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System Requirements for LabVIEW Development System and LabVIEW Modules

LabVIEW Development Systems

Refer to the LabVIEW Release Notes for a complete list of system requirements.

Windows
  Minimum Recommended
Processor Pentium III/Celeron 866 MHz or equivalent Pentium 4/M or equivalent
RAM 256 MB 1 GB
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels
Operating System Windows Vista/XP/2000 Windows Vista/XP
Disk Space 1.6 GB 1.6 GB (Note -- Includes default drivers from NI Device Drivers CD)
Mac OS X
  Minimum Recommended
Processor G3 or better G4 or better
RAM 256 MB 1 GB
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels
Operating System Mac OS X 10.4 or later Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Disk Space 262 MB 828 MB for the complete installation
Linux®
  Minimum Recommended
Processor Pentium III/Celeron 866 MHz or equivalent Pentium 4/M or equivalent
RAM 256 MB 1 GB
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels
Operating System Linux kernel 2.2.x, 2.4.x, or 2.6.x, for the Intel x86 architecture, GNU C Library (glibc) Version 2.2.4 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3, MandrakeLinux/Mandriva 10.0, SuSE Linux 9.1
Disk Space 365 MB 651 MB for the complete installation

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LabVIEW SignalExpress

  • Windows Vista/XP/2000
  • Pentium 4 or equivalent processor (600 MHz minimum)
  • 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
  • 1.5 GB of free disk space (2 GB recommended)

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LabVIEW Real-Time Module

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements plus:
    • 200 MB additional available disk space

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LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements plus:
    • 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB RAM recommended
    • 800 MB additional available disk space

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LabVIEW FPGA Module

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements
  • Memory requirements for FPGA targets may differ greatly
    • Virtex-II (1M and 3M Gates)
      • Windows XP (32-bit)
      • 1 to 2 GB RAM
    • Virtex-5 (LX30, LX50, LX85, LX110)
      • Baseline - Windows XP (32-bit) with 2 GB of RAM
      • Optimum - Windows XP (64-bit) with 4 GB of RAM

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LabVIEW Mobile Module

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements plus:
    • LabVIEW Base, Full, or Professional Development System
    • 2.5 GB additional available disk space
    • For Windows 2000, requires Service Pack 4
    • ActiveSync for Pocket PC synchronization utilities recommended

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LabVIEW Touch Panel Module

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements plus:
    • LabVIEW Base, Full, or Professional Development System
    • 2.5 GB additional available disk space
    • For Windows 2000, requires Service Pack 4

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LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements plus:
    • LabVIEW Full or Professional Development System
    • 160 MB additional available disk space

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Vision Development Module for LabVIEW

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements

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LabVIEW Statechart Module

  • LabVIEW 8.6 Base, Full, or Professional Development System for Windows
  • 250 MB additional available disk space

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NI SoftMotion Development Module for LabVIEW

  • LabVIEW Development System for Windows requirements plus:
    • LabVIEW Real-Time Module

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