Compatibility between Xilinx Compilation Tools and NI FPGA Hardware

Updated Jul 13, 2021

Overview

In order to compile your LabVIEW FPGA code locally for your NI FPGA Hardware (RIO, R Series, etc.), you will need a compatible version of the Xilinx Compilation Tools installed. In general, the version of the Xilinx Compilation Tools you need depends on your version of LabVIEW and which FPGA is built into your RIO device.

To determine what Xilinx Compilation Tools you need, you can either use the tool in Section 1 or manually correlate the appropriate software versions using the tables in Section 2 and Section 3.

To use the tool simply select your hardware and then select the LabVIEW version that you will be developing with.
To manually determine the Xilinx Compilation Tools version that you need, first use the table in Section 2 to cross-reference which Xilinx Compilation Tools version you need based on the LabVIEW version you have installed on your development machine. Then find the minimum Xilinx Compilation Tools version that supports your device from the table in Section 3. Tools are listed from top to bottom in order of the newest version of the tool. The first table (Section 2) shows the Xilinx Compilation Tools version you need to download based on your version of LabVIEW in general. The second table (Section 3) shows the minimum Xilinx Compilation Tools version you need to support your device. The list may be incomplete.

We recommend that you use the most recent version of the Xilinx Compilation Tools that is compatible with your NI hardware.

Note: This article replaces KnowledgeBase 73AI806R: Which Version of the Xilinx Compile Tools Do I Need to Compile My LabVIEW FPGA Code?. Some NI manuals may still reference that previous document.

FPGA Hardware to LabVIEW Compatibility Selector
LabVIEW Version & Corresponding Xilinx Compilation Tools Support
Xilinx Compilation Tools & Corresponding NI Hardware Support
Additional Resources

FPGA Hardware to LabVIEW Compatibility Selector

Recommended Version of Compilation Tool

Note: When using Windows 10 please refer to the LabVIEW FPGA Module Compatibility with Windows 10 White Paper before proceeding. The LabVIEW FPGA Module Xilinx Compilation Tools for ISE are not supported on Windows 10 and only certain versions of the LabVIEW FPGA Module Xilinx Compilation Tool for Vivado are supported.

Note: Starting NI CompactRIO 19.6 (LabVIEW 2019 SP1) sbRIO-9608, sbRIO-9609, sbRIO-9628, sbRIO-9629, and sbRIO-9803 is supported with Vivado 2017.2

LabVIEW Version & Corresponding Xilinx Compilation Tools Support

LabVIEW 2020	Vivado 2019.1, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2019.1), Windows (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1), Linux (ISE 14.7)
LabVIEW 2019 SP1	Vivado 2017.2, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2017.2), Linux (Vivado 2017.2), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2019	Vivado 2017.2, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2017.2), Linux (Vivado 2017.2), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2018	Vivado 2017.2, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2017.2), Linux (Vivado 2017.2), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2017 SP1	Vivado 2015.4, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2015.4), Linux (Vivado 2015.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2017	Vivado 2015.4, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2015.4), Linux (Vivado 2015.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2016	Vivado 2015.4, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2015.4), Linux (Vivado 2015.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2015 SP1	Vivado 2014.4, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2014.4), Linux (Vivado 2014.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2015	Vivado 2014.4, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2014.4), Linux (Vivado 2014.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2014 SP1	Vivado 2013.4, ISE 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2013.4), Linux (Vivado 2013.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2014	Vivado 2013.4, 14.7, ISE 10.1	Windows (Vivado 2013.4), Linux (Vivado 2013.4), Windows (ISE 14.7), Linux (ISE 14.7), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2013 SP1	ISE 14.4, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 14.4), Linux (ISE 14.4), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2013	ISE 14.4, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 14.4), Linux (ISE 14.4), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2012 SP1	ISE 13.4, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 13.4), Linux (ISE 13.4), RHEL 5.6 (ISE 13.4), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2012	ISE 13.4, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 13.4), Linux (ISE 13.4), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2011 SP1	ISE 12.4, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 12.4), Windows (ISE 10.1)
LabVIEW 2011	ISE 12.4, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 12.4)
LabVIEW 2010 SP1	ISE 11.5, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 11.5)
LabVIEW 2010	ISE 11.5, ISE 10.1	Windows (ISE 11.5)

