Vision Acquisition Software (VAS),NI-IMAQ,NI-IMAQdx,NI-IMAQI/O and OS Compatibility
Overview
This page shows supported versions of the Vision Acquisition Software (VAS), NI-IMAQ, NI-IMAQdx, NI-IMAQI/O driver with the operating system. 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 Microsoft Windows to recognize or detect and then find a driver for your device, or missing devices in Windows Device Manager or NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
Note that this article replaces KnowledgeBase 5KLG3O84: What Version of IMAQdx Does My 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.
Vision Acquisition Software (VAS), NI-IMAQ, NI-IMAQdx, NI-IMAQI/O and Microsoft Windows Compatibility
In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions and other Operating Systems.
Note: Please note that while an operating system may be shown as compatible with a given version of VAS, there may be OS-specific limitations. Refer to the Readme file for the VAS version for more information about limitations of VAS on a specific operating system.
| Vision Acquisition Software | Version | Operating System | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI-IMAQ | NI-IMAQdx | NI-IMAQ I/O | NI Real-Time OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (64-bit) | Windows 8.1 | Windows 8.1 | Windows 8 | Windows 8 | Windows 7 | Windows 7 | Windows Embedded Standard 7 | |
| (64-bit) | (32-bit) | (64-bit) | (32-bit) | (64-bit) | (32-bit) | ||||||||
| 20.0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | SP1 | SP1 | ||||||||
| 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | SP1 | SP1 | ||||||||
| 19.0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | SP1 | SP1 | ||||||||
| 18.5.1 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | SP1 | SP1 | ||||||||
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | SP1 | SP1 | SP1 | |||||||
| 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | SP1 | SP1 | SP1 | |||||||
| 17.1 | 17 | 17.1 | 17 | SP1 | SP1 | SP1 | |||||||
| 2017.01 | 16 | 16.2 | 17 | SP1 | SP1 | SP1 | |||||||
| 2016.08 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2016.02 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | ||||||||||
Compatible
