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NI-IMAQ Operating System Compatibility

Hardware: Image Acquisition (IMAQ)

Problem:
What operating systems are compatible with the NI-IMAQ, NI-IMAQdx, and NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 hardware drivers?

Solution:
National Instruments Vision Acquisition Software (which includes the NI-IMAQ, IMAQdx, and IMAQ for IEEE 1394 drivers) support a variety of operating systems depending on the version of the driver you have installed. See our Related Links section below to download the latest version of our vision software. You must have a valid license for software versions 8.0 and later. The following sections describe the compatiblity of our driver with the most common operating systems:

Windows
National Instuments supports a variety of Windows operating systems depending on the version of the driver you are using. The following charts outline the compatibility with various Windows operating systems by board type (a full list including older drivers can be found in the attached image files):

Analog Frame Grabber Boards

 

Parallel Digital Frame Grabber Boards

 

Camera Link Frame Grabber Boards





NI IMAQ for IEEE 1394
The IMAQ for IEEE 1394 legacy driver is a predecessor to IMAQdx, which is the preferred driver that supports both DCAM compliant IEEE 1394 and GigE cameras.

Driver Compatibility
1394 Driver
2.0.5
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0
1.5.1
1.5
1.1
Operating Systems
NT
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
98
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Me
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
2000
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
XP
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Vista32
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Vista64
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Real-Time
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
  Support only for Windows 98 Second Edition


Macintosh
National Instruments no longer supports the Macintosh operating system or the NI PCI-1408 frame grabber card. NI-IMAQ Version 1.0 was the only version of the NI-IMAQ driver designed for Macintosh support. For more information, please see Knowledge Base 2E3C9G9D: NI-IMAQ Frame Grabber Support for Macintosh Computers.

Linux
Currently, National Instruments does not provide an image acquisition driver for Linux operating systems.

Related Links:
KnowledgeBase 2E3C9G9D: NI-IMAQ Frame Grabber Support for Macintosh Computers
Drivers and Updates: Vision

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