FlexRIO Basic Elements Palette Is Not Found in LabVIEW

Updated May 11, 2026

Reported In

Hardware

  • NI-5793
  • NI-5792
  • NI-5791

Software

  • LabVIEW

Other

Issue Details

I could not find FlexRIO Basic Elements palette in LabVIEW even though I have installed LabVIEW Real-Time and FPGA Module. 

Figure 1. Basic Elements palette is not found in LabVIEW.

Solution

Ensure that FlexRIO driver is installed. If FlexRIO driver is not installed, the NI‑579x Configuration option will not appear. Then, follow the steps below to reach Basic Elements palette.
 
Steps
1. Add an FPGA target to the LabVIEW Project
2. Create a new VI under the FPGA target
3.Open the VI Block Diagram and right‑click to open the Functions palette
4. From the Functions palette, go to Programming »  NI‑579x Configuration »  Basic Elements
Figure 2. Basic Elements palette is found in LabVIEW.

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