July 2023
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI R Series Multifunction RIO 2023 Q3.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Installing NI R Series Multifunction RIO 2023 Q3
Product Security and Critical Updates
Supported Hardware and Software
Preserving Device Aliases when Upgrading Software
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
NI R Series Multifunction RIO 2023 Q3 supports the following operating systems:
1When migrating to NI Linux® Real-Time, refer to ni.com/r/RTOShardwaresupport to verify PXI hardware support and ensure you install the correct driver version.
Note NI R Series Multifunction RIO no longer supports any 32-bit Windows operating system. Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.
Complete the following steps to install NI R Series Multifunction RIO 2023 Q3 for use with LabVIEW. Refer to the Supported Hardware and Software section to confirm which software versions support your specific hardware devices.
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.
Refer to the Software Support for CompactRIO, CompactDAQ, Single-Board RIO, R Series, FlexRIO, and EtherCAT support document on ni.com for a complete list of the hardware and LabVIEW software versions supported by each version of NI R Series Multifunction RIO.
Visit ni.com/rseries for additional NI R Series Multifunction RIO product support and information.
Ensure that you back up any aliases for local RIO devices before you upgrade the software on your system, or ensure that the devices remain connected to the system during the upgrade. Any local aliases that are not associated with a connected device might be removed during the upgrade.
In the LabVIEW Help, click the Contents tab and select NI R Series Multifunction RIO to access the software help for your NI R Series Multifunction RIO device.
Microsoft Windows 11 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. For more information about NI support for Windows 11, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 11.
NI R Series Multifunction RIO no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, may not install or execute correctly on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit https://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.