LabVIEW 2012 Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers Readme
Version 12.0.0
June 2012
This file contains important information about the LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers.
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
Installing the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers
Known Issues
Bug Fixes
Accessing the Help
Finding Examples
Automating the Installation of NI Products
System Requirements
The Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers has the following system requirements:
LabVIEW 2012 Full or Professional Development System (32-bit)
RealView Microcontroller Development Kit 4.11, including Keil μVision4
Keil ULINK2 USB-JTAG adaptor
Supported Operating Systems
The Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers supports the following operating systems:
Windows 7 (32-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit)
Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (32-bit)
The Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers does not support Windows NT/Me/98/95/2000, Windows Server non-R2 editions, or the Windows Server 2008 R2 edition. Keil μVision does not support Windows Server.
Installing the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers
You must install the RealView Microcontroller Development Kit and activate the Keil μVision License ID Code (LIC) before you install the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers. You can find installation instructions Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers with activation instructions in the Getting Started with the LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers manual, which is available in your module software kit and online at ni.com/manuals.
Known Issues
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers.
Bug Fixes
Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of fixed issues in the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate the issue has been fixed.
Accessing the Help
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers.
Finding Examples
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers are located in the labview\examples\lvemb\arm directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.
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?.
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Patents
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