NI LabVIEW Targets ARM Microcontrollers

By DE Editors

National Instruments (Austin, TX) and ARM Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers, an extension of the LabVIEW graphical system design platform that directly targets the ARM 7, ARM 9, and Cortex-M3 microcontroller families.

Using the new module, which combines the ease of use of LabVIEW with the performance of ARM microcontrollers, engineers and scientists can create embedded applications in LabVIEW and deploy them to more than 260 microcontrollers created from microprocessor IP licensed by ARM and manufactured by the world’s leading semiconductor companies.

The LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers features LabVIEW drivers that make it possible for domain experts to graphically program all components of the ARM microcontroller including the analog and digital I/O. The module also features desktop simulation capabilities so that users can run the programs they develop for an ARM microcontroller on a desktop PC without any additional hardware. Engineers and scientists can use the desktop simulation with NI Multisim, the interactive SPICE simulation and circuit analysis software, to simulate the entire signal design chain for a comprehensive embedded system design simulation environment, says the company.

For other new features on the LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers ($8,999), visit National Instruments.

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