1. NI-DAQmx Base versus NI-DAQmx
NI-DAQmx Base offers a subset of NI-DAQmx functionality on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, and Windows CE OSs. Application development is simple, using the clean, concise programming interface, programmatic channel and task creation, and tight integration with NI LabVIEW. This driver software includes ready-to-use LabVIEW VIs and C function examples similar to those included in the full-featured NI-DAQmx software.
National Instruments recommends developers creating applications for Windows and Linux-based systems to instead use the full-featured NI-DAQmx distribution. Click here to learn more about NI-DAQmx compatibility with LabVIEW and Windows.
2. NI-DAQmx Base and Linux or OS X Compatibility
| Operating System | DAQmx Base Version | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAQmx Base 15.0 | DAQmx Base 14.0 | DAQmx Base 3.7 | DAQmx Base 3.6 | DAQmx Base 3.5 | DAQmx Base 3.4.5 | |
| OS X 10.10 | ||||||
| OS X 10.9 | ||||||
| OS X 10.8 | ||||||
| OS X 10.7 | ||||||
| OS X 10.6 | ||||||
| OS X 10.5 | ||||||
| CentOS 7 | ||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 13.2 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 13.1 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 12.3 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 12.1 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 11.4 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 11.3 | ||||||
| OpenSUSE 11.2 | ||||||
| Scientific Linux 6 | ||||||
| Scientific Linux 5 | ||||||
| Compatible |
3. Additional Resources
- Drivers and Updates: NI-DAQmx Base
- Products and Services: NI-DAQmx Base Software
- NI-DAQmx Base and LabVIEW Compatibility for OS X
- Learn more about LabVIEW and NI Measurement Hardware for Mac OS X
- Developing Linux Applications with NI LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI
- National Instruments I/O Driver Support for Linux