NI Nigel AI Capabilities in LabVIEW

NI Nigel AI brings a wealth of knowledge about LabVIEW into your design process. Nigel can offer development advice and test system design information to help you create VIs and projects. Nigel is powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI.

Introduced in LabVIEW 2025 Q3

Tip Ask Nigel to answer your questions in the language you prefer.

Nigel can help you accomplish a variety of tasks in LabVIEW. If you are unsure if Nigel can help you with a task, you can just ask Nigel if it has a certain capability.

Learn About LabVIEW

Nigel can help you learn the capabilities and usage of LabVIEW:

  • Explore getting-started resources and onboarding guidance.
  • Ask questions about NI products and concepts covered in the LabVIEW User Manual.
  • Provide instructions for completing a specific task in LabVIEW.
  • Explain key LabVIEW and VI design concepts.
  • Assist with finding specific settings or dialog boxes in the LabVIEW environment.
  • Summarize LabVIEW documentation.

Develop Projects and VIs

Nigel can summarize code information and help you write VIs:

  • Generate VIs and FlexLogger plugins.
  • Suggest code elements based on existing code and documentation.
  • Find VIs and objects in palettes.
  • Find examples to give you a solid starting point for a project.
    Note If you install new palette items or examples, you must restart LabVIEW for Nigel to find them.
  • Generate custom example VIs to demonstrate LabVIEW functionality.

Understand Your Local Configuration

Nigel can provide information on your local system:

  • Describe local project structures and dependencies.
  • Describe local hardware and software characteristics.
  • Answer questions about hardware functionality and configuration.