NI-VISA and Operating System Compatibility

개요

This page shows supported versions of the NI-VISA hardware driver with the Linux, MacOS and Microsoft Windows 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 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).

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VISA and Microsoft Windows Operating System Compatibility Table

You should consider the compatibility of the application with which you intend to utilize the VISA drivers, not just the operating system. See the Related Links section for more information, and the VISA readme for compatibility information related to specific devices.

In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-VISA to compatible editions of Windows operating systems
NI‑VISA Microsoft Windows Server Versions Microsoft Windows  Versions
Server 2022 Server 2019 Server 2016 Server 2012 R2** Server 2008 R2** 11 10 8.1 8 7
2022 Q3          
21.5              
21.0              
20.0        
19.5          
19.0          
18.5          
18.0          
17.5          

* 32-bit only

** 64-bit only

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NI-VISA and OS X Compatibility Table

In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-VISA to compatible editions of OS X Operating Systems
NI-VISA OS X Versions
macOS 12.4 macOS 11.6 macOS 10.15 macOS 10.14 macOS 10.13 macOS 10.12 OS X 10.11 OS X 10.10 OS X 10.9
2022 Q4              
2022 Q3              
21.0              
20.0              
19.0              
18.0            
17.5            
17.0              
16.0              
15.5              

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NI-VISA and Linux OS Compatibility Table

In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-VISA to compatible editions of Linux operating systems
NI-VISA Version Linux OS
CentOS OpenSUSE Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation Scientific Linux  Ubuntu
8 7 LEAP 15.4* LEAP 15.3*  LEAP 15.2  LEAP 15.1 9* 8 7 6 5 22.04 20.04 18.04
2022 Q3      
21.0            
19.2                    
18.2                        
17.0                    
15.5                    
15.0                    
14.0                      
5.4                  

 

* Requires a manual step during installation. See Bugs 2126414, 2131226 and 2126697 in the Known Issues List for details.

 

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