Embedded development module extends Labview to any 32-bit embedded processor, providing a graphical approach to algorithm design, simulation, prototyping and deployment of custom designs
Scientists and engineers can now take advantage of the high-level graphical programming paradigm of National Instruments Labview software to save significant time prototyping and deploying embedded applications to 32-bit microprocessors, says NI.
The Labview Embedded Development Module extends Labview to any 32-bit embedded processor, providing scientists and engineers with a graphical approach to algorithm design, simulation, prototyping and deployment of custom Designs For Embedded Systems.
"NI Labview has empowered thousands of scientists and engineers in the test and control industries to harness challenging programming concepts, such as parallelism and multithreaded development, through an intuitive graphical dataflow paradigm," said James Truchard, NI cofounder, president and CEO.
"The evolution of Labview beyond the PC will open embedded system design to an entirely new class of developer - a more mainstream population of scientists and engineers".
With the Labview Embedded Development Module, scientists and engineers can design algorithms and program their applications using an intuitive graphical dataflow language.
In addition, Labview graphical front panel controls and indicators help engineers interactively experiment and debug their embedded code much more quickly than conventional approaches, says NI.
The Labview Embedded Development Module includes more than 400 analysis functions for signal processing, linear algebra, curve fitting, statistics and calculus.
In addition to out-of-the-box measurement functionality for integrating real-world data early in the process, the module also features a framework for integrating I/O drivers and board support packages for taking advantage of specific processors with Labview.
Scientists and engineers can develop their applications using the Labview graphical environment and then automatically generate C code to integrate with their chosen processor tool chains.
"The NI Labview Embedded Development Module marks a very significant milestone in the quest to empower a broad base of users with access to the latest design, development, test and measurement technologies," said Jerry McGuire, general manager of the media platform and service group at Analog Devices.
"With an integrated design and measurement platform such as the Labview graphical development environment, engineers are able to shorten time to market for the development and deployment of systems involving programmable components."
