LabVIEW 2020 SP1 Platform Readme

January 2021

With the LabVIEW Platform, one installation gives you access to nearly all products in the LabVIEW platform. If you purchased any LabVIEW modules or toolkits, install and activate them using the LabVIEW Platform installer to ensure compatibility with LabVIEW 2020 SP1. If you want to evaluate any of these add-ons before purchasing them, you can install these add-ons and try them for free for a set period of time.

Supported Operating Systems

Installation Instructions

Patch Details

Installing Another Language Version

LabVIEW Module and Toolkit Compatibility

Products Included in the LabVIEW Platform

Product Security and Critical Updates

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

LabVIEW Platform Drops Support for Windows 7 (32- and 64-Bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, and All 32-Bit Windows Operating Systems in 2021

Legal Information


Supported Operating Systems

You can run the LabVIEW Platform installer on the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10/8.11/7 SP12
  • Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP12
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R21
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12

1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.2. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 require Microsoft updates to support these items. Refer to Microsoft KB2919442 and KB2919355 for more information about how to install these updates.

2 NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 require Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 and KB3125574 for more information about how to install these updates.

Note  Refer to LabVIEW Platform Drops Support for Windows 7 (32- and 64-Bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, and All 32-Bit Windows Operating Systems in 2021 for information about future OS support.

Note  In 2016 LabVIEW dropped support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and installations of Windows 7 without any service packs. LabVIEW 2020 SP1 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use LabVIEW 2020 SP1 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing LabVIEW 2020 SP1, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio™ on an unsupported OS.

For more information about the changes to our OS support for 2016, visit ni.com/r/OSSupport2016.

Note  Support for Windows 32-bit operating systems may require disabling physical address extension (PAE). To learn how this might affect your system and what actions you might need to take, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code PAESupport.

Refer to the LabVIEW Upgrade Notes for additional system requirements for the LabVIEW Development System and to the product readmes for additional module and toolkit system requirements.

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Installation Instructions

NI installs the LabVIEW Platform using NI Package Manager. If you do not already have NI software installed, the LabVIEW Platform installs NI Package Manager to handle the installation of your NI software. Visit ni.com/r/NIPMDownload to download NI Package Manager. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.

Notes

  • If Windows Update is enabled, the installation process might hang if Windows Update interferes with the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Run-Time. Visit ni.com/r/exjq43 for more information and steps to resolve this issue.
  • When prompted, enter the serial number for each product you want to activate. Your serial number can be found at ni.com/myproducts. If you are managing your license with a volume license server, you should receive your volume license file by email.

Complete the following steps to install products using the LabVIEW Platform media.

  1. Insert the LabVIEW Platform media.
  2. Follow the installer prompts, enter any required information, and activate when prompted, if necessary.

Save the media in order to modify or repair your installation or to distribute NI software with your custom-built installers.

Are you upgrading from a previous version of LabVIEW? Refer to the LabVIEW Upgrade Notes for information about protecting existing VIs and projects before installing a new version of LabVIEW, as well as upgrade and compatibility issues and a complete list of new features in LabVIEW 2020 SP1.

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Patch Details

You can access a list of issues fixed for LabVIEW 2020 SP1 on the LabVIEW 2020 SP1 Patch Details page.

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Installing Another Language Version

If you have another language version of LabVIEW 2020 SP1 installed on your computer, uninstall that version before installing the new language version.

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LabVIEW Module and Toolkit Compatibility

If you want to install LabVIEW modules and toolkits, ensure you install modules and toolkits that are compatible with LabVIEW 2020 SP1. If you attempt to install incompatible toolkit versions, you might corrupt your LabVIEW installation. If you install an incompatible version and corrupt your LabVIEW installation, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code repair to learn how to repair software in NI Package Manager.

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Products Included in the LabVIEW Platform

The following products are included in the LabVIEW Platform. Refer to the readme of each product for information including system requirements, installation, activation, known issues, and bug fixes.

Application Software

Product Version Bitness
LabVIEW (32-bit) Chinese 2020 SP1 32-bit
LabVIEW (32-bit) English 2020 SP1 32-bit
LabVIEW (32-bit) French 2020 SP1 32-bit
LabVIEW (32-bit) German 2020 SP1 32-bit
LabVIEW (32-bit) Japanese 2020 SP1 32-bit
LabVIEW (32-bit) Korean 2020 SP1 32-bit
LabVIEW (64-bit) English 2020 SP1 64-bit
LabVIEW NXG 5.1.0 64-bit
NI Switch Executive 2020 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit

Add-Ons

Product Version Bitness
JKI VI Package Manager 2020 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit (32-bit) 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module (32-bit) 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Runtime 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit 2020 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit (32-bit) 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Compilation Tool for ISE 14.7 2020 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Compilation Tool for Vivado 2019.1 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Compile Farm Toolkit 2020 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module (32-bit) Chinese 2020 f1 32-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module (32-bit) English 2020 f1 32-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module (32-bit) Japanese 2020 f1 32-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module (64-bit) 2020 f1 64-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (32-bit) Chinese 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (32-bit) English 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (32-bit) French 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (32-bit) German 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (32-bit) Japanese 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (32-bit) Korean 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW Model Interface Toolkit 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW NXG FPGA Module 5.1.0 64-bit
LabVIEW NXG Real-Time Module 5.1.0 64-bit
LabVIEW NXG Web Module 5.1.0 64-bit
LabVIEW Real-Time Module Chinese 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Real-Time Module English 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Real-Time Module Japanese 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit (32-bit) 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW Unit Test Framework Toolkit (32-bit) 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW Unit Test Framework Toolkit (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit (32-bit) 2020 32-bit
LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit (64-bit) 2020 64-bit
Vision Development Module 2020 SP1 32-bit and 64-bit

Driver Software

Product Version Bitness
FlexRIO with Integrated I/O 20.6.0 32-bit and 64-bit
FlexRIO with Modular I/O 20.6.0 32-bit and 64-bit
IVI Compliance Package 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI CompactRIO 20.5.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI Industrial Controller Device Drivers 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI PXI Platform Services 20.5.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI R Series Multifunction RIO 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-488.2 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-DAQmx 20.1.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-DCPower 20.5.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-DMM 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-FGEN 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-HSDIO 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-IMAQ 20.6.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-IMAQ I/O 20.6.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-IMAQdx 20.6.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-Industrial Communications for EtherNet/IP 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-SCOPE 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-SWITCH 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-Serial 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-Sync 20.1.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-VISA 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-XNET 20.5.0 32-bit and 64-bit

Notes

  • LabVIEW 2020 SP1 installs the LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit and the LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office.
  • The DataFinder Toolkit no longer exists. You can now find the functionality of this toolkit on the DataFinder Connectivity palette in LabVIEW 2020 SP1.
  • In 2019, the Statechart Module moved to the LabVIEW Tools Network.

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Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.

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Automating the Installation of NI Products

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.

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Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

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, visit ni.com/windows10.

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Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher. For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.

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LabVIEW Platform Drops Support for Windows 7 (32- and 64-Bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, and All 32-Bit Windows Operating Systems in 2021

LabVIEW Platform will drop support for Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, and all 32-bit Windows operating systems starting in 2021. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021 will not install or run on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.

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Legal Information

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