PXIe-5841 Streaming Example Blue Screens on Playback

Updated Sep 4, 2025

Reported In

Hardware

  • PXIe-5841

Software

  • LabVIEW
  • RFmx

Driver

  • NI-RFSG

Issue Details

I am encountering a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) when attempting to play back a TDMS file generated using a PXIe-5841 streaming example. The streaming to disk process completes successfully without errors, but playback triggers a system crash.

Solution

To troubleshoot and try resolve this issue, follow these steps:

  1. Repair NI Software Components
    Use NI Package Manager to repair the following:

    • LabVIEW
    • RFmx
    • NI-RFSG
  2. Contact to NI Technical Support after:

    • Retrieve BSOD Error Codes:
      To gather more information about the crash:

      • Press the Windows key or click Start, then search for Event Viewer or type eventvwr.msc and press Enter.
      • Navigate to Windows Logs > System.
        • Locate the critical event corresponding to the BSOD (based on date/time).
          • Click Event Properties in the Actions pane.

 

    • Under the General tab, note the dump file path and share the file.

 

    • For more details, check the Details tab and take screenshots.

    • Check for LabVIEW Dump Files
      Please follow the instructions in the document Error Log File Location after LabVIEW Crashes located on Related Links.