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National Instruments Corporation 7 LabWindows/CVI Release Notes for Windows
Changes to System RequirementsIf you want to run LabWindows/CVI 5.0 on Windows NT, you must have Windows NT4.0
or higher. LabWindows/CVI 5.0 does not run on Windows NT3.51.
Note Version 5.0 is the final release of LabWindows/CVI for Windows 3.1.
Toolslib Instrument DriversTable1 lists new instrument drivers.
Multithreading Limitations on Toolslib InstrumentsThe following instruments under the \toolslib\ subdirectory are not multithread safe:
•custctrl\animate.fp
•custctrl\daqchart.fp
•custctrl\easytab.fp
•custctrl\movectrl.fp
•custctrl\pwctrl.fp
•custctrl\scroll.fp
•custctrl\toolbar.fp
•toolbox\regexpr.fp
•toolbox\toolbox.fp
New Sample Programs Table2 lists new samples.
Table 1. New Toolslib Instrument Drivers
Filename Description
toolslib\
custctrl\cviogl.fp 3D OpenGL plotting control
toolbox\asynctmr.fp Asynchronous timer control
Table 2. New Sample Projects
Filename Description
samples\activex\
cvi\cvidemo.prj ActiveX Automation of LabWindows/CVI 5.0
to build and run projects
excel\exceldem.prj ActiveX Automation of Microsoft Excel 97