CompactRIO Device Driver and LabVIEW Version Compatibility
Overview
Starting with LabVIEW 2015, the NI-RIO device driver split into three separate installers: CompactRIO Device Drivers (supports CompactRIO and Single-Board RIO), R Series Multifunction (supports R Series cards), and FlexRIO (supports FlexRIO boards).
This page shows supported versions of CompactRIO Device Driver with LabVIEW development systems. Reference this information and Software Support for CompactRIO and sbRIO Hardware to ensure that you install the correct driver version when upgrading or updating your system or software. Using incompatible versions may result in errors, or missing palettes or functions.
CompactRIO Driver and LabVIEW Compatibility
In the Downloads section at the bottom of this page, you can download a copy of this table, which may include older software versions.
Note: For information about NI driver and development software compatibility after 2022 Q3, please refer to NI Driver and Development Software Compatibility.
Use this table to compare versions of CompactRIO Driver to compatible versions of LabVIEW
| NI CompactRIO | LabVIEW Version | |||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| 2022 Q3 | ||||||||
| 21.0 |
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| 20.5 |
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| 19.6 | |
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| 19.5 | ||||||||
| 19.1 | ||||||||
| 19.0 | ||||||||
| 18.5 | ||||||||
| 18.1 | ||||||||
Base and SP1 versions no longer apply to LabVIEW as of the 2022 Q3 release.
Compatible with SP1 and Base
Compatible with SP1 only
Compatible with Base only
