LabVIEW Software for FRC 2020 Readme

September 2019


The LabVIEW Software for FRC 2020 includes the LabVIEW 2019 Professional Development System and other software components that you can use to program your robot.

To obtain the FRC API, examples, and utilities like the Driver Station and roboRIO Imaging Tool, install the FRC Game Tools 2020 update suite after the FRC kickoff. Visit the FRC Resource Hub for more information about the software updates after kickoff.



Installation Options

LabVIEW Software for FRC 2020 has two installation options. Teams Using LabVIEW for robot programming should select installation option 1. Teams using text-based languages should select installation option 2.



1. Installation Instructions for Teams Using LabVIEW for Development

This option allows you to program your robot in LabVIEW, perform vision analysis, and capture from USB cameras.


  1. Launch the installer. This will initiate a pre-install of NI Package Manager. After the NI package manager installation completes, you will be presented with a list of software to install.
  2. On the "Select Products" dialog, accept the default selections. This includes:
    • LabVIEW (32-bit) English - 2019
    • LabVIEW Real-Time Module English - 2019
    • Vision Development Module - 2019
    • LabVIEW Robotics Module for FRC - 2019
    • NI CompactRIO - 19.0.0
    • NI-IMAQdx driver - 19.0.0
  3. On the "Additional items you may wish to install" dialog, accept the default selections. NOTE: If you do not accept the default selections, it is likely that some components required for programming your robot will not be installed.
  4. Accept the licensing agreements and proceed through the installation wizard.

This option has the following system requirements:


  • Operating System: Windows 10/8.1/7 SP1
  • Disk Footprint: 15.2 GB


2. Installation Instructions for Teams Using Text-Based Languages for Development

This option allows you to perform vision analysis and capture from USB cameras from text-based languages.


  1. Launch the installer. This will initiate a pre-install of NI Package Manager. After the NI package manager installation completes, you will be presented with a list of software to install.
  2. On the "Select Products" dialog, select the following:
    • Vision Development Module - 2019
    • NI-IMAQdx driver - 19.0.0
  3. On the "Additional items you may wish to install" dialog, accept the default selections. NOTE: If you do not accept the default selections, it is likely that some components required for programming your robot will not be installed.
  4. Accept the licensing agreements and proceed through the installation wizard.

This option has the following system requirements:


  • Operating System: Windows 10/8.1/7 SP1
  • Disk Footprint: 8.2 GB


Additional NI Software

You may also download the following NI software from ni.com and license it using your serial number.


  • Multisim Education Edition
  • Ultiboard Education Edition
  • LabVIEW Statechart Module


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