Install VI Package Manager After Deselect it During LabVIEW Installation

Updated Jun 25, 2023

Environment

Software

  • LabVIEW
  • JKI VI Package Manager

VI Package Manager is one of the most useful LabVIEW tools because it provides access to thousands of LabVIEW add-ons that could help improve LabVIEW functionality, increase choice for software development framework, support for third-party hardware such as Arduino and more!

This article will focus on how to install VI Package Manager (VIPM) and have it work with a specific LabVIEW version if it has been deselected from the previous LabVIEW installation.

  1. Download and install the latest version of VIPM.
  2. Once the installation is completed, followed by restarting the computer, launch VIPM.
  3. Click Options 
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  4. Switch to the LabVIEW tab in the JKI VIPM - Options window. 
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  5. Select the LabVIEW version you wish to work with VIPM and click Verify.
  6. Once you get the following dialogue, the VIPM environment has been configured correctly to work with the LabVIEW version selected in the previous step. 
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You can now download the LabVIEW add-on via VIPM, and once the installation of the add-on is completed, it will be accessible in the LabVIEW version of your choice.

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