Installation problems with NI-Sync 3.0 and LabVIEW 8.6

[Magma]

I'm trying to use NI-Sync 3.0 with the PXI-6682 timing and GPS board. However NI-Sync VIs  that functioned under LV8.5.1 are broken with LV8.6, and NI-Sync no longer shows up in the Block Diagram Functions Measurement I/O menu. Have NI-Sync functions been moved, deprecated, or just not yet supported in 8.6? Or is the NI-Sync installation procedure different with 8.6 compared to 8.5.1?

[muks]

Did you see this thread <a href="http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/5728" target="_blank">http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/5728</a>

[Magma]

Yes, I have been using these VIs as a starting point for some simpler ones (trying to PLL a PXI-4462 clock to the more accurate PXI-6682 TCXO via the 10MHz backplane). However, as noted, the NI-Sync 3.0 functions appear to be incompatible with LV 8.6, and these particular VIs are a bit too complicated and STILL need a highly accurate external 10 MHz clock.. Frankly, I was a little disappointed with the workarounds needed to get a highly accurate clock signal from the 6682. After all Stanford Research makes a 10 MHz Rb frequency standard with accuracy of 5 x 10-12, and Trimble an OCXO frequency standard 1 x 10-10, both with GPS disciplining, PPS output, and under $1500

[Magma]

As Kevin notes, the NI-Sync 3.0 installer allows selecting 8.51, 8.5, 8.2, and earlier versions of LabVIEW. LV 8.6 is not a selectable option, not surprising since NI-Sync 3.0 came out about a year ago. And installing LV 8.6 doesn't recognize NI-Sync in LV 8.5.1 directories, unless there is some workaround I've missed. There is some very useful functionality that may have dropped between the cracks between new releases. Hopefully this can be cleared up soon.

[Ipshita_C]

Hi Magma,
It is likely that you have Ni-Sync enabled to support LabView 8.5.1 currently and it does support a single version of LabView at a time. You might want to reintall it and this time make sure that the version of LabView&nbsp;for which you specify support during installation is LV 8.6.&nbsp;Hope this helps.
Ipshita C.&nbsp;

[kmcdevitt]

I am having the same LabView 8.6 and NI-SYNC 3.0&nbsp;compatibility issues.&nbsp; It appears to me that no released version of NI-SYNC will work with LabView 8.6.
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I received a pre release of NI-SYNC 3.1, which fixes the DAQmx Serial Number Property Node problem&nbsp;for PXI-665x cards.&nbsp; However, NI-SYNC 3.1 broke more things that it fixed, at least for me on LabView 8.5.1.
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So I uninstalled everyting National Instruments, and then did a clean install of LabView 8.6 and NI-SYNC 3.0.&nbsp; It appears that NI-SYNC 3.0 and 3.1&nbsp;do not have an option to install for LabView 8.6.&nbsp; Bummer, you would think that some one at NI would have tried NI-SYNC on LabView 8.6.
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My synical side makes me think that we will need to wait for LabView 9.2.1 and NI-SYNC 4.1.1.
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Also, LV86 seams really, really slooooooow to launch.&nbsp; Help, also LV Help really, really sloooooooooooooooow.
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Kevin