Thank you for using NI-SWITCH. This file contains important information about NI-SWITCH and is organized into the following sections:
New Features
Supported Hardware
System Requirements
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
Documentation
Finding Examples
Product Security and Critical Updates
Driver Version Naming Changes
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-SWITCH
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Automating the Installation of NI Products
How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows XP
Legal Information
New Features
NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 fixes bugs in NI-SWITCH 15.1.0.
See Bug Fixes.
NI-SWITCH 15.1.0 includes the following new features:
Support for LabVIEW 2015 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2015 (64-bit).
Support for the NI PXIe-2524, NI PXIe-2525, NI PXIe-2526, NI PXIe-2737, NI PXIe-2738, NI PXIe-2739, NI PXIe-2746, NI PXIe-2747, and NI PXIe-2748. For more information about driver differences between NI-SWITCH and NI-DAQmx, refer to the Knowledge Base document at ni.com/info using info code switchdriverconsiderations. For more information about hardware differences between NI-SWITCH and NI-DAQmx-based devices, refer to the Knowledge Base document at info code exmfnf.
The Integrated Relay Resistance Test feature in the NI Switch Health Center
Notes
Behavioral changes when accessing NI-SWITCH devices through the NI-ModInst API:
When accessing the serial number attribute, NI-ModInst pads the serial number with leading zeros up to eight digits.
When accessing the device model attribute, NI-ModInst returns the full model name. For example, NI-ModInst returns "NI PXI-2501" instead of "PXI-2501."
NI-SWITCH 15.0.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2015 (32- and 64-bit).
NI-SWITCH 14.0.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2014 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2014 (64-bit).
NI-SWITCH 4.8 includes the following new features:
Support for the NI 2865A device.
Support for the NI PXI/PXIe-2542 and NI PXI/PXIe-2544 modules.
Device pinouts in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) for NI switch modules.
Connect multiple channels using the niSwitch Connect Channels VI, and disconnect multiple channels using the niSwitch Disconnect Channels VI.
Support for NI-SWITCH run-time custom installers built using National Instruments application development environments (ADEs). This installer contains instrument driver run-time components required to deploy applications using NI switches.
Notes:
The run-time installer does not contain support for interactively configuring or testing hardware using MAX.
The run-time installer does not support upgrading from the full NI-SWITCH 4.6.5 or earlier or NI-DAQmx 8.9.x or earlier, to a run-time only installer. You must uninstall these products prior to installing the NI-SWITCH Run-Time installer.
NI-SWITCH 4.6.5 adds support for LabVIEW 2013 (32-bit)and LabVIEW 2013 (64-bit).
NI-SWITCH 4.6.1 includes the following new features:
Support for the NI PXI/PXIe-2540 and NI PXI/PXIe-2541 modules.
Improved the schematic display in Switch Soft Front Panel for some RF multiplexer topologies.
NI-SWITCH 4.6 adds support for the NI PXI-2520, NI PXI-2521, NI PXI-2522, NI PXI-2523, and NI PXIe-2790 modules.
NI-SWITCH 4.5.5 adds support for LabVIEW 2012 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2012 (64-bit).
NI-SWITCH 4.5 adds support for the NI 2833, NI 2834, NI PXI/PXIe-2532B, NI PXI-2720, NI PXI-2722, NI PXIe-2725, NI PXIe-2727, NI PXI-2796, NI PXI-2797, NI PXI-2798, and NI PXI-2799 modules.
NI-SWITCH 4.4 includes the following new features:
Support for the NI 2812, NI 2813, NI 2814, NI 2817, and NI PXI/PXIe-2543 modules.
Support for one new NI PXI/PXIe-2532 topology and the NI TB-2646 terminal block.
NI-SWITCH 4.3.5 adds support for LabVIEW 2011 (32-bit) and LabVIEW 2011 (64-bit).
NI-SWITCH 4.3 includes the following new features:
Support for the NI PXI-2530B and NI PXI-2571 modules.
Dynamic power budget for NI SwitchBlock cards and carriers.
