System Requirements for LabVIEW Development Systems and Modules

LabVIEW Development Systems

Windows
	Run-Time Engine	Development Environment
Processor	Pentium III/Celeron 866 MHz (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit)	Pentium 4M (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit)
RAM	256 MB	1 GB
Screen Resolution	1024 x 768 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
OS	Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)	Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
Disk Space	620 MB	5 GB (includes default drivers from NI Device Drivers DVD)
Mac OS X
	Run-Time Engine	Development Environment
Processor	Intel-based processor	Intel-based processor
RAM	256 MB	2 GB
Screen Resolution	1024 x 768 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
OS	OS X 10.9 or 10.10	OS X 10.9 or 10.10
Disk Space	257 MB	1.4 GB for the complete installation (excluding drivers)
Linux
	Run-Time Engine	Development Environment
Processor	Pentium III/Celeron 866 MHz or equivalent	Pentium 4M (or equivalent) or later (32-bit) Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit)
RAM	256 MB	1 GB
Screen Resolution	1024 x 768 pixels	1024 x 768 pixels
OS	Linux kernel 2.6x or 3.x and GNU C Library (glibc) Version 2.11 for the Intel x86 architecture (32-bit) Linux kernel 2.6x or 3.x and GNU C Library (glibc) Version 2.11 for the Intel x86_64 architecture (64-bit)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation 6.5 or later, open SUSE 12.3 or 13.1, or Scientific Linux 6.5 or later
Disk Space	108 MB (32-bit) 98 MB (64-bit)	1.1 GB for the complete installation of each bitness 2.2 GB for the complete installation of both 32- and 64-bit LabVIEW

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SignalExpress

• Windows 8/7/Vista/XP SP3/Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)/Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

• 1 GB of RAM

• 2 GB additional disk space

• Pentium 4 processor or equivalent

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LabVIEW Real-Time Module

• LabVIEW Full or Professional development system (32-bit) for Windows plus the following:

• 200 MB additional disk space

• Real-time target hardware and driver software

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LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module

• LabVIEW Base, Full, or Professional development system (32-bit) for Windows plus the following:

• 2.5 GB additional  disk space

• 512 MB of RAM. National Instruments recommends 1 GB of  RAM

• Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 or later

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LabVIEW FPGA Module

• Note: The LabVIEW 2015 FPGA Module does not support Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.0, or Windows 8.1.

• LabVIEW Full or Professional development system (32-bit) for Windows

• 11 GB additional disk space for a complete installation

• 1.2 GHz Pentium processor or a compatible processor of equal or higher speed 

• At least 3 GB of RAM for Virtex-5 and earlier FPGA targets

• At least 4 GB of RAM for Virtex-6 and later FPGA targets

• FPGA device

• Device driver software specified by hardware documentation

• NI recommends a 64-bit OS for the computer on which you install the Xilinx compilation tools

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LabVIEW MathScript RT Module

• LabVIEW Full or Professional development system (32-bit) plus the following:

• 500 MB additional available disk space

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LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module

• LabVIEW Full or Professional development system (32-bit) plus the following:

• (Optional) LabVIEW MathScript RT Module

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Vision Development Module for LabVIEW

• LabVIEW Base, Full, or Professional development system (32- and 64-bit) for Windows plus the following:

• Minimum processor: 233 MHz Pentium or equivalent

• Display: 1,024 x 768 resolution video adapter with a 16-bit display

• At least 3.2 GB additional disk space for Vision Development Module for LabVIEW

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LabVIEW Statechart Module

• LabVIEW Base, Full, or Professional development system (32-bit) for Windows plus the following:

• 250 MB additional available disk space

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LabVIEW SoftMotion Module

• LabVIEW Base, Full, or Professional development system (32-bit) for Windows plus the following:

• 250 MB additional available disk space

• 2 GB RAM recommended if using SoftMotion for SolidWorks

• (Optional) LabVIEW Real-Time Module required if using a PXI target

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LabVIEW Robotics Module

• LabVIEW Full or Professional development system (32-bit) for Windows plus the following:

• At least 700 MB of disk space

Refer to the LabVIEW Readme for more information on system requirements.

• Memory:

• • 800 MB additional disk space for LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation support

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