First, we are updating our lab hardware and software. A popular DAQ program was written in LabVIEW 5.1 and runs on an aging PC. We are worried about the survivability of the system, and we would like to update the software to run with a CompactRIO on a new laptop with XP Pro x32 operating system. I read somewhere that the software for converting VI's from LabVIEW 5.1 to LabVIEW 8.5.1 is available, and I need to use it, as it is too much to ask someone else to convert the approximately forty VI's in the attached library from 5.1 to 8.5.1 for me. The library is 13MB, too large to attach to this posting, so I am not able to request someone to kindly convert it for me. Could someone please tell me whether and how it is possible to acquire this conversion software?
Second, we are considering translating our LV software to Simulink. Simulink has a data acquisition toolbox, but I am not sure whether it is compatible with the CompactRIO. Could an expert tell me what properties of LV 8.5.1 would make it better than Simulink for DAQ and control with a cRIO9013 Controller, an NI9401 DIO module, and a AI/AO c-Series module ? And what are the features of Simulink for talking to the CompactRIO?
