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NI LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux®

National Instruments LabWindows/CVI is an interactive ANSI C programming environment designed for building multiplatform virtual instrumentation applications that run on Windows and Linux OSs. It delivers a drag-and-drop editor for building user interfaces; a complete set of ANSI C libraries for building your test program logic; and a collection of code generation tools and utilities for building automated test systems, monitoring applications, or conducting laboratory experiments. LabWindows/CVI delivers the ease of use of Visual Basic with the power of ANSI C.

LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux

The LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux extends the LabWindows/CVI development environment by helping developers create high-performance, stable applications on a Windows system and later compile and run these applications on a Linux target.

Rapid Development
Quickly create multiplatform applications from the familiar LabWindows/CVI integrated development environment and continue to take advantage of a comprehensive ANSI development workspace that incorporates test and measurement-specific libraries, including hardware libraries, comprehensive analysis, and communication and threading utilities.

Tight I/O Integration
Use full-featured hardware drivers to integrate diverse I/O such as analog, digital, dynamic signal acquisition, benchtop instruments, and high-accuracy modular instruments with your Linux applications.

Platform Versatility
Optimize data acquisition, analysis, and presentation components of test and measurement applications while creating code that runs on multiple platforms because of built-in LabWindows/CVI library support and National Instruments driver support for Linux.

Using Linux with LabWindows/CVI

The LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux supports the Intel x86 32-bit architecture. In addition, National Instruments has specifically validated the following Linux distributions with the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
  • SUSE Linux 10.1
  • SUSE Linux 10.0
  • Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official
  • Mandriva Linux 2006

National Instruments and Linux: Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to the Introduction to the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for Linux® white paper for more information on compiling and running LabWindows/CVI applications on Linux distributions.

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