Download LabVIEW for 2014

[Joe Ross]

I noticed a new link on http://www.ni.com/frc that states Download FRC 2014 Software. It's a 5gb download of LabVIEW 2013.

It looks like there's now an option for teams that lose DVDs.

[rsisk]

hallelujah!

[Pjohn1959]

Thanks Joe!

[Dustin Shadbolt]

Finally! That was an issue with our team one year. It really sucked losing that DVD. Glad there's an option around it.

[Phalanx]

As a policy I make ISO images of all DVD's the day of Kickoff.
When we take inventory of our KOP I start making images.

That way we never need to "find it" we can make as many as necessary.
It's also nice to have it, when you don't have access to the internet.

[adciv]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

As a policy I make ISO images of all DVD's the day of Kickoff.

No need to do that much. You can copy the disk to a folder on the local HD and install from there. We usually distribute LabView by thumbdrive on our team.

[Bpk9p4]

Does anyone know if the new version is going to be compatible with Mac?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Bpk9p4

Does anyone know if the new version is going to be compatible with Mac?

LabVIEW RT is an essential part of what we use to program FRC robots. It is available only for Windows.

[FrankJ]

Here is the link from Frank's blog that will take you to NI downloads. Gotta love that guy. It also has links to the other encrypted game files.

As stated the non-labview teams will not need the DVD at all, Just the updates.

[jds2001]

Well, if you want the vision stuff you'll need to install that. I just installed everything anyhow, even though we're programming in Java. Makes it nice for Gracious Professionalism at tournaments to have a machine with LV even if I personally have no clue how to use it

[billbo911]

Downloading it now. 3 hrs on the connection I have currently have.

Two questions:
1) Where and when can we get the serial number needed? (Assuming one will be needed.)
2) Do we need to uninstall last year's version before installing this ne one, or can we just install it on top of the previous version?

[Alan Anderson]

I assume the serial number will be distributed with the Kit Of Parts.

Since last year's LabVIEW for FRC will be expiring in a few weeks, I don't see any reason to keep it around. I think it'll just be confusing to have both versions installed.

[Mark McLeod]

Two notes of interest from the NI download page:

You must activate this software with your FRC Team Serial Number after kickoff.

This installer includes the LabVIEW 2013 Professional Development System, FRC tools, the driver station support software, and NI Vision Development Module 2013. All components require you to download software updates after kickoff. Visit the ni.com/frc for more information about the software updates after kickoff.

[Alan Anderson]

Has anyone managed to download the software? I started the special downloader a couple of days ago and it told me it was going to take many, many hours to get the 4.9 GB file. So I was patient, letting the laptop stay on overnight. When I checked in the morning, it then said it was going to take even more hours to get the 8.9 GB. I just resumed the download after a long day of travel, and now it says it's going to take yet more hours to get the 12.9 GB.

I don't know what to expect now.

[rsisk]

I downloaded the zip file with no problem. Did not use the special loader