January 2023
This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI-XNET 2023 Q1.
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Updated LabVIEW Compatibility Policy
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 11
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
NI no longer supports Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System
NI-XNET is an NI instrument driver that features a common set of easy-to-use functions for reading and writing Automotive Ethernet, CAN, LIN, and FlexRay data on many different platforms including USB, PXI, PCI, NI CompactDAQ, and NI CompactRIO.
NI-XNET 2023 Q1 supports the following operating systems:
Note NI-XNET 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-XNET 2023 Q1 supports the following application software versions, including service packs. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by NI-XNET 2023 Q1 |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW | 2020, 2020 SP1, 2021, 2021 SP1, 2022 Q3, 2023 Q1 |
| LabVIEW Real-Time (RT) | 2020, 2021, 2022 Q3, 2023 Q1 |
| LabWindows™/CVI™ | 2017 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.
If you are using the NI-XNET .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The NI-XNET 2023 Q1 .NET Class Library can be used with Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET in any Visual Studio version that can target .NET Framework 4.0 or .NET Framework 4.5.
To use the .NET API, you must install the .NET class libraries or the .NET wrapper in addition to the NI device driver. For information about versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, as well as the download location of the installer files, refer to .NET Resources for NI Hardware and Software.
Download the NI-XNET 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 Package Manager.
After installing your software, you will need to activate it. Activating your software verifies the licenses associated with your NI account, so you can start using your software. You have different options for activation, based on your software and how it was purchased. Please visit ni.com/activate for more information on activation methods.
The "NI-XNET Support for LabVIEW" package supports applications using NI-XNET with LabVIEW 2023 or later. When installing NI-XNET, this package will be recommended if you have already installed LabVIEW 2023 or later and installs to the LVAddons directory.
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.
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.
The following list details the hardware models supported in NI-XNET 2023 Q1:
C Series modules:
Supported platforms for XNET C Series modules:
Note NI-XNET software supports only NI Automotive Ethernet, CAN, FlexRay, and LIN hardware products. For information about software for CAN products from other vendors, refer to the documentation you received with those products.
Refer to the NI-XNET documentation, accessible from the Help menu in LabVIEW, for information about NI-XNET.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder.
You can find Automotive Ethernet, CAN, FlexRay, and LIN examples under Hardware Input and Output in the Example Finder.
LabVIEW examples for NI-XNET are located in the National Instruments\LabVIEW\examples\nixnet (From LabVIEW 2023 Q1 and later the examples can be found under LVAddons directory C:\Program Files\NI\LVAddons\ni-xnet\examples) 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.
For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.
NI-XNET 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.
NI Software no longer supports Phar Lap ETS Real-Time Operating System. NI-XNET 2022 Q3 (and later) 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 Real-Time, visit ni.com/r/xf35k1. To find out what hardware is supported on PXI controllers running NI Linux Real-Time, visit ni.com/r/b7g5wi.