January 2023
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI-Sync 2023 Q1.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
NI Software Drops Support for Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System in 2022
NI-Sync 2023 Q1 supports the following operating systems:
1 Certain features are unavailable on NI Linux RT targets. Refer to NI-Sync Limitations on Linux Desktop and NI Linux Real-Time for more information about target support and functionality.
2 IEEE 1588-2008 protocol instances on ARM-based targets running NI Linux RT are configured to be "slave only" by default. For more information about this issue, refer to Why Doesn't My ARM-Based Linux Real-Time Target Act as a 1588 Master?.
Note NI-Sync no longer supports any 32-bit Windows operating system. Refer to Unsupported Windows Operating Systems for more information about support for Microsoft Windows OSes.
NI-Sync 2023 Q1 supports the following application software versions, including service packs.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-Sync |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2020 and later |
| LabVIEW Real-Time Module | 2020 and later |
| LabWindows/CVI | 2019 and later |
This product no longer supports LabVIEW NXG. Refer to LabVIEW NXG on ni.com for more information about LabVIEW NXG Life-Cycle Dates and driver version support.
Download the NI-Sync 2023 Q1 installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.
When installing NI-Sync, the "NI-Sync Support for LabVIEW" package will be recommended if you have already installed LabVIEW 2022 or later and installs to the LVAddons directory. This package supports applications using NI-Sync with LabVIEW 2022 or later.
LVAddons directory location: C:\Program Files\NI\LVAddons
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.
The NI-Sync 2023 Q1 release includes the following new features:
The NI-Sync 2022 Q4 release includes the following new feature:
The NI-Sync 2022 Q3 release includes the following new feature:
The NI-Sync 21.8 release includes the following new feature:
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:
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.
Refer to NI-Sync Help, accessible from Help»LabVIEW Help..., for information about using NI-Sync with LabVIEW.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for NI-Sync are located in the \examples\instr\niSync directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.
You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes.
If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.
For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.
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-Sync 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 ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.
NI Software will drop support for Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System starting in 2022. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2022, may not install or execute correctly on this operating system. For high-level information on the support roadmap for Phar Lap and its replacement, NI Linux RT, visit ni.com/r/xf35k1. To find out what hardware is supported on PXI controllers running NI Linux RT, visit ni.com/r/b7g5wi.