NI FlexLogger 2020 R4

FlexLogger 2020 R4 Readme - Date: September 2020
New Features
- Added support for PXIe X Series devices. Refer to the Supported Hardware section for specific model support information.
- Multi-PXIe chassis synchronization support using the high-density trigger ports. Refer to the Supported Hardware section for specific model support information.
- Create variable channels to act as static integer values
- Use anti-aliased downsampling to acquire from DSA modules at 100 Hz
- Use Python to interact with FlexLogger (compatible with 2020 R3 and 2020 R4). Refer to the NI FlexLogger Examples for Python respository on GitHub for more information.
- (Preview Feature) Onboard counter support for CompactDAQ chassis
- (Preview Feature) Publish tags and files to SystemLink Cloud


1065682 Update Channel Units VI does not function for consumer channels
For plugins, Update Channel Units VI does not work for set point (consumer) channels.
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957223 Numeric Indicator increases digits of precision at random times in FlexLogger
Numeric indicators configured with 'Digits of Precision' can display more digits of precision than specified for values near zero.
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1116657 Adding DAQ Channels in a Non-sequential Order Corrupts Anything Referencing a Channel
When new DAQ channels are configured in non-sequential order within a device (PXI, cDAQ, FieldDAQ, USB, etc.), any existing or future calculated channels, plugins, logging triggers, and events reference the wrong channel. This means that calculated channels and plugins will be operating on the wrong data and events and triggers may not fire when expected.
FlexLogger helps validate new and rapidly evolving technologies to keep pace with vehicle electrification and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), without programming, the company said. FlexLogger provides intuitive workflows and integrated data management to help automotive test departments quickly capture accurate, well-documented data to verify system functionality in real-world conditions and comply with strict government regulations.
Technology innovations in the areas of active safety, electrification and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication are disrupting how the automotive industry designs, tests and produces vehicles, noted NI. It said rapidly-evolving components and systems including sensor fusion, high-capacity batteries and Deep Learning demand higher volume of testing with accurate, traceable results to exceed safety-critical expectations for quality and reliability. These trends are intensifying the challenges to automotive test departments to build increasingly complex, mixed-measurement test systems under compressed timelines, while managing the explosive growth of collected data, NI added.
FlexLogger can be used by engineers to help simplify test configurations and extract key insights with sensor-specific workflows to acquire and log synchronised, mixed measurements, without any programming, explained NI. Analogue sensors, digital pulse frequencies, CAN signals and calculated channels that are all logged to the universal Technical Data Management Streaming (TDMS) file format can be integrated quickly. This leads to the capability of data being correlated and analysed to accurately characterise an entire system. These capabilities also address similar challenges faced by test departments in other industries including heavy equipment, aerospace, appliances and academic research, the company said.
NI said that these configuration-based workflows are the cornerstone that now empowers technicians to streamline test development, integrate new measurements and manage data using its flexible software platform and modular hardware. FlexLogger automatically logs descriptive metadata about the test configuration, including sensor and hardware acquisition settings for easier traceability. Test departments can improve access to data and effectively communicate results to the organisation using DIAdem data management software to find, analyse and report on FlexLogger data, it added.






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Product: FlexLogger
Version: 2020 R4
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.ni.com
Language: english, 中文, Français, Deutsch, 日本語, 한국어
System Requirements: PC *
Required Software: *
Size: 5.1 Gb


FlexLogger has the following minimum system requirements:
Operating Systems:
Windows 7 (SP1) 64-bit ***
Windows 8.1 64-bit **
Windows 10 64-bit
RAM/Processor:
Pentium 4 G1 equivalent (Intel i5 equivalent or higher recommended)
12 GB disk space
4 GB RAM
Video:
1024 x 768 resolution (1366 x 768 or higher recommended)
Required Software: *
NI-DAQmx software 20.0 or higher
NI-XNET software 20.0 or higher
* Required drivers are included with the FlexLogger installer.
** NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 requires Microsoft updates to support these items.
*** NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1 requires Microsoft updates to support SHA-256.