Home Support Documentation Supplemental

NI-488.2 Supported Versions for GPIB Devices and Modules

Updated Mar 30, 2021

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

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
20.0 19.0 18.5 17.6 17.0 16.0 15.5 15.0 14.0 3.1 3.0
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                      

Compatible

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
19.5 18.5 18.0 17.0 15.5 14.1 3.0.1
GPIB-ENET/100              
GPIB-ENET/1000              
GPIB-USB-HS              
GPIB-USB-HS+*              
ExpressCard-GPIB              
PCIe-GPIB              

* Analyzer functionality is not supported.

Compatible

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
19.1 18.0 17.0 15.1
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

Additional Resources

Back to top