LabWindows/CVI
The facts below are what the maker publishes about LabWindows/CVI, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From LabWindows/CVI's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Debug deployment license | Priced on request | For resolving issues in production systems and applications made with a development license · Perpetual license; includes an NI software service agreement for the first year, renewable annually afterward. |
| LabWindows/CVI Base | Priced on request | Basic mathematics · signal processing · debugging tools · device drivers for NI hardware and third-party instruments · Subscription or perpetual license; contact NI or an NI distributor for pricing. |
| LabWindows/CVI Full | Priced on request | Advanced mathematics · signal generation and processing · Execution Profiler Toolkit · memory leak detection · SQL database tools · Subscription or perpetual license; contact NI or an NI distributor for pricing. |
The facts
Each one read from LabWindows/CVI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Deployment and debugging
- A distribution kit packages an application and its dependencies for deployment on test machines, and deployed executables can be debugged remotely.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Development tools
- Its integrated workspace supports project management, source editing and debugging, user interface creation, and testing code output and performance.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Editions
- Base includes basic mathematics, signal processing, and debugging tools; Full adds advanced mathematics, signal generation and processing, memory leak detection, and SQL tools.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Instrument connectivity
- Built-in libraries, drivers, and measurement assistants support data acquisition from GPIB, USB, serial, Ethernet, PXI, VXI, and FPGA instruments.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LabWindows/CVI is an ANSI C development environment for creating test and measurement applications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security notice
- The download page warns customers using NI driver software 2026 Q2 or earlier to follow the recommended actions for a critical security update.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- NI lists downloads, product documentation, discussion forums, product activation, and service requests among its support resources; a valid service agreement may be required for technical support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- TestStand integration
- LabWindows/CVI can pair with NI TestStand to create and manage automated production test sequences.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Third-party drivers
- NI says its Instrument Driver Network offers more than 9,000 free drivers for instruments from more than 350 third-party vendors.checked 8 Oct 2026
- User interfaces
- The environment includes drag-and-drop controls and indicators for building engineering and scientific displays, including graphs and instrument-style controls.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux runtime
- NI offers a LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux that can run applications created on Windows on multiple Linux distributions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported platform
- The LabWindows/CVI 2026 Q3 download lists Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2022 64-bit, and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 as supported operating systems.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- NI offers a free 7-day trial of the latest version.checked 8 Oct 2026
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