January 2023
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and Drivers.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Products Included in the LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and Drivers Installer
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
NI no longer supports Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System
LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and Drivers has the following requirements:
| Windows | Run-Time Engine | Development Environment |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Pentium 4M/Celeron 866 MHz (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) |
Pentium 4M (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit) |
| RAM | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Disk Space | 620 MB | 5 GB (includes default drivers) |
| Color Palette | N/A | LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Help contain 16-bit color graphics. LabVIEW requires a minimum color palette setting of 16-bit color |
| Temporary Files Directory | N/A | LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. NI recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory |
| Adobe Reader | N/A | You must have Adobe Reader 7.0 or later installed to search PDF versions of all LabVIEW manuals |
LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and Drivers supports the following operating systems:
| Product | Version | Bitness |
|---|---|---|
| G Web Development Software1 | 2022 Q3 | 64-bit |
| LabVIEW | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| 1 Evaluation mode only | ||
Note: This product no longer supports LabVIEW NXG. Refer to LabVIEW NXG on ni.com for more information about LabVIEW NXG Life-Cycle Dates and driver version support.
| Product | Version | Bitness |
|---|---|---|
| JKI VI Package Manager | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit |
| LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Runtime | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit |
| LabVIEW FPGA Compilation Tool for Vivado 2021.1 | 2022 Q3 | 64-bit |
| LabVIEW FPGA Compile Farm Toolkit | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| LabVIEW FPGA Module | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| Vision Acquisition Software (includes IMAQ, IMAQdx, IMAQ I/O) | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| Vision Development Module | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
Note: The LabVIEW Professional Development System installs the LabVIEW Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit, LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit, LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit, LabVIEW Unit Test Framework Toolkit, LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit, LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit and the LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit. You can locate the readmes for these products in the labview\readme directory.
| Product | Version | Bitness |
|---|---|---|
| FlexRIO with Integrated I/O | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| FlexRIO with Modular I/O | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| IVI Compliance Package | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI CompactRIO | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-488.2 | 2022 Q4 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-DAQmx | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-DCPower | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-DMM | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-FGEN | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-SCOPE | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-Serial | 21.5 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-SWITCH | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-Sync | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-VISA | 2022 Q3 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| NI-XNET | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
| PXI Platform Services | 2023 Q1 | 32-bit and 64-bit |
Note: Some drivers included with previous versions of LabVIEW and Drivers are not included with this release. Visit ni.com/downloads for the latest driver versions.
If you are using the LabVIEW .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and Drivers .NET Class Library can be used with Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET in any Visual Studio version that can target .NET Framework 4.0 or .NET Framework 4.5.
To use the .NET API, you must install the .NET class libraries or the .NET wrapper in addition to the NI device driver. For information about versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, as well as the download location of the installer files, refer to .NET Resources for NI Hardware and Software.
Download the LabVIEW 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.
Notes
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.
Visit NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility to view driver, desktop operating system, and real-time operating system support for individual hardware devices.
To view information for your device:
Note: Some compatibility information may only be available in the archive attached to the NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility page. For historic driver and OS support information, refer to the readme for the relevant driver version.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for LabVIEW are located in the \LabVIEW 2022\examples 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.
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 11 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. For more information about NI support for Windows 11, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 11.
LabVIEW 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.
NI Software no longer supports Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2022, may not install or execute correctly on this operating system. For high-level information on the support roadmap for Phar Lap and its replacement, NI Linux Real-Time, visit ni.com/r/xf35k1. To find out what hardware is supported on PXI controllers running NI Linux Real-Time, visit ni.com/r/b7g5wi.