LabVIEW FPGA Supported Hardware

Issue Details

• Which devices can I use with LabVIEW FPGA?
• Can any Xilinx FPGA chip be programmed with LabVIEW FPGA?
• Which are the hardware or chipsets that are supported by LabVIEW FPGA?
• Can I program a third-party FPGA device with the LabVIEW FPGA module?
• Is it possible for me to export either VHDL or Verilog code from LabVIEW FPGA to compile and deploy the bitfile to 3rd party or custom hardware?
• Can I program a third-party CPLD with LabVIEW FPGA?

Solution

Using LabVIEW FPGA Module

• The LabVIEW FPGA Module is designed to compile bitfiles exclusively for NI RIO (reconfigurable I/O) hardware.
• Stand-alone (non-NI) Xilinx FPGA circuits cannot be programmed in LabVIEW FPGA.
• You cannot access the VHDL files generated in the compilation process.

Using LabVIEW FPGA IP Export Utility

In 2020, NI released the LabVIEW FPGA IP Export Utility, which allows users to export FPGA code from LabVIEW to VDHL code. You can then use this VHDL code on any Xilinx Vivado™ FPGA device of the same family. See the LabVIEW 2020 FPGA IP Export Utility Readme for more information about compatibility and System Requirements.

Additional Information

The LabVIEW FPGA Module is designed to help you develop FPGA applications for NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) hardware targets. These include:

• CompactRIO Systems
• Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Devices
• Digital Reconfigurable I/O Devices
• FlexRIO devices

For a comprehensive list of software and hardware combinations, please follow the links below:

• To determine which Xilinx chip is in your device, refer to the product page for your device.
• To determine which version of the Xilinx FPGA Compilation tools you should install for your target, refer to the LabVIEW FPGA Module Release and Upgrade Notes for your installed LabVIEW version. You can also use Compatibility between Xilinx Compilation Tools and NI FPGA Hardware to determine which version of the Compilation tools you need.
• To get the range of software versions required for CompactRIO, CompactDAQ, Single-Board RIO, R Series, and EtherCAT devices, and links to the most recent documentation resources, visit Software Support for CompactRIO, CompactDAQ, Single-Board RIO, R Series, and EtherCAT.
• Find information regarding the Windows compatibility of the LabVIEW FPGA module and compilation tools in the readme file included with the FPGA module, and in the following document LabVIEW FPGA Module Compatibility with Windows 10.
• Find information regarding the LabVIEW compatibility of the LabVIEW FPGA module and compilation tools in the readme file included with the FPGA module, and in the following document LabVIEW Compatibility With the Real-Time and LabVIEW FPGA Modules.

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