labview 2009 linux crashes when editing a VISA resource constant or control

[kinnikinnick]

Linux crashes when I click on a VISA resource constant (block diagram) or control (front panel).  This happens on LabVIEW 2009 SP1 32-bit for Linux, running on CentOS 6.3 (similar to RedHat 6.3).  I updated the VISA drivers to 5.1.2 and that didn't help.  Thanks in advance for any ideas from the five Linux guys out there. 

[JasoNI]

Hello Marvin,

How many GB of RAM does your computer have? If you have more than 4GB of RAM, then you can fix this by using 2 GB of RAM. This is a known issue and a Corrective Action Request (CAR#184364) was filed. I hope that this helps!

Regards,

Jason D

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

[kinnikinnick]

Hello Jason, thanks very much for your reply.  I purchased and installed a 2GB RAM stick for this purpose.  Unfortunately LabVIEW still crashes when I edit a VISA control.  Any other ideas?  Is my bug different than the known bug?  Is this fixed in LV 2012?  

Thanks,

Marvin

[JasoNI]

Hello Marvin,

Could you tell me if the program crashes when you create the VISA resource object, or just when you are trying to select a device from the list? Do the shipping examples work? If you are connecting to an Agilent device, the Agilent I/O Libraries Suite was not compatible with the most recent versions of VISA until version 15.0, so updating that suite may be helpful. In terms of the CAR I mentioned, it sounds like the issue you are running into may be different than the one specified, due to the workaround not resolving the issue.  

Regards,

Jason D

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

[kinnikinnick · Accepted solution]

Hello Jason, 

My problem was resolved with LabVIEW 2012.  To answer your question, LabVIEW would crash only when trying to select a device from the list.  Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Marvin