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Video: NI LabVIEW 2009 Targets Emerging Applications With New Technologies
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
New Version of Software Simplifies Parallel Programming,
Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks, RF Testing and
Real-Time Math to Empower Innovation
National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced LabVIEW 2009, the
latest version of the graphical system design software platform for control,
test and embedded system development. LabVIEW 2009
challenges of parallel hardware architectures with new virtualization
technology that takes advantage of multicore systems as well as by offering
new compiler improvements and IP that enhance field-programmable gate array
(FPGA) design. The latest version of LabVIEW makes it possible to deploy code
to wireless sensor networks to help engineers and scientists build smarter
industrial measurement and monitoring systems and features new solutions for
testing multiple wireless standards such as WLAN, WiMAX, GPS and MIMO systems
on a single hardware platform. In addition, LabVIEW 2009 simplifies real-time
math by streamlining mathematical algorithm design and deployment to
real-time hardware.
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"In today's challenging economic climate, engineers and scientists are
being asked to complete their projects with fewer resources and in less
time," said Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and cofounder of National
Instruments. "With new opportunities emerging from investments in
infrastructure, environmental monitoring, medical research and device design
and test, we focused our LabVIEW 2009 development to harness key technologies
such as multicore, FPGA design, wireless platforms and real-time math to
empower innovation in these areas."
Improve Parallel System Design
possible to run multiple operating systems side by side on the same multicore
processing hardware to build more efficient systems. New NI Real-Time
Hypervisor software combines the power of the LabVIEW Real-Time Module
capabilities to reduce overall system cost and size. Using this software,
engineers and scientists can run Windows XP and LabVIEW Real-Time
controller, partitioning the processor cores among the two operating systems
for more efficient use of system resources. The Real-Time Hypervisor works with
as well as the NI Industrial
While virtualization provides a new way to design parallel systems,
LabVIEW 2009 also delivers enhancements for existing parallel design
features a new parallel for-loop structure, which automatically divides
iterations of loops across multiple processors to increase the execution
speed of the process. LabVIEW also further simplifies FPGA programming by
offering early compile feedback and critical path highlighting to make early
estimates on FPGA resource usage and better debug timing violations.
Additionally, new streamlined FPGA IP delivers higher-throughput math and
signal processing performance.
Create Smart Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) make it possible to deploy distributed
measurements across vast physical hardware systems. With WSNs, engineers and
scientists can analyze more effectively everything from rain forests and
river deltas to the health and safety of buildings and bridges. LabVIEW
provides the ability to configure the new NI WSN platform
performing analysis as well as extracting and presenting measurement data.
Using the new LabVIEW Wireless Sensor Network Module Pioneer, engineers and
scientists can program the individual NI WSN measurement nodes to extend node
battery life, increase acquisition performance and create custom sensor
interfaces.
Test More Wireless Devices and Standards
With software-defined instrumentation using LabVIEW, engineers and
scientists can implement the same measurement platform to acquire and analyze
any modulation scheme or protocol standard rather than using dedicated box
instruments for specific protocols. The new NI WLAN Measurement Suite
compliance with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g standards and performs measurements more than
five times faster than traditional box instruments. In addition to the WLAN
Measurement Suite, the WiMAX
LabVIEW provide the ability to test more wireless standards with NI modular
Deploy Real-Time Math
LabVIEW features built-in math libraries that contain more than 1,000
functions ranging from low-level, point-by-point signal processing to
high-level, configuration-based implementations, all of which easily can be
deployed to real-time embedded devices. With the LabVIEW MathScript RT
Module, LabVIEW 2009 further expands access to real-time math, which is the
implementation and deployment of mathematical algorithms to deterministic
operating systems, for engineers and scientists using text-based math tools.
The module also provides engineers and scientists the ability to incorporate
their own existing .m files using interactive user interfaces and real-world
I/O and easily deploy them to real-time hardware for faster system
prototyping. By simplifying the process of deploying mathematical algorithms
to real-time embedded hardware, LabVIEW 2009 can help medical device
designers, machine builders and autonomous system designers shorten product
time to market.
Additionally, NI is adopting an annual release cycle for LabVIEW, with
version names based on the year of release. The annual release cycle
solidifies the schedule, stability and feature scope of each new release to
provide an easy upgrade process for customers.
Readers interested in learning more about LabVIEW 2009 and downloading
LabVIEW service maintenance and support program will receive LabVIEW 2009
automatically in the mail or can download the new version from the NI
Services Resource Center at www.ni.com/src. Readers whose software is part of
a company-wide Volume License Agreement (VLA) should contact their VLA
administrators for special installation instructions.
About National Instruments
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and
scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation
and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software
such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad
base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer
representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing
more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more
than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the
past 10 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to
work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the
company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing
Pricing and Contact Information
NI LabVIEW 2009 11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas
78759-3504
Priced* from $1,249;
euro 1,249; 184,000 yen Tel: (800) 258-7022,
Fax: (512) 683-9300
*All prices are subject to change without notice.
LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI, ni.com and NIWeek are trademarks of
National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks
or trade names of their respective companies.
Editor Contact: Hilary Marchbanks, (512) 683-5937
Reader Contact: Ernest Martinez, (800) 258-7022
SOURCE: National Instruments
CONTACT: Hilary Marchbanks,
+1-512-683-5937, or
Ernest Martinez,
+1-800-258-7022
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