What Is the NI LabVIEW+ Suite for HIL?

The NI LabVIEW FPGA Module is used with LabVIEW to help engineers develop and debug custom hardware logic that can be compiled and deployed to NI hardware with onboard FPGAs. It enables signal processing, communication with digital protocols, and closed-loop decision making.

• Graphical design without HDL code—The LabVIEW graphical design lets engineers build FPGA systems without HDL code, using an intuitive dataflow programming environment to visually depict parallel processes and signal flow.
• HDL code integration—The LabVIEW FPGA Module can integrate HDL or netlist IP, including VHDL and Verilog synthesis files by using the IP block to integrate existing HDL.
• NI hardware support—Built specifically for NI hardware, the LabVIEW FPGA Module is tightly integrated with NI hardware platforms, making traditionally complex tasks more straightforward and accessible within a unified development environment.
• Fast compilation and deployment—The LabVIEW FPGA Module streamlined toolchain manages the process from code translation and synthesis through routing optimization and bitfile generation, enabling designs to be implemented on hardware more efficiently.

The LabVIEW Real-Time Module extends the LabVIEW graphical development environment to provide deterministic, hard real-time performance. It allows users to develop and debug applications for execution on various dedicated hardware targets.

• Timed Loops with Priority Control—The LabVIEW Real-Time Module enables engineers to assign different priorities to tasks such as control, logging, and communication, ensuring high-priority operations execute first while lower-priority processes run without disturbing time-critical code.
• Seamless Host-Target Deployment—Seamless host-target deployment allows developers to write and debug code on a host PC and deploy it directly to a real-time target from the LabVIEW Project Explorer.
• Built-In Libraries and Hardware APIs—The LabVIEW Real-Time Module has hundreds of available LabVIEW libraries and hardware APIs to save valuable development.
• Reliable Scheduling Model—The LabVIEW Real-Time Module utilizes priority-based scheduling to ensure reliability and precise timing in your deterministic applications.

LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment that provides unique productivity accelerators for test system development, such as an intuitive approach to programming, connectivity to any instrument, and fully integrated user interfaces. LabVIEW Professional Edition is included in the LabVIEW+ Suite.

• Graphical programming—LabVIEW uses G, a graphical, high-level programming language that offers a more intuitive programming experience than scripting languages. LabVIEW applications resemble engineering diagrams and help you think in the same way your application operates.
• Hardware integration—Engineers can use LabVIEW to connect to all their measurement devices and instruments, whether they’re in the lab, on the factory floor, or deployed in the field. The extensive LabVIEW driver library allows you to acquire data and control any instrument, regardless of vendor or connection.
• Native user interface—Engineers can use LabVIEW to build a user interface in minutes. With LabVIEW, they can drag and drop test-specific visual elements to create a custom display for monitoring and controlling test systems.
• Industry protocol-based communication—LabVIEW can control and communicate with industrial equipment and third-party hardware with built-in support for dozens of data communication protocols, buses, and formats.
• Analysis, storage, and sharing of results—LabVIEW turns measurement data into actionable insights. Engineers use the functions built into LabVIEW to analyze data as it’s acquired, save results, and automate professional reports.
• Support for Python, MathWorks® MATLAB® Software, C, and .NET with LabVIEW—LabVIEW supports multiple languages. Developers can add new algorithms, data analysis routines, and connect to other systems with code written in Python, MATLAB, C, and.NET.

TestStand is off-the-shelf test management software for validation and production test that eliminates the need for time-intensive in-house sequencer development and maintenance. TestStand Development System is included in the LabVIEW+ Suite.

• Multilanguage sequences—TestStand accelerates test system development with a ready, flexible framework for sequencing measurements. Users can intuitively build and configure their series of test steps from existing code written in common programming languages.
• Increased production throughput—TestStand helps engineers test more in less time. Users can reduce their overall test time and prevent costly additional equipment purchases by executing tests in parallel.
• Improved design validation—Increase your test coverage with TestStand. Users can evaluate devices across a broad set of operating conditions without writing extensive custom code.
• Automatic reports—TestStand provides a complete set of tools for recording and saving test results. Users can customize what results are reported, how they are saved (file format), and where they are stored (locally or in a database).
• Scalable deployments—When you need to scale, TestStand helps you speed through the packaging and deployment process. Distribute test sequences efficiently to your validation lab or production floor with TestStand.

DIAdem is data analysis and reporting software for engineers who work with complex test and measurement data. It centralizes data access, accelerates data exploration, enables advanced analysis, and automates reporting in a single environment. With industry-leading tools for searching, synchronizing, visualizing, and analyzing large, time-based data sets, DIAdem helps teams turn raw test data into faster, more confident insights. DIAdem Professional Edition is included in the LabVIEW+ Suite.

• Data management and search—Engineers can quickly locate and prepare the right test data across distributed systems and file formats. By organizing metadata and managing data access at scale, DIAdem eliminates manual file searches and accelerates analysis workflows.
• Visualization and interactive data exploration—Interactively explore time-based measurement data and quickly understand system behavior across synchronized sources. With purpose-built visualizations for test workflows, DIAdem makes it easy to compare signals, investigate events, and validate results across different files and large data sets.
• Analysis and signal processing—Engineers can process, transform, and validate measurement data using built-in signal processing, calculation tools, and domain-specific analysis capabilities designed for test workflows.
• Report generation—Teams can generate consistent engineering reports directly from analyzed data using reusable templates and automated data binding, reducing manual formatting and improving consistency.
• Automation and scripting—Repetitive workflows can be automated and customized using built-in recording, scripting languages, and user interface tools that adapt DIAdem to specific engineering processes.