NI R Series Multifunction RIO 2023 Q2 for Linux/x86 64-bit Architecture Readme

April 2023

This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI R Series Multifunction RIO 2023 Q2.

You can find more release information on ni.com.

• NI R Series Multifunction RIO Release Notes: Known issues, bugs fixed since the last release, and other notes about this release
• NI R Series Multifunction RIO Documentation: New features, behavior changes, and other documentation

System Requirements

Installation Instructions

Supported Hardware

Linux Limitations

Legal Information

System Requirements

NI R Series Multifunction RIO software for the Linux/x86 64-bit architecture has been tested on the following distributions:

• openSUSE Leap 15.4
• openSUSE Leap 15.3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 20.04

Installation Instructions

NI provides a repository add-on for all supported drivers that you can install using your Linux distribution's native package manager.

1. Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code LinuxRepository.
2. Download the installer for the repository add-on for your Linux distribution.
3. Install the repository add-on using the rpm command.
4. Select and install the following NI R Series Multifunction RIO driver packages through your Linux distribution's package manager:
   • ni-rseries

After the driver package(s) are installed, you must rebuild the new packages for the system kernel. NI recommends that you run the command 'dkms autoinstall' after installation, and before rebooting the system, to install the latest revision of all modules that have been installed for other kernel revisions. After doing so, the installed device drivers will function immediately on the next system start.

Supported Hardware

Visit NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility to view driver, desktop operating system, and real-time operating system support for individual hardware devices.

To view information for your device:

• Select your hardware model in the dropdown list on the page to view compatibility information for your device.
• Type your hardware model number in the dropdown list on the web page to filter the list of available devices.

Note: Some compatibility information may only be available in the archive attached to the NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility page. For historic driver and OS support information, refer to the readme for the relevant driver version.

Linux Limitations

Some features discussed in the NI R Series Multifunction RIO documentation are unavailable on Linux.

• NI R Series Multifunction RIO supports the following application development environments:
  • LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and later
  • LabVIEW 2022 Q3
  • C and C++ (gcc)
  • Python 3.5+
• When using NI R Series Multifunction RIO in a PXI system, several restrictions apply:
  • Control through MXI-4 is supported
  • Control through MXI-3 is not supported
• External calibration functions are not supported. Refer to your hardware documentation for information about external calibration, and refer to ni.com/calibration. If your NI R Series Multifunction RIO requires external calibration, either perform the calibration on a Windows system, or hire NI or an independent calibration laboratory to perform the calibration.