Installing the LabVIEW FPGA Module
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Installing the LabVIEW FPGA Module
You can install the LabVIEW FPGA Module with either NI Package Manager or with the LabVIEW Platform media.
Application Software
Support
The LabVIEW 2024 Q1 FPGA Module supports LabVIEW 2024 Q1. For information about the Application Software Support in earlier versions of the LabVIEW FPGA Module, refer to the Readmes for those versions.
Installing the LabVIEW
FPGA Module using Package
Manager
Refer to Package Manager for information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using Package Manager.
Installing the LabVIEW
FPGA Module using LabVIEW Platform Media
- Log in as an administrator or as a user with administrative privileges.
- Insert the LabVIEW Platform media. To request additional LabVIEW Platform media, refer to the NI website. If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchases to install this product.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to install and activate the following
software in this order:
- LabVIEW
- FPGA Module
- (Optional) LabVIEW Real-Time Module—Use the LabVIEW Real-Time Module to program the real-time OS on NI PXI, NI PXI Express, NI CompactRIO, and NI Single-Board RIO devices. You have a temporary license for this product.
- Xilinx Compilation Tools—Install these compilation tools on the
development computer if you want to compile your LabVIEW FPGA VIs
locally. You must install these tools on your development computer if
you plan to use the Configure Component-Level IP wizard, configure the
IP Integration Node, incorporate Xilinx IP, or use third-party
simulation. Refer to your hardware documentation for information about
the FPGA chip in your device and install the appropriate set of tools.
Visit Using an Info Code and enter the Info Code
XilinxCompileTools for more information about the
NI hardware supported by each Xilinx compilation tool.
- Xilinx Compilation Tools for Windows—Install these compilation
tools if you will compile your FPGA VIs on a Windows computer.
The recommended compilation tool for Windows is Vivado 2021.1.
ISE Compilation tools are NOT supported on Windows 10. Note To configure the IP Integration Node, or use the Configure Component-Level IP wizard on Virtex-II devices, you also must install the Xilinx Compilation Tool for ISE 14.7. Xilinx IP and simulation exports are not supported on Virtex-II FPGA devices.
- (Optional) FPGA Compile Farm Server—Use the FPGA Compile Farm
Server to distribute FPGA VI compile jobs across multiple remote
computers.Note Use the LabVIEW FPGA Compile Cloud Service to increase the development efficiency by offloading compile jobs to multiple computers in a cloud environment.
- Device Driver—Device drivers contain driver software for most FPGA targets. Refer to your FPGA target hardware documentation for information about additional or different device drivers you need.
- Xilinx Compilation Tools for Windows—Install these compilation
tools if you will compile your FPGA VIs on a Windows computer.
The recommended compilation tool for Windows is Vivado 2021.1.
ISE Compilation tools are NOT supported on Windows 10.
Setting Up a Remote Compile Farm Server or Compile Worker
- Windows—Visit Using an Info Code and enter the Info Code FPGAkb1rcs for information about setting up the FPGA compile farm server on a remote computer.
- Linux—Refer to the FPGA Module Xilinx Compilation Tools for Linux Readme for information about setting up a remote compile worker.