Supported Hardware
NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 and later supports the following National Instruments switch products:
NI 2810
NI 2811
NI 2812
NI 2813
NI 2814
NI 2815
NI 2816
NI 2817
NI 2833
NI 2834
NI 2865A
NI PXI-2501
NI PXI-2503
NI PXI-2510
NI PXI/PXIe-2512
NI PXI/PXIe-2514
NI PXI/PXIe-2515
NI PXI-2520
NI PXI-2521
NI PXI-2522
NI PXI-2523
NI PXIe-2524
NI PXIe-2525
NI PXIe-2526
NI PXI/PXIe-2527
NI PXI/PXIe-2529
NI PXI-2530
NI PXI-2530B
NI PXI/PXIe-2531
NI PXI/PXIe-2532
NI PXI/PXIe-2532B
NI PXI-2533
NI PXI-2534
NI PXI-2535
NI PXI-2536
NI PXI/PXIe-2540
NI PXI/PXIe-2541
NI PXI/PXIe-2542
NI PXI/PXIe-2543
NI PXI/PXIe-2544
NI PXI-2545
NI PXI-2546
NI PXI-2547
NI PXI-2548
NI PXI-2549
NI PXI-2554
NI PXI-2555
NI PXI-2556
NI PXI-2557
NI PXI-2558
NI PXI-2559
NI PXI-2564
NI PXI-2565
NI PXI-2566
NI PXI-2567
NI PXI-2568
NI PXI/PXIe-2569
NI PXI-2570
NI PXI-2571
NI PXI/PXIe-2575
NI PXI-2576
NI PXI-2584
NI PXI-2585
NI PXI-2586
NI PXI-2590
NI PXI-2591
NI PXI/PXIe-2593
NI PXI-2594
NI PXI-2595
NI PXI-2596
NI PXI-2597
NI PXI-2598
NI PXI-2599
NI PXI-2720
NI PXI-2722
NI PXIe-2725
NI PXIe-2727
NI PXIe-2737
NI PXIe-2738
NI PXIe-2739
NI PXIe-2746
NI PXIe-2747
NI PXIe-2748
NI PXIe-2790
NI PXI-2796
NI PXI-2797
NI PXI-2798
NI PXI-2799
NI PXI-2800
NI SCXI-1127
NI SCXI-1128
NI SCXI-1129
NI SCXI-1130
NI SCXI-1160
NI SCXI-1161
NI SCXI-1163R
NI SCXI-1166
NI SCXI-1167
NI SCXI-1169
NI SCXI-1175
NI SCXI-1190
NI SCXI-1191
NI SCXI-1192
NI SCXI-1193
NI SCXI-1194
NI SCXI-1195
Notes: NI-SWITCH does not support legacy resource descriptors (SCXI:: and PXI::) under Windows 8/7/Vista.
NI-SWITCH supports the NI USB-1359 under Windows XP and the 32-bit version of Windows 8/7/Vista. NI-SWITCH does not support the NI USB-1359 under the 64-bit version of Windows 8/7/Vista.
If you are using a cabled PXI chassis, note that MXI-4 is supported under Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, but MXI-3 is supported under only Windows XP.
System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems
NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 and later support the following operating systems:
Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Note: NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 and later do not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
It is recommended that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed. Windows 2000 users must use NI-SWITCH 4.0.1 or earlier.
Supported Real-Time Operating Environments
NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 and later support the following real-time operating environments:
LabVIEW Real-Time Module
LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module
Minimum System Requirements
Processor—Pentium III/Celeron 600 MHz or equivalent
RAM—
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3): 128 MB
Windows 8/7/Vista: 512 MB
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
A screen resolution of 800 x 600 with 256 colors
Windows 8/7/Vista/XP SP3, with all available critical updates and service packs
Recommended System
Processor—Pentium 4 or equivalent
RAM—
Windows XP: 256 MB
Windows 8/7/Vista: 1 GB
A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
Windows 8/7/Vista/XP SP3, with all available critical updates and service packs
Application Development Environments (ADEs)
Note: You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-SWITCH. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI-SWITCH, modify your NI-SWITCH installation or launch the NI-SWITCH installer again.
If you are running your application on an RT target, 128 MB of memory or more is required.
Installed Software, Documentation, and ExamplesInstalled Software
<NIDocDir> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
Windows XP: Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\National Instruments
Windows 8/7/Vista: Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments
<IVIROOTDIR32> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
Windows 8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP: Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\
Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\IVI\
NOTES:
<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:
Windows 8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP: C:/Program Files\IVI\
Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): C:/Program Files (x86)\IVI\
<IVIROOTDIR64> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit): Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\
NOTE:
<IVIROOTDIR64> is configured as an environment variable on the target system.
