Add info about MDSS to the installation docs (#61)

* Add info about MDSS to the installation docs

Signed-off-by: Michael Johansen <michael.johansen@emerson.com>

* Reference NIPM instead of ni.com

Signed-off-by: Michael Johansen <michael.johansen@emerson.com>

* Add a minimum required version for MDSS

Signed-off-by: Michael Johansen <michael.johansen@emerson.com>

* Add the extra install info to the readme as well.

Signed-off-by: Michael Johansen <michael.johansen@emerson.com>

* Add a link to download NIPM

Signed-off-by: Michael Johansen <michael.johansen@emerson.com>

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Signed-off-by: Michael Johansen <michael.johansen@emerson.com>

Author: mjohanse-emr

README.md

@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ NI created and supports this package.
 
 ## Installation
 
+As a prerequisite to using the `ni.datastore` module, you must install Measurement Data Services
+Software 2026 Q1 or later on your system. You can download and install this software using
+[NI Package Manager](https://www.ni.com/en/support/downloads/software-products/download.package-manager.html).
+
 You can directly install the `ni.datastore` package using `pip` or by listing it as a
 dependency in your project's `pyproject.toml` file.

docs/intro.inc

@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ Python Version Support
 Installation
 ------------
 
+As a prerequisite to using the ``ni.datastore`` module, you must install Measurement Data Services
+Software 2026 Q1 or later on your system. You can download and install this software using
+NI Package Manager.
+
 You can directly install the ``ni.datastore`` package using ``pip`` or by listing it as a dependency in
 your project's ``pyproject.toml`` file.