February 2022
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for the LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Upgrade and Compatibility Issues
Accessing the Software and Help
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
Use the LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit to connect simulation models from a variety of simulation environments and programming languages to real-world I/O.
The LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit requires the LabVIEW 2021 Full or Professional Development System (64-bit) and any system requirements for LabVIEW 2021. Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for additional system requirements and supported operating systems.
To integrate and run your existing compiled models, you only need to install the Model Interface Toolkit. To perform other tasks with models, there are additional software requirements:
| Task | Software Requirements |
|---|---|
| Develop a model using MathWorks Simulink® software. | Install the following software as a licensed user on the host computer:
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| Compile a model developed using MathWorks Simulink. | Install the following software as a licensed user on the host computer:
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| Compile a LabVIEW VI into a .lvmodel or .lvmodelso file. | Install VeriStand Model Generation Support for LabVIEW as a VeriStand add-on in NI Package Manager. |
If you use other modeling environments, contact your vendor about requirements for developing and converting the model into a compiled model.
The LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit supports the following operating systems:
| Windows Systems | Real-Time Targets |
|---|---|
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| 1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. 2 VeriStand no longer supports Phar Lap ETS or NI Linux Real-Time (ARM-based) targets. 3 RT targets require a driver version that supports LabVIEW Real-Time Module (64-bit). | |
The LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit supports the following application software versions, including service packs.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by Model Interface Toolkit |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW Full or Professional Development System (64-bit) | 2021 SP1 |
Download the LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using Package Manager.
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The VeriStand Model Framework contains changes to the files you use to develop and compile models in C/C++ and third-party modeling environments. If your system contains models compiled with previous versions of the Model Framework, choose from the following options for continuing to use the models in LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit:
To access the Model Interface Toolkit VIs, select View»Functions Palette from the block diagram in LabVIEW and navigate to the Control Design & Simulation»Model Interface palette. You also can right-click any blank space on the block diagram to display the Functions palette.
Refer to the Toolkits»Model Interface Toolkit book on the Contents tab of the LabVIEW Help for more information about the Model Interface Toolkit.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the Model Interface Toolkit are located in the labview\examples\Control and Simulation\Model Interface directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.
The example models included with the Model Framework are located at <RootDrive>\VeriStand\version\ModelInterface\custom\examples.
You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes.
If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.
For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.
Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 introduces several new capabilities and also combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.
LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, may not install or execute correctly on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.
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