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New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

SteveChandler — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:01:09 GMT

Apparently National Instruments has been up to some interesting things. Here is a link to an article I found about a new patent for a "system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program based on a sequence of motion control, machine vision, and data acquisition (DAQ) operations."

Did it just get easier to write LabVIEW? I can't wait to see what the generated code looks like.

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Ben — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:08:31 GMT

Not reading the link I'm thinking...

What now, we are going to dance infront of it?

For those of us that carry a little extra baggage, will that introduce jitter in RT apps?

Ben

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Dennis_Knutson — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:53:08 GMT

Pretty sure we've seen the generated code from Vision Assistant, DAQ Assistant, etc.The patent was applied for in 2006.

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

SteveChandler — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:00:00 GMT

I have never used any of those tools. I don't even use DAQ. I'm just a LabVIEW only guy with a bunch of GPIB instruments.

I was checking one of my stocks (woo hoo!) when I saw the news release. I thought it was really cool and didn't realize it that it is already productized. But as long as it takes to get a patent I should not have been surprised.

So what does the code look like? Does VI analyzer like it?

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Darin.K — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:12:02 GMT

Steve Chandler wrote:

So what does the code look like? Does VI analyzer like it?

Posted by Darren here. He claims it is auto-generated, but I have poked around vi.lib enough to be dubious...

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

SteveChandler — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:19:34 GMT

Ouch!

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Dennis_Knutson — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:05:13 GMT

And this is what the Instrument I/O Assistant can generate.

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Matthew_Kelton — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:21:49 GMT

Perhaps I misunderstood/misheard the keynote that morning of NI week way back in 1999 or 2000, when I first saw some of this demonstrated. It was with Vision Assistant (or what was to become Vision Assistant).

I sat in awe as the demonstrator basically had a GUI that allowed him to adjust his image, then clicked a button and had the LabVIEW code automatically generated for him. During this demo, the speaker spoke about LabVIEW being able to do this and we being able to send a file (text/binary/who knows) that would create a LabVIEW VI for someone. I don't know why someone wouldn't just send the VI, but the thought of having a script to geenrate LabVIEW code was cool. When I was first introduced to scripting, I figured this must be the magic under the hood, but it sure didn't sound like the magic box NI presented. Snippets come pretty close now, though. JKI's april fool joke seemed pretty close, too.

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

RayFarmer — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:18:39 GMT

@Ben wrote:

What now, we are going to dance infront of it?

For those of us that carry a little extra baggage, will that introduce jitter in RT apps?

Ben

Maybe using a Kinect box we can all weave about in front of the screen and generate our code....lose a few pounds (kilos) at the same time

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

aeastet — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:54:00 GMT

@Ray Farmer wrote:

@Ben wrote:

What now, we are going to dance infront of it?

For those of us that carry a little extra baggage, will that introduce jitter in RT apps?

Ben

Maybe using a Kinect box we can all weave about in front of the screen and generate our code....lose a few pounds (kilos) at the same time

Sounds like a good plan for those of us that spend a lot of time in front of the computer.

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Ben — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:09:28 GMT

@aeastet wrote:

...

Sounds like a good plan for those of us that spend a lot of time in front of the computer.

I can hear the skinny little twirp screaming at me now

Come on! I want you to stretch that diagram out!

No sub-VIs for you and don't trip over that cluster.

Ben

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

aeastet — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:55:46 GMT

@Ben wrote:

@aeastet wrote:

...

Sounds like a good plan for those of us that spend a lot of time in front of the computer.

I can hear the skinny little twirp screaming at me now

"

Come on! I want you to stretch that diagram out!

No sub-VIs for you and don't trip over that cluster.

"

Ben

A new game for the WII fit. Maybe we could get a hot fitness instructor to be the one yelling at us.

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

tst — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:55:56 GMT

Ben wrote:

What now, we are going to dance infront of it?

Be careful with what you joke about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu95KXA8uDw&hd=1&t=2m49s

Re: New Patent for Auto-Generated LabVIEW Code

Ben — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:25:22 GMT

@tst wrote:

Ben wrote:

What now, we are going to dance infront of it?

Be careful with what you joke about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu95KXA8uDw&hd=1&t=2m49s

About 25 years ago I got laughed out of a meeting for declaring "Forget about air conditioners in computer rooms, someday there will be computers in air conditioners." (while discussing the "new" FCC regualtaion reagarding interference and grand-father clauses).

So...

coupling your video with our thread...

So QD will be a term appropriate to the after effect of a late night during NI week?

What "body langauge" gesture would indicate "Diagram Clean-up"?

My first reaction of this becoming a reality is "There is still a chance i could retire first." but if not, maybe I could code up a robot that would act-out my track-ball motions so i don't have to get off of the couch to code.

Ben