LabVIEW For Students

Version:

2020

Description:

Development environment for problem solving and measurement or control systems

Operating System:

Windows

macOS

Availability

Licensed for:

All Students

License Managed:

Keyed:

License Text:

For academic teaching and research use only. Students may install LabVIEW on personal computers.

LabVIEW must be uninstalled on separation from Brown University.

Requirements

Windows 10, 11

Mac OS X 11 or later

Be sure to close all applications and verify that your operating system meets the system requirements.

Vendor Links

National Instruments

Windows Installation Instructions (click to expand)

Download file to local computer
Right-Mouse-Click on install_labview2020-32-student.exe and select "Run As Administrator"
Select "Start" to unzip installation files
“Accept License”, Next, Next, Next
“Leave Defaults”, Next
“Accept 2 Licenses”, Next
“Accept 2 Licenses”, Next
“Install Summary”, Next
“Check for Updates”, No
“Customer Improvement Program”, No, Ok
“Login to Activate”, click cancel, click reboot
After reboot, open LabView 2020
"Login to Activate", click Login (Use your NI account or create one)
Once logged in, click the “down arrow” next to “Check my account for licenses
”Choose “Enter a serial number”
Type in: M86X44470
lick Activate
Click Finish
Labview will now open activated
You may receive an email from NI with activation codes should you need them

Use this license number for student use: M86X08729

macOS Installation Instructions (click to expand)

Download “install_labview2020.dmg” and “2020CDSim-ML.pkg” using the links provided. Double-click "install_labview2020.dmg" to mount onto your desktop.
From the LabVIEW 2020 Pro volume, double-click “LabVIEW 2020 64-bit.pkg” to install the base application.
Follow the installation steps, choosing the default options.
From the same volume, open the Extras folder and install “LabVIEW2020 Runtime Engine” using default choices.
Install any necessary drivers for your hardware from the “Drivers” webloc link in the LabVIEW 2020 volume.

You have successfully installed LabVIEW 2020 Pro.

To install the Control Design and Simulation package, open the 2020CDSim-ML volume and run the installer within the macOS folder. Choose the default installation options.

You have successfully installed LabVIEW 2020 Control Design.

Additional Notes:

For vendor support, please refer to Contact Number 7820226

Brown University