Version 1.2
Thank you for using NI-USRP instrument driver software. This file contains important information about NI-USRP and is organized into the following sections:
NI-USRP 1.2 adds the following features:
NI-USRP 1.2 maintains the following features:
The following hardware products are supported under Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit1 versions)/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit1 versions)/XP operating systems.
1 These software versions run within the 32-bit emulation layer, Windows on Windows (WOW64).
2 The NI-USRP instrument driver supports WBX, SBX, XCVR2450, LFTX, LFRX, BasicTX, and BasicRX daughterboards on this device. Other daughterboards may also be compatible, but they have not been tested.
Device-specific information about these modules is included in the NI-USRP Help.
Note You must update the firmware and FPGA images on your USRP module prior to using NI-USRP 1.2. Refer to the NI USRP-29xx Getting Started Guide for more information about updating the firmware and FPGA images.
NI-USRP 1.2 supports the following operating systems:
NI recommends that you have the most recent service pack for your operating system installed.
3 These software versions run within the 32-bit emulation layer, Windows on Windows (WOW64).
| Item | Installed Location |
|---|---|
| NI-USRP | <NIDir32>\NI-USRP\ |
| NI-USRP Utilities | <NIDir32>\NI-USRP\utilities\ |
| NI-USRP Examples | <NIDir32>\LabVIEW<version>\examples\instr\niUSRP\ |
| NI-USRP Header files | <NIDir32>\NI-USRP\includes\ |
| NI-USRP Import Library files | <NIDir32>\NI-USRP\lib\msc\ |
| NI-USRP DLL | <SystemDir32>\niusrp.dll |
| NI-USRP Firmware and FPGA images | <NIDir32>\NI-USRP\images\ |
Note The NI Example Finder does not include NI-USRP examples.
The product documentation is available at Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-USRP»Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents:
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Perform the following procedure to uninstall NI-USRP.
For Windows XP, complete the following steps:
For Windows 7/Vista, complete the following steps:
Note Do not attempt to uninstall by manually deleting files.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI-USRP 1.2 Known Issues at ni.com for an up-to-date list of known issues.
The following items are changes in NI-USRP 1.2 from NI-USRP 1.1.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 376069 | Fixed an issue that caused the property node "Number of Samples is Finite" to always return a "false" value regardless of whether the task was set as finite or continuous. |
| 370383 | Fixed an issue that caused a multi-device session to fail. Remove any trailing semicolons in lists of devices. For example, use "192.168.10.2; 192.168.10.3" instead of "192.168.10.2; 192.168.10.3;". |
| 362726 | Fixed an issue that caused LabVIEW to crash after configuring the number of samples in niUSRP EX Rx Continuous Async.vi. |
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