Recent NI TestStand Patches Available On-line

[Manooch_H]

National Instruments recently released 2 sets of patches for NI TestStand that we want our users to be aware of.

The first set of patches address an issue where numeric values with specific ranges may be incorrectly logged to a database when using the new TestStand 4.1 database schemas. Individual patches have been created for TestStand 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, and 4.2.1. To learn more about this issue and gain access to the patches, please visit the following KnowledgeBase Article:

Why Does TestStand Incorrectly Log Some Numeric Values to My Database That Uses the New Default Data...

The second set of patches address compatibility issues between TestStand and LabVIEW 2010. Individual patches have been created for TestStand 4.0.1f1, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, and 4.2.1. To learn more about this issue and gain access to the patches, please visit the following KnowledgeBase Article:

NI TestStand 4.x patches required for compatibility with LabVIEW 2010 and later

Please let me know if you have any questions or encounter any issues downloading and installing these patches.

Thank you.

[Manooch_H]

National Instruments would like to inform you that we have released an f1 patch for TestStand 2010.

The TestStand 2010 f1 Patch fixes multiple critical issues in TestStand 2010 and National Instruments recommends the patch for all installations of TestStand 2010. The TestStand 2010 f1 Patch is available and can be installed from NI Update Service.

If for some reason you cannot use NI Update Service to download and install the TestStand 2010 f1 Patch or would like to learn more about the issues fixed in this patch, please visit the following KnowledgeBase Article:

TestStand 2010 f1 Patch Details

Please let me know if you have any questions or encounter any issues downloading and installing this patch.

Thank you.

[snowpunter]

Is the f1 patch included in the 2011 Q2 release of Dev Suite?

[Manooch_H]

Snowpunter -

No, patches are not included in Dev Suite releases. F1 Patches are, however, made available through Update Service.