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Archived: NI-VISA and Operating System Compatibility
Overview
This page shows supported versions of the NI-VISA hardware driver with the Linux, MacOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Reference this information to ensure you install the correct version when upgrading or updating your operating system, or when migrating or porting code to a new system. Using incompatible versions may result in errors, the inability for Windows to recognize or detect and then find a driver for your device, or missing devices in Windows Device Manager or NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
Note: Starting with the 2022 Q3 releases of LabVIEW and NI-VISA for Windows, you can choose to use NI-VISA 2022 Q3 with LabVIEW 2022 Q3 or any later version. Similarly, NI-VISA 2022 Q4 for MacOS is compatible with LabVIEW 2022 Q4 or any later version. Learn more about extended compatibility with LabVIEW.
For generic and up-to-date operating system compatibility information with NI-VISA products after 2022 Q3, refer to the NI Hardware and Software Operating System Compatibility article instead.
Contents
- VISA and Microsoft Windows Operating System Compatibility Table
- NI-VISA and OS X Compatibility Table
- NI-VISA and Linux OS Compatibility Table
- Additional Resources
VISA and Microsoft Windows Operating System Compatibility Table
You should consider the compatibility of the application with which you intend to utilize the VISA drivers, not just the operating system. See the Related Links section for more information, and the VISA readme for compatibility information related to specific devices.
In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions.
| NI‑VISA | Microsoft Windows Server Versions | Microsoft Windows Versions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server 2022 | Server 2019 | Server 2016 | Server 2012 R2** | Server 2008 R2** | 11 | 10 | 8.1 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2022 Q3 | ||||||||||
| 21.5 | ||||||||||
| 21.0 | ||||||||||
| 20.0 | ||||||||||
| 19.5 | ||||||||||
| 19.0 | ||||||||||
| 18.5 | ||||||||||
| 18.0 | ||||||||||
| 17.5 | ||||||||||
* 32-bit only
** 64-bit only
Compatible
NI-VISA and OS X Compatibility Table
In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions.
| NI-VISA | OS X Versions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| macOS 12.4 | macOS 11.6 | macOS 10.15 | macOS 10.14 | macOS 10.13 | macOS 10.12 | OS X 10.11 | OS X 10.10 | OS X 10.9 | |
| 2023 Q3 | |||||||||
| 2022 Q4 | |||||||||
| 2022 Q3 | |||||||||
| 21.0 | |||||||||
| 20.0 | |||||||||
| 19.0 | |||||||||
| 18.0 | |||||||||
| 17.5 | |||||||||
| 17.0 | |||||||||
| 16.0 | |||||||||
| 15.5 | |||||||||
Compatible
NI-VISA and Linux OS Compatibility Table
In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions and discontinued Linux distributions as well.
| NI-VISA Version | Linux OS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS | OpenSUSE | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation | Ubuntu | ||||||||
| 8 | 7 | LEAP 15.4* | LEAP 15.3* | LEAP 15.2 | 9* | 8 | 7 | 22.04 | 20.04 | 18.04 | |
| 2022 Q3 | |||||||||||
| 21.0 | |||||||||||
| 19.2 | |||||||||||
| 18.2 | |||||||||||
| 17.0 | |||||||||||
| 15.5 | |||||||||||
| 15.0 | |||||||||||
| 14.0 | |||||||||||
| 5.4 | |||||||||||
* Requires a manual step during installation. See Bugs 2126414, 2131226 and 2126697 in the Known Issues List for details.
Compatible
