NI Extends LabVIEW to Support New Analog Devices

By DE Editors

September 25, 2007 — National Instruments (Austin, TX) announced the extension of the NI LabVIEW 8.5 graphical system design platform to new embedded targets with the release of the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors 2.5 and the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK (Software Development Kit) 2.5.

The latest versions of the LabVIEW Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors and the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK expand the available deployment options for engineers and scientists by adding support for convergent multimedia Blackfin processors as well as introducing support for the Freescale ColdFire processor. The software packages deliver 18 percent increased efficiency in code generation.

The LabVIEW Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors seamlessly integrates LabVIEW 8.5 and ADI VisualDSP++ 5.0 to deliver an embedded programming experience. Plus, it adds support for the ADSP-BF54X family of processors, and simplifies embedded system development by introducing a drag-and-drop interface to help engineers easily access Blackfin peripherals.

With the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK, engineers can develop and deploy LabVIEW code to any 32-bit embedded processor. Using the latest version of the software package, they now can target the Freescale ColdFire processor with the uClinux embedded operating system in addition to the previously supported processor architectures of ARM7, TI c6000, PowerPC, x86 and XScale.

Both the LabVIEW Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors 2.5 and the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK 2.5 are compatible with the recently introduced LabVIEW Statechart Module, which provides engineers with a high level of abstraction for designing applications using states, transitions, and events.

For an online evaluation, tutorials, and data sheets, go to LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors 2.5 (from $7,199). For more information on the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK 2.5 ($9,995), please use the link.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.