New Features and Changes

Learn about updates—including new features and behavior changes—introduced in each version of the .

NI-FGEN 2023 Q3 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 2023 Q3.

NI-FGEN 2023 Q1.1 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 2023 Q1.1.

NI-FGEN 2023 Q1 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 2023 Q1.

NI-FGEN 21.8 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 21.8.

  • NI-FGEN 21.8 adds support for LabVIEW 2022
  • NI-FGEN 21.3 adds support for NI Linux® Real-Time
  • NI-FGEN 21.3 adds support for LabVIEW 2021
  • NI-FGEN 20.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2020 and LabVIEW NXG 5.0

NI-FGEN 21.3 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 21.3.

  • NI-FGEN 21.3 adds support for NI Linux® Real-Time.
  • NI-FGEN 21.3 adds support for LabVIEW 2021.
  • NI-FGEN 20.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2020 and LabVIEW NXG 5.0.
  • NI-FGEN 21.3 removes support for Manual Peer-to-Peer functionality.
  • NI-FGEN 21.3 removes support for NI-HWS.
  • The NI-FGEN Soft Front Panel has been replaced by InstrumentStudio, which is automatically installed when you install the NI-FGEN driver. You can access InstrumentStudio in one of the following ways:
    • From the Windows start menu, select National Instruments»InstrumentStudio [year]. This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel populated with devices detected on your system.
    • From Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), select a device and then click Test Panels.... This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel for the device you selected.
    Note The deprecated NI-FGEN Soft Front Panel remains available for download. Visit Legacy Soft Front Panels for NI-FGEN for more information.

NI-FGEN 20.0 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 20.0.

  • NI-FGEN 20.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2020 and LabVIEW NXG 5.0.

NI-FGEN 19.6 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 19.6.

NI-FGEN 19.5 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 19.5.

  • NI-FGEN 19.5 adds support for LabVIEW NXG 4.0.

NI-FGEN 19.1 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 19.1.

  • NI-FGEN 19.1 adds support for importing and exporting configurations between NI-FGEN sessions.

NI-FGEN 19.0 Changes

Learn about new features, behavior changes, and other updates in NI-FGEN 19.0.

  • NI-FGEN 19.0 adds support for LabVIEW 2019 and LabVIEW NXG 3.1.
  • NI-FGEN 19.0 drops support for Traditional DAQ (NI-DAQ) and the PCI/PXI-5401, PCI/PXI-5411, and PCI/PXI-5431 waveform generators.
  • NI-FGEN 19.0 drops support for Express VIs in LabVIEW. Existing code created with earlier versions of NI-FGEN and that contains Express VIs will continue to execute, but the Express VI cannot be reconfigured from a dialog box. To reconfigure an Express VI, right-click the Express VI and select Open Front Panel»Convert. This will convert the Express VI to code that you can configure on the block diagram. NI recommends converting Express VIs to code before using the Code Conversion Utility in LabVIEW NXG to convert code for LabVIEW NXG.