Archived: NI-VISA and Operating System Compatibility

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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

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.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-VISA to compatible editions of Windows operating systems
NI‑VISAMicrosoft Windows Server VersionsMicrosoft Windows  Versions
Server 2022Server 2019Server 2016Server 2012 R2**Server 2008 R2**11108.187
2022 Q3     
21.5       
21.0       
20.0    
19.5     
19.0     
18.5     
18.0     
17.5     

* 32-bit only

** 64-bit only

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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.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-VISA to compatible editions of OS X Operating Systems
NI-VISAOS X Versions
macOS 12.4macOS 11.6macOS 10.15macOS 10.14macOS 10.13macOS 10.12OS X 10.11OS X 10.10OS 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       

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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.

Use this table to compare versions of NI-VISA to compatible editions of Linux operating systems
NI-VISA VersionLinux OS
CentOSOpenSUSERed Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + WorkstationUbuntu
87LEAP 15.4*LEAP 15.3* LEAP 15.29*8722.0420.0418.04
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.

 

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