Supported Software
- Updated2025-03-28
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Supported Software
Use the following NI and third-party software with TestStand.
| Software | Supported Versions | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| LabVIEW (32- and 64-bit) | 2021 SP1, 2022 Q3, 2023 Q3, 2024 Q3, and 2025 Q1 |
LabVIEW examples and user interfaces use files created with LabVIEW 2021 SP1. TestStand API support files for LabVIEW use files saved with LabVIEW 2020 SP1. TestStand 32-bit supports calling 32-bit VIs using LabVIEW 32-bit RTE, and 32- and 64-bit VIs using the LabVIEW ADE. |
| LabWindows™/CVI™ | 2020 |
LabWindows™/CVI™ examples, user interfaces, and API use files created with LabWindows™/CVI™ 2020. TestStand 32-bit only supports calling 32-bit code modules. |
| InstrumentStudio | 2021, 2022 Q2, 2023 Q4, and 2024 Q4 | — |
| NI Switch Executive | 2020, 21.5, 2023 Q1, and 2023 Q4 | — |
| Requirements Gateway | 2018 | — |
| SystemLink | 2021.R2, 2022 Q4, 2023 Q4, and 2025 Q2 | — |
| Software | Supported Versions | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| LabVIEW NXG | Not supported | This software is no longer supported by TestStand. |
| LabVIEW (32- and 64-bit) | 2021 SP1, 2022 Q3, 2023 Q3, 2024 Q3, and 2025 Q1 |
LabVIEW examples and user interfaces use files created with LabVIEW 2021 SP1. TestStand API support files for LabVIEW use files saved with LabVIEW 2020 SP1. TestStand 64-bit supports calling 64-bit VIs using LabVIEW 64-bit RTE, and 32- and 64-bit VIs using the LabVIEW ADE. |
| LabWindows™/CVI™ | 2020 |
LabWindows™/CVI™ examples, user interfaces, and API use files created with LabWindows™/CVI™ 2020. TestStand 64-bit only supports calling 64-bit code modules. |
| NI Measurement Studio - Visual Studio MFC Legacy Support | — | Measurement Studio classes cannot be used in 64-bit applications. |
| InstrumentStudio | 2021, 2022 Q2, 2023 Q4, and 2024 Q4 | — |
| NI Switch Executive | 2020, 21.5, 2023 Q1, and 2023 Q4 | — |
| Requirements Gateway | 2018 | — |
| SystemLink | 2021.R2, 2022 Q4, 2023 Q4, and 2025 Q2 | The SystemLink 2021 R2 patch supports TestStand 2021. |
| Software | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual Studio | 2022 v17.9 Note TestStand does
not support Visual Studio Community. TestStand includes features
that automate Visual Studio for debugging, generating, and
editing code module source code which Visual Studio Community
does not support. |
| Programming Languages |
.NET 8 Languages (such as Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET) for code module execution and user interfaces |
| Python | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12 |