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	September 4, 2007
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New Version of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software Available

Designing Parallel Test Systems with LabVIEW

The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics invention software, powered by LabVIEW, now provides support for the Windows Vista operating system and Intel-based Macintosh computers in addition to improving memory usage on the NXT intelligent brick.
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Combine emerging technologies with LabVIEW and NI TestStand software to create high-performance test systems capable of parallel processing, parallel measurements, and even completely parallel test on the production floor.
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Development Resources

Ten Reasons to Add LabVIEW to Your PLC
Explore features that make LabVIEW a good addition to your programmable logic controller (PLC), such as the I/O breadth available for high-speed monitoring and its ability to connect to enterprise-level systems.
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Programming with the LabVIEW Statechart Module
Learn how you can use the new LabVIEW Statechart Module to create advanced state machines that include hierarchy and concurrency to design event-based tasks such as user interfaces and state-based control.
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Multicore Programming Strategies: Task Parallelism
Learn about task parallelism in LabVIEW and how you can use it to take advantage of the power of multicore processing.
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Example VI: Moving Cursors on a 3D Surface Graph
This example program demonstrates how to use property and invoke nodes to manipulate the position of a cursor on a 3D graph in LabVIEW.
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Example VI: Reading an SPI Interface
This example uses only three digital input bits to read an SPI interface, and it can easily be expanded to handle 32 or more switches while still only using the three digital input lines.
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New Products and Technologies

Student Creates Thought-Controlled Wheelchair
A graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) used LabVIEW to develop a device called the Audeo that acquires and translates neurological signals, so subjects who cannot speak or move can communicate.
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NI Vision Development Module 8.5 Now Available
The latest version of the NI Vision Development Module, a comprehensive library of image processing and machine vision functions for numerous programming languages, includes improved edge-detection algorithms and support for 2D code.
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Events

Webcast: What’s New in LabVIEW 8.5 Real-Time
Explore the new LabVIEW 8.5 Real-Time Module, which introduces technology enhancements to support multicore processors through symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
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Webcast: Connect LabVIEW to Any PLC Using OPC
See how to create tags in OPC servers and use OPC client connectivity to communicate among LabVIEW and PLCs. Additionally, find out about debugging connectivity issues using OPC diagnostics.
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Webcast: Accuracy and Performance Optimization
Learn how NI-DAQmx driver software manages system resources so you can optimize performance and deliver highly accurate measurements in your data acquisition applications.
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NI Hosts Technical Conferences in 26 Cities
Register for the 2007 NI Technical Symposium, the company’s free annual series of virtual instrumentation conferences that takes place in 26 U.S. cities as well as Mexico and Canada from September through December 2007.
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