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September 18, 2007
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NI Expands LabVIEW 8.5 to New Embedded Targets   Students Use LabVIEW to Create Robotic Platform
   

The latest versions of the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors and the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK add support for new, high-performance Blackfin processors as well as the Freescale ColdFire processor.
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  A senior design team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute designed, prototyped, and deployed a two-wheeled robotic locomotion platform in only three months using LabVIEW software and NI hardware.
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Developer Resources

Multicore Programming Strategies: Data Parallelism
Learn how you can take advantage of multicore programming power by using data parallelism in LabVIEW.
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Explore Green Engineering Techniques, Resources
Get development techniques, example programs, and best practices for green engineering and sustainable design in the NI Green Engineering Technical Library.
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What's New in NI-DAQmx Driver Software
Incorporate the latest features in NI-DAQmx, including multicore optimization, driver signing for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and smaller footprint driver runtime versions.
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Example VI: Missile Defense Game
This example recreates the classic Missile Defense arcade game using the LabVIEW Statechart Module.
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Example VI: Retrieve Windows Folder Paths
This VI calls a Microsoft Windows API function to retrieve the paths of Windows system folders that may vary with different operating system versions.
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New Products and Technologies

New High-Speed PXI Express Module Available
The new NI PXIe-5672 features a PXI Express interface that provides a dedicated instrument and makes it possible to stream data from hard disk or PC memory at the full output rate of the instrument for a variety of applications.
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Q&A: LabVIEW 8.5 Shortens Design Process
John Pasquarette, NI director of software marketing, discusses abstraction in high-level design tools and how LabVIEW graphical system design software incorporates these tools to accelerate the design process.
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Students Learn Graphical System Design in New Lab
Engineering and computer science students at the University of California at Berkeley are using LabVIEW, NI CompactRIO, and other NI technologies to create embedded design research projects in the new NI Embedded Systems Laboratory.
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Events

Understanding LXI: Five-Part Webcast Series
Get an in-depth look at LXI during this webcast series, which explores topics such a bus performance comparison, timing and synchronization, and a size and cost comparison.
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Webcast: Data Logging with LabVIEW SignalExpress
Explore how NI CompactDAQ and LabVIEW SignalExpress combine to create a simple, complete, USB data logger, and see demonstrations of hardware configuration and software features.
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Webcast: LabVIEW for RF and Wireless Communications
See how you can create and assemble both coding and modulation examples, using the NI Modulation Toolkit for LabVIEW, to build a complete communications transceiver for uplink and downlink of a data signal.
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View Keynote Speeches, Highlights from NIWeek 2007
Relive your favorite parts or see what you missed at NIWeek 2007, including keynote speeches from conference sessions, conference highlights, and the industry experts panel.
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Top Five VI Road Show Videos

1. Thought-Controlled Wheelchair
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2. How to Build an Underwater Tractor
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3. Snell Helmet Testing with LabVIEW and CompactRIO
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4. Inverse Kinematics at UC Berkeley With Mechatronics
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5. Mechnical Design Meets Motion Control Simulation
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NI in the Press

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to Support Intel Macs
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Delivering Concurrency in Multicore Software Design
Read this EE Times article >>

Choosing the Processor Brain to Control Heart, Lungs
Read this RTC article >>

NIWeek Video: System Diagram Offers Whiteboard Approach to Development
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Community News

Get Free NI Icons
Browse the NI Icon Library and download ready-to-use icons to identify operations in your applications, give your VIs a more professional appearance, and enhance your user interface.
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