Do I need a license to install NI-DAQmx solely simulated instruments in NI-MAX and Python test script development?

[WChamberlain]

Do I need a license for

- installing NI-DAQmx on a work laptop solely for simulated instruments in NI-MAX - not LabView or TestStand

- developing Python code against the Python NIDAQmx API and NIDAQmx drivers to run against the simulated devices

- aim is to develop Python test scripts on a development machine, then run on a DAQ once the scripts are finalized, to reserve time on the DAQ for actual testing.

Note: there are some similar-ish questions out on the forum, but nothing more recent than 2010.

[rolfk · Accepted solution]

only NI can answer that authoritative but I would guess it’s at least tolerated as you are using it to develop test software for the real thing later.

I personally do it regularly biut one big difference here is that I run this from a fully licensed LabVIEW installation with most of the other NI software being installed and licensed too.