22.0版本自述文件暂未更新，参考21.0版本 STS Development Software 21.0 Readme
October 2021
This file contains important information about STS Development Software 21.0, including installation instructions and new features. STS Development Software is a collection of NI software for developing, executing, and debugging test programs on a non-STS computer.
Included Components
System Requirements
Supported Controllers and Operating Systems
Installation Considerations
Installation Instructions
Microsoft Visual Studio Support
Product Security and Critical Updates
New Features
What's Changed
Known Issues and Bug Fixes
Accessing the Documentation
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
Legal Information
Included Components
STS Development Software 21.0 includes the following major components:
STS Development Software 21.0
TestStand 2020 f1
NI TestStand Semiconductor Module™ 2021 Q4 (TSM)
LabVIEW 2020 SP1 f1
LabVIEW 2020 SP1 f1 Run-Time Engine
LabVIEW 2021 Run-Time Engine
NI-Digital Pattern Driver 21.0.0
NI-DCPower 21.3.0
NI-SCOPE 20.7.0
NI-Sync 20.0.0
NI-RFPM 20.6.1
NI RFmx 21.3.0
NI-RFSA 21.0.1
NI-RFSG 21.0.1
STS Auxiliary Mixed Signal Tools 20.0.0
STS Auxiliary RF Tools 21.0.0
TSM RF Steps 21.0.0
STS Handler and Prober Drivers 20.0.0
STS Maintenance Software 21.0.0
System Requirements
STS Development Software 21.0 has the following requirements:
STS Development Software 21.0 supports the following controllers:
PXIe-8880
PXIe-8881
STS Development Software 21.0 supports the following operating system:
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 (64-bit)
Note STS Development Software 21.0 does not support certain versions of Windows 10. Refer to Editions of Windows 10 Supported by NI Software for more information.
Note Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.
Installation Considerations
NI offers two installation paths for STS software—installing STS Software through the STS Version Selector and installing STS Development Software through NI Package Manager.
NI recommends installing STS Development Software through NI Package Manager if you are using a non-STS computer and do not need to switch among versions of STS software. Use STS Development Software 21.0 to develop, run, and debug STS test programs on a non-STS computer without access to NI instruments. When test program development is complete, transfer the test program to an STS from which you will deploy the test program into a production environment.
Note If you install STS Development Software 21.0 through NI Package Manager, you cannot downgrade your software version. NI does not recommend updating components of STS Development Software on the non-STS computer. The set of software you use to develop an STS test program must match the set of software on the STS from which you will deploy the test program.
If you need to switch among versions of STS software on a non-STS computer, install through the STS Version Selector. If you used a mechanism other than the STS Version Selector 19.0.0 or later to install any NI software on the STS or non-STS computer, you must reimage the computer before installing the latest version of the STS Version Selector. Refer to the STS Software 21.0 Readme for more information about installing STS Software through the STS Version Selector.
Installation Instructions
Download the STS Development Software 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
If Windows Update is enabled, the installation process might hang if Windows Update interferes with the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Run-Time. Visit ni.com/r/exjq43 for more information and steps to resolve this issue.
Use the serial number that is included with your software to activate STS Development Software. For more information on STS Development Software activation, refer to NI Software Activation.
You must restart the computer after you activate an STS software version.
Microsoft Visual Studio Support
If you are using NI .NET Class Libraries, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The NI .NET Class Libraries 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.
For information about versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, refer to NI .NET Support.
Product Security and Critical Updates
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.
Spectre and Meltdown
Refer to Meltdown and Spectre - Processor Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities (Windows) for more information about addressing Spectre and Meltdown issues.
New Features
STS Software 21.0 adds the following major new features:
New Hardware Support
PXIe-6569—Added support for the PXIe-6569 high-speed serial instrument.
PXIe-4137 (40 W) Source Measure Unit (SMU)—Added support for the high power (40W/10 A, pulsed) SMU version of the PXIe-4137.
