NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules

Updated Feb 4, 2020

Overview

This page shows the supported versions of NI-488.2 are required with NI GPIB devices or modules. Reference this information to ensure you install the correct driver version when upgrading or updating your system, when migrating or porting code to a new system, or after the purchase and installation of new NI hardware. Using incompatible versions may result in errors, the inability for your operating system to recognize or detect and then find a driver for your device, or missing devices in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).

Note: NI has removed older NI-488.2 downloads from NI.com please see How to Download NI-488.2 Driver Prior to 17.6 for more information.

Contents

NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on Microsoft Windows
NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on macOS
NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on Linux Desktop
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NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on Microsoft Windows

You should consider the compatibility of the application with which you intend to utilize the NI-488.2 drivers, not just the module or device. See the Related Links section for more information, and the 488.2 readme for compatibility information related to specific devices and operating systems.

Use this table to compare the NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on Microsoft Windows operating systems
Device or Module	NI-488.2 Version
Device or Module	3.0	3.1	14.0	15.0	15.5	16.0	17.0	17.6	18.5	19.0
AT-GPIB/TNT (PnP)
GPIB-ENET/100
GPIB-ENET/1000
GPIB-USB-B
GPIB-USB-HS
GPIB-USB-HS+
ExpressCard-GPIB
PCIe-GPIB
PCIe-GPIB+
PCI-GPIB
PCI-GPIB+
PCI-GPIB/LP
PCI-8212
PCI-8232
PCMCIA-GPIB
PCMCIA-GPIB+
PMC-GPIB
PXI-GPIB
PXI-8212
PXI-8232

NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on macOS

Use this table to compare the NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on macOS.
Device or Module	NI-488.2 Version
Device or Module	3.0.1	14.1	15.5	17.0	18.0	18.5
GPIB-ENET/100
GPIB-ENET/1000
GPIB-USB-HS
GPIB-USB-HS+*
ExpressCard-GPIB
PCIe-GPIB

* Analyzer functionality is not supported.

NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on Linux Desktop

Use this table to compare the NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules on Linux Desktop.
Device or Module	NI-488.2 Version
Device or Module	15.1	17	18	19.1
GPIB-ENET/100
GPIB-ENET/1000
PCIe-GPIB
PCIe-GPIB+
PCI-GPIB
PCI-GPIB+
PCI-GPIB/LP
PCI-8212
PCI-8232
PXI-GPIB
PXI-8212
PXI-8232

Compatible Version

Additional Resources