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Home Support Documentation Compatibility

NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Compatibility

Updated Jan 19, 2023

Overview

This page shows supported versions of the NI-DAQmx hardware driver with LabVIEW or LabVIEW Real-Time Development Systems. Reference this information to ensure you install the correct version when upgrading or updating your system or software. Using incompatible versions may result in errors, missing LabVIEW palettes or functions, or devices and tasks failing to show up in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).

NI-DAQmx Compatibility with LabVIEW Service Packs
NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Compatibility Table
Older NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Versions
Additional Resources

NI-DAQmx Compatibility with LabVIEW Service Packs

LabVIEW service packs do not affect compatibility with NI-DAQmx. For example, DAQmx 15.0 is compatible with LabVIEW 2015 and also LabVIEW 2015 SP1. This does not necessarily apply to other NI drivers.

NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Compatibility Table

The table below refers to NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW (Community, Professional and Run-Time) versions.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-DAQmx to compatible versions of LabVIEW

NI-DAQmx Version	LabVIEW/LabVIEW Real-Time Version
NI-DAQmx Version	2022 Q3	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
2022 Q4
2022 Q3
21.8
21.3
21.0
20.7
20.0
19.6
19.5
19.1

Compatible

Older NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Versions

For compatibility between older versions of DAQmx or LabVIEW, see the DAQmx LabVIEW Compatibility Table attachment in the Downloads section of this document.