For examples that use time protocols such as IEEE 1588 or GPS as a basis for synchronization, navigate to Hardware Input and Output»Timing and Synchronization»Time-Based.
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. 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, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:
For more information on silent installations of individual NI products, refer to KB 4CJDP38M, Automating the Installation of a Single Installer.
For more information on silent installations of suited NI products, such as NI Developer Suite, refer to KB 4GGGDQH0, Automating the Installation of a Suited Installer.
To determine what version of NI Installers your product contains, refer to KB 4CJDR18M, How Can I Determine the Type and Version of My National Instruments Installer?.
How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x
When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.x, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), and NI Launcher.
Using NI Launcher
NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.
Note MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.x. You can launch MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher.
Pinning Frequently Used Applications
For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary:
Current Application
Icon Location
Pin to Action
Windows 8.x Desktop
Desktop Taskbar
Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar
Windows 8.x Desktop
Start screen
Right-click application and select Pin to Start
Windows 8.x Start screen
Desktop Taskbar
Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen
Finding All Programs
If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view, right-click anywhere on the Start screen and select All apps (Windows 8) or click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).
For more information about NI support for Windows 8.x, visit ni.com/windows8.
NI-Sync Drops Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in 2016
NI-Sync will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of NISync that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:
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