This file contains important information about the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit and is organized into the following sections:
New Features
Supported Hardware
System Requirements
Installed Software, Documentation, and Examples
Documentation
Accessing VIs and Functions
Finding Examples
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
Product Security and Critical Updates
Toolkit Version Naming Changes
Uninstalling/Modifying NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit
Behavior Changes
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
Legal Information
New Features
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2017 (32- and 64-bit)
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 16.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2016 (32- and 64-bit)
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 15.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2015 (32- and 64-bit)
Supported HardwareVector Signal Analyzers
NI PXI-5660
NI PXI-5661
NI PXIe-5663
NI PXIe-5663E
NI PXIe-5665
NI PXIe-5668R
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.
Vector Signal Transceivers
NI PXIe-5644R
NI PXIe-5645R
NI PXIe-5646R
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI RF Vector Signal Transceivers Help.
Digitizers
NI PXI-5621
NI PXI-5620
NI PXI-5122
NI PXI-5124
NI PCI-5122
NI PCI-5124
NI PXI-5922
NI PXI-5142
NI PXIe-5122
NI PXIe-5622
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help.
System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 supports the following operating systems:
Windows 10/8.11/7 SP12 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2012 R21 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12 (64-bit)
1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.1. 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.
2 NI 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 Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 and later does not support Windows Server non-R2 editions.
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
Supported Real-Time Operating Environments
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 and later supports the following real-time operating environments:
LabVIEW Real-Time Module
Minimum Requirements
Processor—1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM—1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs
Recommended System
Processor—Intel Core i5 or equivalent
RAM—4 GB
A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
Windows 10/8.1/7, with all available critical updates and service packs
If your application runs on an RT target, NI recommends that you have at least 128 MB of RAM
Note The SMT run-time Engine must be installed on systems running applications built using the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit and LabWindows™/CVI™. The SMT run-time installer is available on the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit CD in the NISMTCVIRTE folder (setup.exe).
Application Development Environments (ADEs)
Note You should install ADEs, such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit. To add support for ADEs installed after installing NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit, modify your NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit installation or launch the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit installer again.
NI LabVIEW 2014 SP1, 2015 SP1, 2016, or 2017
NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2014 SP1, 2015 SP1, 2016, or 2017
LabWindows/CVI 2013 or later
If your application runs on an RT target, NI recommends that you have at least 128 MB of RAM
Installed Software, Documentation, and ExamplesInstalled Software
is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
(32-bit OS) Program Files\National Instruments
(64-bit OS) Program Files (x86)\National Instruments for 32-bit programs and Program Files\National Instruments for 64-bit programs
is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
\LabVIEW
File Locations
Item
Installed Location
VIs
\vi.lib\addons\Spectral Measurements Toolset
Examples
\examples\Spectral Measurements Toolset
Documentation
Documentation for NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 is located at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Spectral Measurements Toolkit»Spectral Measurements Toolkit Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.
Document
Format
Description
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit LabVIEW Help
HTML/Windows Help
Contains primary help content for NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit products. The help is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
An introduction to NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit
A complete reference for all NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit programming VIs
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit Function Reference Help
HTML/Windows Help
Contains reference information about the Spectral Measurements LabWindows/CVI functions.
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 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 .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.
Accessing VIs and Functions
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit palette VIs are available from the Functions»RF Communications»Spectral Measurements Toolkit palette.
Finding Examples
In LabVIEW, you can use the NI Example Finder to search or browse examples. NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 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 (including NI Spectral Measurement Toolkit examples) and their descriptions:
Click the Browse tab to locate spectral measurement examples by task at Toolkit and Modules»Spectral Measurements or by directory structure at Spectral Measurements Toolset.
Click the Search tab to search all installed examples by keyword. For example, search for "Spectral" to locate all NI Spectral Measurement Toolkit examples.
You can also access all the installed NI Spectral Measurement Toolkit examples for LabVIEW at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Spectral Measurements Toolkit»Spectral Measurements Toolkit Examples.
