PID v5.0 compatability with LV 8.0

[xtalgrwr]

Hello,

Where can I read up on the pros-n-cons of upgrading the PID Control Toolset v5.0 to v7.0 working with Labview 8.0? Definitely worth it? Don't bother?

Is the issue a non-issue?

Thnx.

[DimensionFinder]

Hi There:

Thank you for your inquiry. Most of the PID VIs are made up of shift registers and mathematical functions such as add, subtract, multiply, so on. Thus it will definitely work with LabVIEW 8.0. The advantages per say have more to do with the structure of LabVIEW 8.0 rather than the toolkit itself. For example you can now use the Project based structure of LabVIEW 8.0. You will also benefit from the shared variable architecture that is implemented in 8.0.

To make PID VIs available for LabVIEW 8.0 all you will have to do is uninstall the toolkit and reinstall it. When you do this, the toolkit will search your computer for the latest LabVIEW version and install the libraries in the right directory for that version.

I hope this helps. Let me know if this does not answer your question.

Best Regards,

Jaideep

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

There is a v7 of the PID Control Toolkit?

I just received my Nov 2005 Prof Developers Suite (LV8.0) and it has PID Control Toolkit v6.0 on it.

[xtalgrwr]

Jaideep,

Thank you for that answer. Now I feel a whole lot better continuing w v5 and not painting myself into a obsolessence corner.

By v7.0 I meant NI P/N 777874-03  4  Windows. It could be my bad.

[DimensionFinder]

Hi There:

I checked up on that and the latest version of PID is Version 6. Again, since the toolkit is nothing but math, there has not been many changes to it. So essentially, you have the latest version :).

Best Regards,

Jaideep

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

Thanks for verifying the current version. I realize it is just math, but it looks and installs so "old school (circa Win95 days)" compared to vi style and installation packages today. But it works, and that is what is important.