LabVIEW and VISA versions

[ZZZZZZ]

What are the newest versions NI-VISA that support each?:

LV 5.1.1

LV 6.1

LV 7.1.1

And how about FieldPoint and those LabVIEW versions?

And I quite don't understand what NI means when they comment the various VISA verson on their ftp-server when they write:

"The download for the Full Development version of NI-VISA is intended for upgrade purposes only.

If you wish to purchase the full development version of NI-VISA 3.0.1, please contact your National Instruments sales representative."

Are the VISA-versions on the ftp-server full versions or not? and what do I actually need for development inside LabVIEW?

Do I have to install VISA from my LabVIEW CD and then upgrade, or can I use the ftp-server version intallations directly?

[Yair]

I don't know about VISA, but 6.1 works with FP up to 4.1 and 7.1 works with FP 5.

As for the VISA deployment, I believe NI used to have a seperate license for VISA, but now I don't think they have that anymore. However, if it says that the file is for upgrade only, then you should probably install the one from you LV CD and then run the upgrade.

In any case, it's likely that the installer will warn you if it is an upgrade and you do not have VISA installed.