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October 2021
This file contains the latest information about NI-Sync for Linux and supersedes any information found in other documentation included in the distribution.
Refer to NI Linux Technology for the most recent information about Linux support at National Instruments.
Refer to NI-Sync Release Notes for known issues, bugs fixed since the last release, and other release details.
NI-Sync software for Linux 64-bit architecture has been tested on the following distributions:
NI-Sync for Linux requires a 64-bit distribution and does not support 32-bit applications.
NI provides a repository add-on for all supported drivers that you can install using your Linux distribution's native package manager.
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.
NI-Sync for Linux supports the following timing and synchronization hardware:
This release includes examples showing the use of NI-Sync in C and LabVIEW.
C examples are located in /usr/share/doc/libnisync1/examples/ansi_c. A makefile is provided that links to the necessary libraries.
The LabVIEW examples are located in the LabVIEW examples directory.
Use a web browser to view the NI-Sync documentation at ni.com.
Some features discussed in the NI-Sync documentation are unavailable on Linux.
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