Xilinx Compilation Tools & Corresponding NI Hardware Support

Vivado 2019.1	PCIe-6593 PXIe-659x PXIe-786X PXIe-799x sbRIO-9603 sbRIO-9608 sbRIO-9609 sbRIO-9628 sbRIO-9629 sbRIO-9638 sbRIO-96x7
Vivado 2017.2	ELVIS III cRIO-9053 cRIO-9054 cRIO-9056 cRIO-9057 PXIe-5774 PCIe-5774 PCIe-5763 PCIe-5764 PCIe-5775 PCIe-5785 PXIe-5745 PXIe-5775 PXIe-5785 PCIe-7846 PCIe-7856 PCIe-7857 PCIe-7858
Vivado 2015.4	PXIe-7911⁵ PXIe-7912⁵ PXIe-7915⁵ PXIe-5763⁵ PXIe-5764⁵ cRIO-9040⁵ cRIO-9041⁵ cRIO-9042⁵ cRIO-9043⁵ cRIO-9045⁵ cRIO-9046⁵ cRIO-9047⁵ cRIO-9048⁵ cRIO-9049⁵ NI-9145 ELVIS RIO Control Module PXIe-5164 PXIe-7846R PXIe-7847R PXIe-7856R PXIe-7857R PXIe-7858R PCIe-7820R PCIe-7821R PCIe-7822R PXIe-7867R PXIe-7868R
Vivado 2014.4	cRIO-9032 cRIO-9037 IC-317x PXIe-5840 PXIe-793xR PXIe-7902R sbRIO-9607 sbRIO-9627 sbRIO-9637
Vivado 2013.4	NI-9147 NI-9149 cRIO-9030 cRIO-9031 cRIO-9033 cRIO-9034 cRIO-9035 cRIO-9036 cRIO-9038 cRIO-9039 cRIO-9063 cRIO-9064 cRIO-9065 cRIO-9066 cRIO-9067 PXIe-5170R PXIe-5171R PXIe-5624R PXIe-6591R PXIe-6592R PXIe-7971R PXIe-7972R PXIe-7976R PXIe-7820R PXIe-7821R PXIe-7822R RoboRIO sbRIO-9651 USRP-RIO 294x USRP-RIO 295x
ISE 14.7	CVS-1457 NI-9144
ISE 14.4	myRIO-1900⁴ myRIO-1950⁴ cRIO-9068⁴ PXIe-5646R PXIe-7975R⁴ USB-7845R⁴ USB-7846R⁴ USB-7855R⁴ USB-7856R⁴
ISE 13.4	NI-9154 NI-9155 PXIe-5641R PXIe-5644R PXIe-5645R
ISE 12.4	cRIO-9081 cRIO-9082 PXIe-7966R
ISE 11.5	NI-9146 NI-9148 NI-9157 NI-9159 cRIO-9075 cRIO-9076 PCIe-1473R sbRIO-9605 sbRIO-9606 sbRIO-9623 sbRIO-9626 sbRIO-9633 sbRIO-9636
ISE 10.1 (non-Virtex II targets)2	cRIO-9072 cRIO-9073 cRIO-9074 cRIO-9111 cRIO-9112 cRIO-9113 cRIO-9114 cRIO-9116 cRIO-9118 PCIe-7841R PCIe-7842R PCIe-7851R PCIe-7852R PXI-7841R PXI-7842R PXI-7851R PXI-7852R PXI-7853R PXI-7854R PXI-7951R PXI-7952R PXI-7953R PXI-7954R PXIe-7961R PXIe-7962R PXIe-7965R sbRIO-9601 sbRIO-9602 sbRIO-9611 sbRIO-9612 sbRIO-9631 sbRIO-9632 sbRIO-9641 sbRIO-9642
ISE 10.1 (Only Virtex II targets)1	cRIO-910x⁷ PCI-7811R PCI-7813R PCI-7830R⁶ PCI-7831R⁶ PCI-7833R⁶ PCIe-8255R PXI-7811R⁷ PXI-7813R⁷ PXI-7830R⁶ PXI-7831R⁶ PXI-7833R⁶

Notes

Only install the Xilinx Compilation Tools ISE 10.1 if your FPGA device contains a Virtex II chip. Otherwise, use the most recent version of Xilinx Compilation Tools that is compatible with your device.
To determine which Xilinx chip is in your device, refer to the product page for your device check the Xilinx FPGA Chips for NI RIO Devices document.
RIO devices using the Spartan 6 chip require LabVIEW 2010 SP1 or later.
RIO devices using Virtex 6, Kintex 7, or Virtex 7 chips require compilation on a 64-bit OS.
Starting in LabVIEW 2014, Xilinx Compilation Tools Vivado is required for Virtex 7, Zynq, and Kintex-7. All other chips supported in Xilinx Compilation Tools ISE 14.4 require Xilinx Compilation Tools ISE 14.7.
Refer to the driver readme for more compatibility information. These targets support either LabVIEW 2017 (or later) or LabVIEW 2017 SP1 (or later). The version of the Xilinx Vivado Tools (2015.4) that shipped with the LabVIEW 2017 FPGA Module was the same as the version that shipped with the LabVIEW 2016 FPGA Module.
Support for this hardware was dropped in LabVIEW 2017.
Support for this hardware was dropped in LabVIEW 2019.

Multiple compilers can coexist on the same computer. LabVIEW will automatically choose the correct Xilinx Compilation Tools needed based on hardware. However, you still need to make sure that the Xilinx Compilation Tools supports your device.

Compatibility between Xilinx Compilation Tools and NI FPGA Hardware

Overview

Contents

FPGA Hardware to LabVIEW Compatibility Selector

LabVIEW Version & Corresponding Xilinx Compilation Tools Support

Xilinx Compilation Tools & Corresponding NI Hardware Support

Additional Resources