File Locations
Item
Installed Location on Windows 8 (32-bit)/7 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/XP
NI-SWITCH
<IVIROOTDIR32>\Drivers\niSwitch
NI-SWITCH Function Panel
<IVIROOTDIR32>\Drivers\niSwitch\niSwitch.fp
NI-SWITCH Examples
<NIDocDir>\NI-SWITCH\examples
NI-SWITCH Header files
<IVIROOTDIR32>\Include
NI-SWITCH Import Library files (32-bit)
<IVIROOTDIR32>\Lib
NI-SWITCH Import Library files (64-bit)
<IVIROOTDIR32>\Lib_x64
NI-SWITCH DLL (32-bit)
<IVIROOTDIR32>\Bin
Additional File Locations for Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit)
Item
Installed Location on Windows 8 (64-bit)/7 (64-bit)/Vista (64-bit)
NI-SWITCH Function Panel
<IVIROOTDIR64>\Drivers\niSwitch\niSwitch.fp
NI-SWITCH Header files
<IVIROOTDIR64>\Include
NI-SWITCH Import Library files (64-bit)
<IVIROOTDIR64>\Lib_x64
NI-SWITCH DLL (64-bit)
<IVIROOTDIR64>\Bin
Documentation
Documentation for NI Switches is available at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-SWITCH»Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents:
Document
Format
Description
NI Switches Help
HTML/Windows Help
Contains primary help content for NI Switches. The help is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
Switches Fundamentals
Hardware device information
How to get starting with an application development
A complete reference for all Switches programming functions and VIs
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
Printed and PDF
Lists technical specifications for your device.
Calibration Procedures for your device
PDF
Contains calibration instructions for your device.
Maintain Forced-Air Cooling Note to Users
Printed
Contains important cooling information for your device.
NI-SWITCH Readme
HTML (this document)
Cotnains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, and legal notices.
Note To view the specifications, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You can install the viewer from www.adobe.com/acrobat.
Finding Examples
In LabVIEW, you can use the NI Example Finder to search or browse examples. NI-SWITCH examples are classified by keyword, so you can search for a particular device or measurement function. In LabVIEW, select Help»Find Examples to launch the NI Example Finder. The NI Example Finder offers two ways to access all installed LabVIEW example VIs and their descriptions:
Click the Browse tab to locate examples by task at Hardware Input and Ouput»Modular Instruments»NI-SWITCH or by directory structure at instr»niSwitch.
Click the Search tab to search all installed examples by keyword. For example, search for "SWITCH" to locate all NI Switch examples.
You can also access all the installed NI-SWITCH examples for LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-SWITCH»Examples.
Product Security and Critical Updates
National Instruments posts information about critical updates and security notifications on ni.com. Visit ni.com/info, and enter the info code updates to access this information.
Driver Version Naming Changes
NI-SWITCH versions are now aligned with the versions of major NI application software products. This alignment gives you information about the year the driver was released and the most recent software version the driver was designed to work with. Driver versions now start with a two-digit year indicator: <;ProductName> <Year-BasedVersion>. For example, <NI-SWITCH 14.0.0> is the version released with LabVIEW 2014. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI-SWITCH 4.8. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI-SWITCH 14.0.0.
Uninstalling/Modifying NI-SWITCH
For Windows XP, complete the following steps:
Launch the Control Panel by selecting Start»Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Select National Instruments Software.
Click Change/Remove.
Select NI-SWITCH 15.x from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
For Windows 7/Vista, complete the following steps:
Launch the Control Panel by selecting Start»Control Panel.
Double-click Programs and Features.
Select National Instruments Software.
Click the Uninstall/Change button.
Select NI-SWITCH 15.x from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
For Windows 8, complete the following steps:
Right-click on the Start screen.
Select All apps, and launch the Control Panel.
Select Programs»Programs and Features.
Select National Instruments Software.
Click the Uninstall button.
