LabVIEW 2021 Platform Readme

August 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 2021. 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

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

Legal Information


Supported Operating Systems

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

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Note  Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.

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 2021.

Installing Another Language Version

LabVIEW 2021 allows different language versions in 32-bit and 64-bit to be installed on the same machine. For example, if you have a 64-bit English version of LabVIEW 2021 installed, you can install a 32-bit Japanese version. However, if you already have a 32-bit English version installed, you must uninstall that version before installing a 32-bit LabVIEW of another language.

LabVIEW NXG 5.1 installs with all languages. Navigate to File >> Environment Settings to change the language version.

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 2021. 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.

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.

Note  Some drivers included with previous versions of the LabVIEW Platform are not included with this release. Visit ni.com/downloads for the latest driver versions.

Application Software

Product Version Bitness
G Web Development Software 2021 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Chinese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW English 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW French 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW German 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Japanese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Korean 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW English 2021 64-bit
LabVIEW NXG 5.1.0 64-bit

Add-Ons

Product Version Bitness
JKI VI Package Manager 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Runtime 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit 2021 32-bit and 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 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module Chinese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module English 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module Japanese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW FPGA Module 2021 64-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module Chinese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module English 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module French 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module German 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module Japanese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module Korean 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW MathScript Module 2021 64-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 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Real-Time Module English 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Real-Time Module Japanese 2021 32-bit
LabVIEW Unit Test Framework Toolkit 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit 2021 32-bit and 64-bit
Vision Development Module 2021 32-bit and 64-bit

Driver Software

Product Version Bitness
FlexRIO with Integrated I/O 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
FlexRIO with Modular I/O 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
IVI Compliance Package 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI CompactRIO 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-488.2 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-DAQmx 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-DCPower 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-IMAQ 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-IMAQ I/O 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-IMAQdx 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-Industrial Communications for EtherNet/IP 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-SCOPE 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-Serial 20.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-Sync 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-VISA 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
NI-XNET 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit
PXI Platform Services 21.0.0 32-bit and 64-bit

Notes

  • LabVIEW 2021 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 2021.
  • In 2019, the Statechart Module moved to the LabVIEW Tools Network.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.

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.

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, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

LabVIEW 2021 Platform 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.


Legal Information

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices

You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:

  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
  • EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
  • Review <National Instruments>\_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

If you are an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government ("Government"), the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transfer of the technical data included in this manual is governed by the Restricted Rights provisions under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.227-14 for civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Section 252.227-7014 and 252.227-7015 for military agencies.

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Patents

For patents covering the NI products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your media, or the NI Patent Notice at ni.com/patents.

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