NI LabWindows/CVI 8.1 Real-Time Module - National Instruments

National Instruments announced the release of the NI LabWindows/CVI 8.1 Real-Time Module. This module is  an extension to the ANSI C development environment to create applications dedicated to real-time hardware such as PXI and desktop PCs.

LabWindows/CVI 8.1 Real-Time Module introduce network variable technology, to simplified interfacing  with applications written in LabWindows/CVI, National Instruments LabVIEW, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and C#. Using this feature, developers can publish and share live measurement data between test systems located on diferrent places, without need to concern of low-level TCP programming.

A new high-resolution timing engine in the LabWindows/CVI 8.1 Real-Time Module helps engineers perform the accurate timing required for event response applications. With the new timing engine, engineers now can achieve submillisecond loop rates with microsecond software jitter using PXI hardware, which is ideal for applications that require precise timing and determinism such as motion control and event response.

The module also introduces usability enhancements such as the real-time project template to reduce the initial setup and configuration of a new real-time application. In addition, engineers can use LabWindows/CVI Real-Time to remotely reboot a real-time target from the supervisory machine.

LabWindows/CVI Real-Time also takes advantage of the Technical Data Management Streaming library. This library streams real-time test and measurement data to disk quickly without affecting the determinism of time-critical applications.

Source: National Instruments