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).
Contents
- VISA and Microsoft Windows Operating System Compatibility Table
- NI-VISA and OS X Compatibility Table
- NI-VISA and Linux OS Compatibility Table
- Additional Resources
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.
| NI‑VISA | Microsoft Windows Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server 2016 | Server 2012 R2** | Server 2008 R2** | Server 2003 R2* | 10 | 8.1 | 8 | 7 | Vista | XP SP3 | |
| 20.0 | ||||||||||
| 19.5 | ||||||||||
| 19.0 | ||||||||||
| 18.5 | ||||||||||
| 18.0 | ||||||||||
| 17.5 | ||||||||||
| 17.0 | ||||||||||
| 16.0 | ||||||||||
| 15.5 | ||||||||||
| 15.0 | ||||||||||
| 14.0 | ||||||||||
* 32-bit only
** 64-bit only
Compatible
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.
| NI-VISA | OS X Versions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| macOS 10.14 | macOS 10.13 | macOS 10.12 | OS X 10.11 | OS X 10.10 | OS X 10.9 | |
| 19.0 | ||||||
| 18.0 | ||||||
| 17.5 | ||||||
| 17.0 | ||||||
| 16.0 | ||||||
| 15.5 | ||||||
| 15.0 | ||||||
| 14.0.2 | ||||||
| 14.0 | ||||||
Compatible
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.
| Linux OS | NI-VISA Version | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | 18.2 | 17 | 15.5 | 15 | 14 | 5.4 | 5.1 | |
| CentOS 8 | ||||||||
| CentOS 7 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE LEAP 15.0 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE LEAP 42.3 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE LEAP 42.2 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE LEAP 42.1 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 13.2 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 13.1 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 12.3 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 12.2 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 12.1 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 11.3 | ||||||||
| OpenSUSE 11.2 | ||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 8 | ||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 7 | ||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 6 | ||||||||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 5 | ||||||||
| Scientific Linux 6 | ||||||||
| Scientific Linux 5 | ||||||||
Compatible
