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Operating System Requirements

Software	Version	Note
Windows	7, 8, 10	Check VeriStand version release notes for specific OS compatibility

National Instruments Software

The table below lists the National Instruments software dependencies for the OPAL-RT Power Electronics Add-On for NI VeriStand. These dependencies must be installed to the development machine first.

Software

NI License Required

Supported Versions

NI VeriStand

Veristand Development System

2018, 2019, 2020 (all revisions)

NI VeriStand and Power Electronics Add-On Version Compatibility

Power Electronics Add-on	1.5.0	1.6.0	1.6.1	1.6.2	1.7.0	1.8.0	1.9.0
VeriStand 2017	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚪
VeriStand 2018	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫
VeriStand 2019	⚪	⚪	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫
VeriStand 2020	⚪	⚪	⚪	⚪	⚪	⚪	⚫

⚫ = Supported ⚪ = Unsupported

PXI Platform Services

None

Driver versions must be compatible with the installed version of VeriStand. See Installing VeriStand below for more information.

NI R Series Multifunction RIO

None

NI-DAQmx

None

NI-VISA

None

NI-XNET

None

NI System Configuration

None

Installing VeriStand 2020 or VeriStand 2019 and Drivers

When using the NI Package Manager to install VeriStand 2019 or 2020, compatible driver versions are automatically selected for installation. OPAL-RT recommends launching the VeriStand installation using these steps:

Download and install the NI Package Manager.
In the Browse Products tab, search for VeriStand and select VeriStand and Drivers.
Select the desired VeriStand version and click Install.
In the Install VeriStand and Drivers dialog box, ensure that all drivers listed in the table above have been selected before completing the installation.

Installing VeriStand 2018 and Drivers

Click here to download a file containing a package installer for VeriStand 2018 and compatible versions of the required NI drivers. Note that it is also possible to download these installers individually from the National Instruments website.

Circuit Editor

The OPAL-RT Power Electronics Add-On for NI VeriStand allows a circuit model designed using standard modeling environments to be imported and simulated on FPGA. See Supported Circuit Editors for more information. The following tool is required to use the Add-On.

Modeling Environment	Version
Simscape Electrical Specialized Power Systems Simulink Blockset	MATLAB 2011b-2019b

Other Required Software

Dependency	Required?	Version	Hyperlink
MATLAB Runtime	Required	R2016b (9.1) (Only)	Download
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)	Required	8+ (1.8.0.151)	Download
Microsoft Excel	Optional (See Scenarios)	17.0+	Download
JMAG-RT	Optional (See PMSM SH)	10.5+
ANSYS Maxwell	Optional (See PMSM SH)	2016.1+