Released Version: NI 5640R Installer; Please update!
The software for the NI PCI-54640R IF-RIO is now released. Before asking about any issues in programming the NI 5640R, please upgrade to the released version. This will also make it easier to look at example code if there is an issue.
Please download the new installer file (“ni-5640r100rc1.zip”) from the following location:
https://www.ni.com/en/support/downloads/drivers/download.ni-5640r-driver-software.html
1. Remove your NI 5640R modules from the computer.
2. Un-install the version of NI 5640R currently on the computer.
3. At this time, it is recommended to un-install pre-release versions of LabVIEW 8.0, LabVIEW FPGA 8.0, and NI-RIO 2.0 and re-install the released versions.
4. Install the released version of the NI 5640R software.
5. Re-install the NI 5640R module.
Note: This new version of the driver handles the NI 5640R VIs differently from previous versions. Previous to version B5, different projects would use common NI 5640R VIs that were saved in the LabVIEW/instr.lib directory. This method prevents multiple projects from being open due to the Bind to Typedef option on the FPGA Target VI.
The new method saves copies of all NI 5640R VIs to a directory in the project. This allows different projects, with different typedefs to use the same VIs at the same time.
This will result in projects saved in the previous method from not finding the NI 5640R VIs. The easiest method to convert to the new method is to resave the NI 5640R Template example directory, and copy the changes from the previous VIs to the new VI. Ensure that you use the NI 5640R VIs that are part of the new project.