Examples also are available online that demonstrate integrating NI RF signal generators with NI RF signal analyzers and NI toolkit software including the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit. Refer to ni.com/examples for these examples and for more information.
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 Drops Support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
With this release, NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit drops support for Microsoft Windows 7 RTM (with no service pack), Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 and later will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0, 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 for 2016, refer to KB 79UC78LS, Why Does my LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, or TestStand Built Installer Fail on Windows XP/Vista and Server 2003?.
Product Security and Critical Updates
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.
Toolkit Version Naming Changes
NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit versions are now aligned with the versions of major NI application software products. This alignment gives you information about the year the toolkit was released and the most recent software version the toolkit was designed to work with. Toolkit versions now start with a two-digit year indicator: . For example, NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 is the version released with LabVIEW 2017. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.7. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 15.0.
Uninstalling/Modifying NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit
For Windows 7, 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 LabVIEW Spectral Measurements 17.0 from the dialog box that appears.
Note To uninstall or modify the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit for LabWindows/CVI, select NI LabWindows/CVI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 from the dialog box that appears.
Note To uninstall or modify the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit Runtime for LabWindows/CVI, select NI LabWindows/CVI Spectral Measurements Toolkit Runtime 17.0 from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
For Windows 10/8.1, complete the following steps:
Right-click on the Start button.
Select Control Panel.
Select Programs»Programs and Features.
Select National Instruments Software.
Click the Uninstall button.
Select NI LabVIEW Spectral Measurements 17.0 from the dialog box that appears.
Note To uninstall or modify the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit for LabWindows/CVI, select NI LabWindows/CVI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 from the dialog box that appears.
Note To uninstall or modify the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit Runtime for LabWindows/CVI, select NI LabWindows/CVI Spectral Measurements Toolkit Runtime 17.0 from the dialog box that appears.
Click Remove to uninstall the product; click Modify to change the components that are installed.
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
Behavior Changes
The following are the behavior changes in NI Spectral Measurement Toolkit 15.0 from NI Spectral Measurement Toolkit 2.7:
The VIs present in the directory, /addons/Spectral Measurements Toolset/LVSupport/SMT niScope Utilities/SMT niScope Dependent are no longer in niSMT.lvlib.
The following VIs present in the directory, /addons/Spectral Measurements Toolset are no longer in niSMT.lvlib:
Config DDC band.vi
Analog SW triggered Read.vi
Set 5620 Reference Clock.vi
RFSA Segmented Span Configuration.vi
SMT Config niDaq for Cont Zoom.vi
SMT Config niDaq for Spectrum.vi
RFSA Segmented Span Application.vi
Note The location of these VIs on the disk has not changed. Applications using the VIs present in this directory need to be manually relinked. Known Issues
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0 Known Issues at ni.com for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 17.0.
Bug Fixes
The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
The following items are changes in NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.4 from NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.3.
ID
Fixed Issue
374121
Fixed an issue in which the users were unable to install the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit on LabVIEW 2012.
404823
Fixed an issue where multiple shortcuts to documents were present in the Start Menu folder for NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit.
The following items are changes in NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.3 from NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.2.
ID
Fixed Issue
320267
Fixed an issue where the NI license manager was unable to check out NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit license from certain packages in a volume license file.
The following items are changes in NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.2 from NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit 2.6.1.
ID
Fixed Issue
309228
Fixed an issue where an error message about conflicts between different dir.mnu is displayed when opening a VI from a LabVIEW project that has Spectral Measurement Toolkit dependencies.
307793
Fixed an issue where the SMT filter spectrum function clears all the values of the spectrumInfo struct.
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 about silent installations of individual NI products, refer to KB 4CJDP38M, Automating the Installation of a Single Installer.
For more information about silent installations of NI products in a suite, such as NI Developer Suite, refer to KB 4GGGDQH0, How Do I Automate 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 NI Installer?.
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, visit ni.com/windows10.
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
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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