CVI + Linux, Demand is out there!

[clee5]

Chris,

I know NI is waiting to see if there's enough demand
to develop CVI for Linux. There are lots of control
groups in the industry looking for software likes CVI
to run on Linux. Lots of telecommunication companies have such demand as I know of. We are one of them, of course. I just don't want to see someone else beat NI by doing it first and successfully. If you have a
Beta version, we can even debug it for NI.

"IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME."

[aperez]

Hi there,

Thanks for your valuable feedback. Thus far the demand for CVI for Linux has been somewhat quiet, but I'll make sure and pass your comments to the appropiate department in NI for consideration and I'm sure Chris will do the same.

Thanks again for taking the time to let us know.

Best Regards,
Azucena Perez
Measurement Studio/CVI

[frbaucop]

I guess the question to ask is "what kind of hardware support are you expecting". For example, if you had to rank the libraries would you rank DAQ as N° 1 or GPIB or support for PXI modules ?

Regards, Philippe
Feel free to visit www.baucour.com

[Wendy L]

Hello everyone,

In an attempt to try to catch everyone who might have a LabWindows/CVI and Linux or Real-Time interest, I'm going to repost this information in this thread as well. I know this thread has been going on for a few years now, but I wanted to update whoever is interested in the latest LabWindows/CVI modules that we've released to try to address your multiplatform support needs:

So we now have a Real-Time Module, which allows you to develop LabWindows/CVI apps on a Windows machine and run on a real-time PXI or PC target.

Also, to partly address the main subject of this thread, in August, we release the Run-Time Module for Linux, which similarly allows you to develop on a Windows machine as you always have with CVI, and then run your application on multiple Linux distributions.

That's a brief overview of the latest modules, but if you want more information on what hardware is supported and also a more in-depth discussion on the module, take a look at the following resources:

Real-Time Module: www.ni.com/lwcvi/realtime

Run-Time Module for Linux: Introduction to the Run-Time Module for Linux Whitepaper

Thanks.