Recompiling an FPGA VI can be time consuming when debugging a large program. The emulator mode is not useful when the process includes debugging real I/O connections (vs. emulator simulated). I would propose a useful "fix" to the emulator I/O problem. Could the emulation mode have the ability to use all the I/O's as "pass through" connections from the FPGA to the host in order to actually use the I/O's. This would involve a very simple FPGA VI that connects all the I/O's to appropriate indicators or controls. If this pre-compiled VI is downloaded and running on the FPGA during emulation mode, then you could actually debug real I/O connections without compiling your entire VI.
