To use SystemLink Client to communicate with targets, your targets must meet the following requirements.

Hardware Requirements

Table 4. Hardware Requirements for Targets Using SystemLink Client
Component Windows NI Linux Real-Time
Processor

Pentium 4 G1 (equivalent or better)

Intel or ARM model
RAM 2 GiB minimum

4 GiB recommended

512 MiB minimum

1+ GiB recommended

Disk 1 GB minimum

2+ GB recommended

512 MB

Software Requirements

For SystemLink Client software requirements, refer to SystemLink Client and External Dependencies Compatibility.

Node Requirements

Table 5. Requirements for a Node Running SystemLink
Component Windows NI Linux Real-Time
OS (64-bit only)
  • Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Windows 11 (64-bit)

NI Linux Real-Time 2019, 2020, 2021

(Supports LabVIEW RT 2019, 2020, 2021 and NXG 5.0 and later)
Processor 64-bit All Intel and ARM models supported
RAM
  • 2 GiB minimum
  • 4 GiB recommended
  • 512 MiB minimum
  • 1+ GiB recommended
Disk
  • 1 GB minimum
  • 2+ GB recommended
 512 MB recommended
Note SystemLink does not support VxWorks or Phar Lap OS.