What are the current versions of Labview and Teststand

[OnlyOne]

Hello,

i am currently downlading the current versions of teststand and labview for evaluation.

In the Teststand-link i saw that it is called "Teststand 2012".

1. But there was no version-information in the Labview-Download. Is this also version 2012?

2. Are both things 32-bit-software?

3. After i installed the evaluation-downloads - can they be activated with a key or do i have to install it again when the CDs arrive in my office?

Thanks for help

[Norbert_B]

You can use the ni.com webpages to see what the most current version of software is. I suggest you to take a look into the product support life cycle pages since they provide additional information about compatibility and support.

TS is available in 32bit only. For LV, you have to select since there are dedicated versions for 32- vs. 64bit.

You should be able to license your eval version to a full version without any new installation/download.

Norbert

[OnlyOne]

Thx for the links.

I am using Windows-7-64bit - should i prefer then also Labview 64? (The NI-download-Links only provides 32bit for download)

Will there be any problems converting my existing Labview 8.5-Vis to the new Labview2012?

Thank you

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

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@OnlyOne wrote:

Thx for the links.

I am using Windows-7-64bit - should i prefer then also Labview 64? (The NI-download-Links only provides 32bit for download)

Will there be any problems converting my existing Labview 8.5-Vis to the new Labview2012?

Thank you

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You can have both the 32-bit and 64-bit installed.  Just remember your target when you build an exe.  64-bit compiled programs can only run on 64-bit machines.

You should have no problem upgrading your code from 8.5.

[Norbert_B]

To add to crossrulz answer:

Using LV 64bit with TS (which is solely 32bit) works, but it comes with certain constraints. Most often, those constraints lead to errors, foremost during deployment.

Hence, i do not recommend you to mix.

Norbert