Select NI-SWITCH 15.x from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
As part of the NI-SWITCH installation, the following software is installed. To completely remove the NI-SWITCH installation from your system, you must also remove all of the following packages:
NI IVI Compliance Package 15.0
NI Measurement & Automation Explorer 15.0
NI-DAQmx Runtime 15.1
NI-VISA 15.0
NI IO Trace 15.0
NI-SWITCH Runtime 15.1.1
Caution Several of the software packages listed above are shared with other NI software packages. If you attempt to remove a piece of software that something else is dependent on, a message launches to warn you about the software dependencies. You can choose to either uninstall all of the software or to leave the shared software installed. If you choose to uninstall the shared software, some of your other NI software may no longer function correctly.
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
Known Issues
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 Known Issues web page on the National Instruments web site for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-SWITCH 15.1.1.
Bug Fixes
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 15.1.1 from NI-SWITCH 15.1.0.
ID
Fixed Issue
530716
Fixed issue that caused MAX with NI Switch Executive to hang when users configured RouteGroups with more connections than are normally allowed by the relay drive limit.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.8 from NI-SWITCH 4.6.5.
ID
Fixed Issue
412074
Fixed an issue in which the DAQmx Disconnect All VI returned an error when closing or opening multiple relays.
338542
Fixed an issue where the DAQmx Stop Task VI would time out.
410401
Fixed an issue where the NI switch software scanning examples did not work on an RT target.
363694
Fixed an issue with the Multi-Module Scan List that caused scanning to be incomplete.
410717
Fixed an issue where relay commands did not execute while using the USB-1359 with SCXI switch modules.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.6.5 from NI-SWITCH 4.6.1.
ID
Fixed Issue
408193
Fixed an issue where calling DAQmx Disconnect (Multiple) on the NI PXI/PXIe-2540 or the NI PXI/PXIe-2541 left one or more relays powered.
393334
Fixed an issue where resetting the same switch in two or more parallel threads resulted in an error.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.6.1 from NI-SWITCH 4.6.
ID
Fixed Issue
372998
Fixed an issue where the NI 2833/2834 power consumption was not accounted for in the carrier power budget.
373015
Removed hyphens from the SwitchBlock model strings in the NISWITCH_SUPPORTED_INSTRUMENT_MODELS constant.
373073
Fixed an issue where the default channel state of the NI PXIe-2790 did not represent the hardware state correctly.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.5 from NI-SWITCH 4.4.
ID
Fixed Issue
328251
Fixed an issue where the NI PXI-2571 did not honor user-defined settling times.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.4 from NI-SWITCH 4.3.
ID
Fixed Issue
256580
Improved Windows 7 performance.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.1 from NI-SWITCH 4.0.2.
ID
Fixed Issue
209501
Fixed an issue that disabled legacy scanning of multiple modules with NI-SWITCH.
The following items are changes in NI-SWITCH 4.0.1 from NI-SWITCH 4.0.
ID
Fixed Issue
181045
Fixed power budget issue for the PXI/PXIe-2515.
181067
Fixed an issue where calling Device Reset on certain PXI/PXIe devices (NI-PXI/PXIe-2512/2514/2564/2585/2586) incorrectly updated relay count.
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 about automating the installation of NI products, 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 National Instruments software on Microsoft Windows 8, you will notice a few additional tiles on the Start screen, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), and the new 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 on the Start screen. 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. You can launch MAX either from the Start screen 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 Desktop
Desktop Taskbar
Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar
Windows 8 Desktop
Start screen
Right-click application and select Pin to Start
Windows 8 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 by right-clicking anywhere on the Start screen and selecting All apps. A list of all installed software and related files appears, in alphabetical order by creator or type.
For more information about NI support for Windows 8.x, visit ni.com/windows8.
NI-SWITCH Drops Support for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP 2003 in 2016
National Instruments NI-SWITCH will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP as of July 1, 2016. Versions of NI-SWITCH that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows Vista or Windows XP. For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:
Product
Info Code
NI LabVIEW
lifecycle
NI LabWindows/CVI
cvi_lifecycle
NI Measurement Studio
mstudiolifecycle
NI TestStand
tslcp
NI DIAdem
ddlcp
NI SignalExpress
selcp
NI VeriStand
nivslifecycle
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.
Trademarks
Refer to the NI Trademarks and Logo Guidelines at ni.com/trademarks for information on National Instruments trademarks. Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
Patents
For patents covering the National Instruments products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your media, or the National Instruments Patent Notice at ni.com/patents.
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