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Getting the BIOS Version programmatically

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DanielRoth on ‎11-06-2009 07:14 AM 2 Comments (2 New)

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Need a possiblity to read out the installed BIOS Version to check if the system is updated..

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JoshuaP

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‎09-08-2010 11:32 AM

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‎09-08-2010 11:32 AM

The new NI System Configuration API exposes the BIOS version as a LabVIEW property called Firmware Version. In addition, you can use the Get Installed Software VI's to get the version of all of the NI components installed on the target.