NI PXI Platform Services Operating System Support
Overview
This page shows supported versions of the NI PXI hardware driver with the LabVIEW Real Time, Microsoft Windows, and Linux Desktop families of operating systems. Reference this information to ensure you install the correct version when upgrading or updating your operating system, or when migrating or porting code to a new system. Using incompatible versions may result in errors, the inability for the operating system to recognize or detect and then find a driver for your device, or missing devices (in case of Windows, in Windows Device Manager) or NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
Note that this article replaces KnowledgeBase 53399AQ7: Archived: PXI Platform Services Operating System Support. Some NI manuals may still reference the previous document. If you were redirected from the previous KnowledgeBase URL, please update your bookmarks accordingly.
Contents
- PXI and Real-Time Compatibility
- PXI and Microsoft Windows Compatibility
- PXI and Linux Desktop Compatibility
- Additional Resources
To download the latest version of PXI Platform Services, visit the PXI Platform Services download page.
For compatibility of earlier versions, please see the attached spreadsheet.
PXI and Real-Time Compatibility
Use this table to compare PXI and Real-Time Operating System Compatibility
| PXI Platform Services Version | LabVIEW Real-Time Version | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 SP1 | 2020 | 2019 SP1 | 2019 | 2018 SP1 | 2018 | 2017 SP1 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| 21.8 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.5 | ||||||||||
| 21.0 | ||||||||||
| 20.7 | ||||||||||
| 20.5 | ||||||||||
| 20.0 | ||||||||||
| 19.5 | ||||||||||
| 19.1 | ||||||||||
| 19.0 | ||||||||||
| 18.5 |
Compatible Version
PXI and Microsoft Windows Compatibility
Use this table to compare PXI and Microsoft Windows Operating System Compatibility
| PXI Platform Services Version | Microsoft Windows Version | Microsoft Windows Server | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (64 bit) | 10 (32 bit) | 8.1 (64 bit) | 8.1 (32 bit) | 8 (64 bit) | Server 2019 | Server 2016 | Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) | Server 2008 R2 (64 bit) | |
| 21.8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.5 | |||||||||
| 21.0 | |||||||||
| 20.7 | |||||||||
| 20.5 | |||||||||
| 20.0 | |||||||||
| 19.5 | |||||||||
| 19.1 | |||||||||
| 19.0 | |||||||||
| 18.5 |
Compatible Version
PXI and Linux Desktop Compatibility
Use this table to compare PXI and Linux Desktop Operating System Compatibility
| PXI Platform Services Version | Linux Desktop Distribution | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | openSUSE Leap 15.1 | openSUSE Leap 15.0 | openSUSE Leap 42.3 | openSUSE Leap 42.2 | openSUSE Leap 42.1 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 8.x | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 7.x | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 6.x | Scientific Linux 6.x | CentOS 8.x | CentOS 7.x | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 18.04 | |
| 21.8 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 21.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 19.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 18.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 18.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 17.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 17.1 |
Compatible Version
