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NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Compatibility
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).
Note that this article replaces KnowledgeBase 3PIA89N5: DAQmx and LabVIEW Version Compatibility. Some NI manuals may still reference the previous document. If you were redirected from the previous KnowledgeBase URL, please update your bookmarks accordingly.
Contents
- NI-DAQmx Compatibility with LabVIEW Service Packs
- NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW Compatibility Table
- 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
Please refer to this document for compatibility of NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW NXG. For compatibility between older versions of DAQmx or LabVIEW, see the DAQmx LabVIEW Compatibility Table attachment in the Downloads section of this document.
Use this table to compare versions of NI-DAQmx to compatible versions of LabVIEW
| NI-DAQmx Version | LabVIEW/LabVIEW Real-Time Version | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||
| 20.0 | |||||||||||
| 19.6 | |||||||||||
| 19.5 | |||||||||||
| 19.1 | |||||||||||
| 19.0 | |||||||||||
| 18.6 | |||||||||||
| 18.5 | |||||||||||
| 18.1 | |||||||||||
| 18.0 | |||||||||||
| 17.6 | |||||||||||
| 17.5 | |||||||||||
| 17.1.1 | |||||||||||
| 17.1 | |||||||||||
| 17.0 | |||||||||||
Compatible
Additional Resources
- NI-DAQmx First Available Hardware Support
- Drivers and Updates: NI-DAQmx
- LabVIEW and Windows Compatibility
- Installing LabVIEW and NI-DAQmx for the First Time
- Upgrading or Downgrading LabVIEW with NI-DAQmx
- Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) Version Installed with NI-DAQmx Drivers
- Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) and LabVIEW Version Compatibility
