LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, Version 1.0

Readme File

This file contains important information about the release of the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit 1.0, including installation instructions. For more information about LabWindows/CVI, refer to the LabWindows/CVI Readme or to the LabWindows/CVI Release Notes.

Contents

Minimum System Requirements
Installing and Activating the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit
Evaluation Limitations
After Installation

Minimum System Requirements

The LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit requires the following minimum system configuration:

• LabWindows/CVI 2009 or later
• Microsoft operating systems:
  • Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
    
    Note: National Instruments is committed to maintaining compatibility with Microsoft Windows technology changes. While most NI products work with Windows 7, NI has become aware of some compatibility issues regarding Windows 7.  To learn more about Windows 7 and NI products, refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and enter the Info Code windows7.
    
  • Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Windows XP (32-bit)
  • Windows 2000
• 500 MB of free hard disk space

Installing and Activating the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit

You can install and activate all of your LabWindows/CVI products—including the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit—using the LabWindows/CVI Platform DVD. You can find installation and activation instructions for the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit in the LabWindows/CVI Release Notes, which are available in your LabWindows/CVI software kit.

If you are installing the toolkit from the LabWindows/CVI Execution Toolkit CD, complete the following steps to install the toolkit:

1. Log on as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges, as necessary.
2. Insert the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit CD into the disk drive. If the CD does not run automatically, open Windows Explorer, right-click the CD drive icon, and select AutoPlay.
3. On installation startup, the National Instruments LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit screen appears. Click Install NI LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit 1.0.
4. In the User Information panel, enter your name and organization and the serial number found on your Certificate of Ownership card. LabWindows/CVI uses this serial number when you run the NI Activation Wizard. Select Install this product for evaluation if you want to install the toolkit for evaluation.
5. Continue to follow the instructions on the screen.

The first time you launch LabWindows/CVI after installing the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit, you are prompted to activate the toolkit. Complete the following steps to activate the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit.

1. Select Activate Products in the LabWindows/CVI Message dialog box.
2. Select the Automatically activate through a secure Internet connection option and click Next. Your computer must be connected to the Internet for this option to work. If you do not have Internet access on your computer, refer to the LabWindows/CVI Release Notes.
3. The Serial Number option is populated with the number you entered during installation. Click Next.
4. Fill in the necessary information and click Next.
5. Check the option if you would like to receive a confirmation email of your activation and click Next.
6. After a brief moment, you should receive a message indicating whether the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit has been activated or not. Enter or verify your serial number. Click Next.
7. Continue to follow the instructions on the screen.
8. When you successfully activate, click Finish. LabWindows/CVI displays a window indicating when this license expires.

Evaluation Limitations

The evaluation version of the Execution Profiler Toolkit limits the number of functions you can profile to 10 functions per source file.

After Installation

You can find example programs in the following locations:

• On Windows 7/Vista, examples are located in \Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\CVI\Samples\profiler.
• On Windows 2000/XP, example programs are located in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\National Instruments\CVI\Samples\profiler.

Refer to the LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit Help for more information about using the Execution Profiler Toolkit. You can access the help in one of the following ways:

• Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabWindows CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit»LabWindows CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit Help
• Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabWindows CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit»LabWindows CVI Execution Profiler Toolkit Viewer to open the Profile Viewer. In the Profile Viewer, select Help»Help.

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