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News Release from: National Instruments | Subject: LabWindows/CVI Version 8.0
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 November 2005
Development environment compiles C
faster
National Instruments has announced NI LabWindows/CVI Version 8.0, a proven ANSI C development environment for test and automation.
National Instruments has announced NI LabWindows/CVI Version 8.0, a proven ANSI C development environment for test and automation This latest version continues to build on the software's 17-year history of continued innovation and backward compatibility with faster code execution and deployment in addition to better real-time integration that extends LabWindows/CVI to deterministic and reliable test applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Using LabWindows/CVI 8.0, I not only can continue to reuse C code that I created 11 years ago, but the code now executes faster with the new optimising compiler support".
"National Instruments commitment to backward compatibility with LabWindows/CVI makes it a leader for military/aerospace test development".
Also, engineers can deploy all their test system software from their development machines to production machines in one distribution package and installer.
With this improved system-deployment feature, engineers in manufacturing test quickly can deploy their LabWindows/CVI applications as well as their dependencies, including hardware drivers such as NI-DAQmx, to the factory floor in minutes.
LabWindows/CVI enhances its real-time functionality with new deployment directly to National Instruments LabView Real-Time targets such as PXI controllers.
With this functionality, engineers can run their LabWindows/CVI code deterministically for a range of new test applications that require reliability such as environmental test.
"National Instruments continues its investment in the proven LabWindows/CVI platform for test", said Tim Dehne, NI Senior Vice President of R and D.
"With LabWindows/CVI 8.0, C developers can access new functionality for deploying their code directly to deterministic hardware targets".
"This new capability gives them the flexibility to broaden LabWindows/CVI use in their applications".
NI offers essential technologies for test, which combine high-performance hardware, flexible software and innovative timing and synchronisation technology for test and design applications.
LabWindows/CVI 8.0 seamlessly integrates with a wide variety of I/O, including the latest NI hardware such as the PXI-5114 250Msample/s digitiser and the PCI-1588, the industry's first IEEE1588 PCI interface for distributed synchronisation over Ethernet.
In addition, LabWindows/CVI now includes NET support, giving C programmers the opportunity to take advantage of rich database and web service connectivity. Request a free brochure from National Instruments ...
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