LabVIEW (short for Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench) is a platform and development environment for a visual programming language from National Instruments. The purpose of such programming is automating the usage of processing and measuring equipment in any laboratory setup


What is NI LabVIEW?

LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment used by millions of engineers and scientists to develop sophisticated measurement, test, and control systems using intuitive graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. It offers unrivaled integration with thousands of hardware devices and provides hundreds of built-in libraries for advanced analysis and data visualization - all for creating virtual instrumentation. The LabVIEW platform is scalable across multiple targets and OSs, and, since its introduction in 1986, it has become an industry leader.

Key Features

- Faster Programming
- Data Display and User Interfaces
- Multicore Programming
- Training and Certification
- Hardware Integration
- Multiple Targets and OSs
- Data Storage and Reporting
- Community
- Advanced Analysis
- Multiple Programming Approaches

More info: National Instruments: Test, Measurement, and Embedded Systems

NI LabVIEW 2011 Release Details:

LabVIEW 2011 Accelerates Engineers’ Productivity

NI LabVIEW 2011 is the latest version of the only system design software that provides engineers and scientists with the tools they need to create any measurement and control systems. It simplifies system design by offering access to the newest high-performance and low-cost entry points to the reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform, to one of the highest bandwidth vector signal analyzers on digitizers on the market, and to the latest off-the-shelf hardware while delivering enhanced compatibility with .NET objects and .m file structures.

The latest version of LabVIEW has been further tailored for the engineer with improvements and features taken directly from user feedback. It delivers new engineering-specific libraries of UI controls, math and signal processing IP, and advanced APIs for controlling asynchronous threads and programmatically compiling LabVIEW code into an executable. LabVIEW 2011 is designed to help engineers accelerate their productivity whether they are first-time users or longtime experts.

This version includes new features for LabVIEW and all LabVIEW modules as well as updates and bug fixes to the rest of the LabVIEW platform. NI Standard Service Program subscribers can download LabVIEW 2011 now. Visit the Services Resource Center to download other LabVIEW products and access special on-demand training modules........more info: National Instruments: Test, Measurement, and Embedded Systems

Tools included in the NI LabVIEW 2011:

- NI LabVIEW 2011 Control Design and Simulation Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Database Connectivity Toolkit
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 FPGA Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Internet Toolkit
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Mathscript RT Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Mobile Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 PID and Fuzzy Logic Toolkit
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Real-Time Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Robotics Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Statechart Module
- NI LabVIEW 2011 Touch Panel Module
- NI LabVIEW 2010 VI Analyzer Toolkit
- NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite 2011
- NI Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers 2011
- NI Vision Acquisition Software 2011
- NI Vision Development Module 2011
- NI Vision Development Module Run-Time 2011