CVI/Unix-like embedded systems follow-up

[Achille FOUILLEUL]

I'd like to express my interest in a Linux or BSD version, too. We
have several reasons for wanting this, among them the fact that we are
just fed up with the necessity for a full-fledged Win32 system each
time we design a prototype, as at the moment recent releases of CVI
are supported under Windows only. Consequently, this requires putting
in our prototypes space-and-power-consuming x86 boards.

I confess I do not understand NI's blindness (or disregard?) towards
the embedded market, as if it was restricted to Win32-x86 platforms.
As more and more embedded platforms (ARM/MIPS/SH/whatever-based)
become available and are supported by Linux or NetBSD, I know we are
not the only people asking for this (I've seen quite a few requests
cl
ose to this one on this newsgroup). And, on top of it, a great deal
of the work are already done, since previous versions of CVI were
available on Sparc systems.

As a first step, what about distributing static beta libraries of,
say, the user interface library, so that users can experiment with
them and send feedback? As long as projects do not use
Windows-specific functions and features, they should not be difficult
to recompile under Linux.

[Chris Matthews]

We are definitely not blind towards the embedded market and we definitely appreciate your feedback on your applications for a CVI for Linux version. We supply a lot of tools for the embedded market through our LabVIEW RT, FPGA and PDA products. We are still monitoring the demand for CVI Linux as it is a significant investment to port, maintain, and support CVI on that platform. NI is very interested in meeting the needs of the embedded market for test and measurement and you will continue to see new products from us to serve that market.

Best Regards,

Chris Matthews
National Instruments

[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.