PXIe-4190—Added support for the PXIe-4190 LCR. Support applies only to STS models with the CX configuration.
New and Improved Test Program Development and Debugging
Added support for extended continuity test frequency range up to 21.5 GHz on the PXIe-5831 + PXIe-5841 with STS-5531 as an STS RF subsystem.
RF Steps added the following new steps and examples:
The WLAN Test - 8 GHz example sequence demonstrates how to perform error vector magnitude (EVM) measurements with noise compensation on the PXIe-5831 + PXIe-5841 with STS-5531 as an STS RF subsystem.
The S-Parameter Test - 6 GHz example sequence demonstrates how to publish the S-parameter magnitude only or S-parameter magnitude and phase.
The NR test example sequence demonstrates how to use the TSM RF Steps to implement NR TXP measurements.
RF Steps adds the following new measurements:
NR ACP measurements—Perform customized definition of measurement offset and integration bandwidth.
WLAN OFDM ModAcc measurements—Support vector averaging type to reduce noise floor of a signal while retaining the signal spectrum.
WLAN measurements—Support the IEEE 802.11be standard.
The STS Auxiliary RF Tools provides the enhanced Golden Units Calibration Tool for calculating and updating the correlation offsets based on golden DUT, or known good unit, measurements. The enhanced features support multiple sites. You can calibrate golden units, retry failed golden units, check the calibration interval, and specify the minimum pass number of the golden units per site.
The STS Auxiliary RF Tools provides the enhanced STS RF Switch Control Panel plug-in for InstrumentStudio, which allows you to configure and connect the RF subsystem internal switches and paths to perform RF measurements. The enhanced features expand support on the PXIe-5831 + PXIe-5841 with STS-5531 as an STS RF subsystem, extend the measurement frequency up to 21.5 GHz, and support the PXIe-5841 with STS-5534 as an STS RF subsystem.
What's Changed
STS Development Software 21.0 includes updates to the following major components.
Note This is not an exhaustive list of updated products in STS Development Software.
Previous Version
Current Version
LabVIEW 2020 SP1 Run-Time Engine
LabVIEW 2021 Run-Time Engine
STS Maintenance Software 20.1.0
STS Maintenance Software 21.0.0
NI-Digital Pattern Driver 20.6.2
NI-Digital Pattern Driver 21.0.0
NI-DCPower 20.7.0
NI-DCPower 21.3.0
NI RFmx 20.7.1
NI RFmx 21.3.0
NI-RFSA 20.7.1
NI-RFSA 21.0.1
NI-RFSG 20.7.1
NI-RFSG 21.0.1
STS Development Software 21.0 Auxiliary Components
STS Development Software 21.0 changes the following auxiliary components.
Note This is not an exhaustive list of changed auxiliary components in STS Development Software.
Previous Version
Renamed/Current Version
STS Auxiliary RF Tools 20.1.0
STS Auxiliary RF Tools 21.0.0
TSM RF Steps 20.1.0
TSM RF Steps 21.0.0
Known Issues and Bug Fixes
You can access the known issues list and bug fixes list online. Refer to the private NI STS Technical Support Community, located at https://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-STS-Technical-Support/gp-p/5300, for an up-to-date list of known issues and bug fixes in STS Development Software 21.0. You can work directly with NI Services personnel contracted on your project to request to be added to the NI STS Technical Support Community.
Accessing the Documentation
Select Start»National Instruments»STS Help to access the STS Help, which includes information about STS Development Software 21.0.
If you open help files directly from the \National Instruments\STS\Documentation\Help directory, NI recommends that you open STSDocumentation.chm first because this file is a collection of help files and provides a complete table of contents and index.
STS manuals are available as PDFs in the \National Instruments\STS\Documentation\Manuals directory. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the PDFs.
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
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, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
STS Development Software 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.
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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 \_Legal Information and directories.
EULAs are located in the \Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
Review \_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.
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Patents
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