LabVIEWLabVIEWisahighlyproductivegraphicalprogramminglanguageforbuildingdataacquisitionaninstrumentationsystems.WithLabVIEW,youquicklycreateuserinterfacesthatgiveyouinteractivecontrolofyoursoftwaresystem.Tospecifyyoursystemfunctionality,yousimplyassembleblockdiagrams-anaturaldesignnotationforscientistsandengineers.Tistightintegrationwithmeasurementhardwarefacilitatesrapiddevelopmentofdataacquisition,analysis,andpresentationsolutions.LabVIEWcontainspowerfulbuilt-inmeasurementanalysisandagraphicalcompilerforoptimumperformance.LabVIEWisavailableforWindows2000/NT/Me/9x,MacOS,Linux,SunSolaris,andHP-UX,andcomesinthreedifferentdevelopmentsystemoptions.FasterDevelopmentLabVIEWacceleratesdevelopmentovertraditionalprogrammingby4to10times!WiththemodularityandhierarchicalstructureofLabVIEW,youcanprototype,design,andmodifysystemsinashortamountoftime.YoucanalsoreuseLabVIEWcodeeasilyandquicklyinotherapplications.BetterInvestmentUsingaLabVIEWsystem,eachuserhasaccesstoacompleteinstrumentationlaboratoryatlessthanthecostofasinglecommercialinstrument.Inaddition,userconfigurableLabVIEWsystemsareflexibleenoughtoadapttotechnologychanges,resultinginabetterbong-terminvestment.OptimalPerformanceAllLabVIEWapplicationsexecuteatcompiledspeedforoptimalperformance.WiththeLabVIEWProfessionalDevelopmentSystemorApplicationBuilder,youcanbuildstand-aloneexecutablesorDLLsforsecuredistributionofyourcode.YoucanevencreatesharedlibrariesorDLLstocallLabVIEWcodefromotherprogramminglanguages.OpenDevelopmentEnvironmentWiththeopendevelopmentenvironmentofLabVIEW,youcanconnecttootherapplicationsthroughActiveX,theWeb,DLLs,sharedlibraries,SQL(fordatabases),DataSocket,TCP/IP,andnumerousotherprotocols.UseLabVIEWtoquicklycreatenetworkedmeasurementandautomationsystemsthatintegratethelatesttechnologiesinWebpublishingandremotedatasharing.LabVIEWalsohasdriverlibrariesavailableforplug-indataacquisition,signalconditioning,GPIB,VXI,PXI,computer-basedinstruments,serialprotocols,imageacquisition,andmotioncontrol.InadditiontotheLabVIEWdevelopmentsystems,NationalInstrumentsoffersavarietyofadd-onmodulesandtoolsetsthatextendthefunctionalityofLabVIEW.Thisenablesyoutoquicklybuildcustomizable,robustmeasurementandautomationsystems.LabVIEWDataloggingandSupervisoryControlModuleForhighchannelcountanddistributedapplications,theLabVIEWDateloggingandSupervisoryControlModuleprovidesacompletesolution.ThismoduledeliversI/Omanagement,eventloggingandalarmmanagement,distributedlogging,historicalandreal-timetrending,built-insecurity,configurablenetworkingfeatures,OPCdeviceconnectivity,andover3,300built-ingraphics.LabVIEWReal-TimeForapplicationsthatrequirereal-timeperformance,NationalInstrumentsoffersLabVIEWReal-Time.LabVIEWReal-TimedownloadsstandardLabVIEWcodetoadedicatedhardwaretargetrunningareal-timeoperatingsystemindependentfromWindows.LabVIEWVisionDevelopmentModuleTheLabVIEWVisionDevelopmentModuleisforscientists,automationengineers,andtechnicianswhoaredevelopingLabVIEWmachinevisionandscientificimagingapplications.TheLabVIEWVisionDevelopmentModuleincludesIMAQVision,alibraryofvisionfunctions,andIMAQVisionBuilder,aninteractiveenvironmentforvisionapplications.Unlikeanyothervisionproducts,IMAQVisionBuilderandIMAQVisionworktogethertosimplifyvisionsoftwaredevelopmentsothatyoucanapplyvisiontoyourmeasurementandautomationapplications.CountlessApplicationsLabVIEWapplicationsareimplementedinmanyindustriesworldwideincludingautomotive,telecommunications,aerospace,semiconductor,electronicdesignandproduction,processcontrol,biomedical,andmanyothers,Applicationscoverallphasesofproductdevelopmentfromresearchtodesigntoproductionandtoservice.ByleveragingLabVIEWthroughoutyourorganizationyoucansavetimeandmoneybysharinginformationandsoftware.TestandMeasurementLabVIEWhasbecomeanindustry-standarddevelopmenttoolfortestandmeasurementapplications.WithTestStand,LabVIEW-basedtestprograms,andtheindustry'slargestinstrumentdriverlibrary,youhaveasingle,consistentdevelopmentandexecutionenvironmentforyourentiresystem.ProcessControlandFactoryAutomationLabVIEWisusedinnumerousprocesscontrolandfactoryautomationapplications.ManyscientistsandengineerslooktoLabVIEWforthehighspeed,highchannelcountmeasurementandcontrolthatgraphicalprogrammingoffers.Forlarge,complexindustrialautomationandcontrolapplications,theLabVIEWDataloggingandSupervisoryControlModuleprovidesthesamegraphicalprogrammingasLabVIEW,butisdesignedspecificallyformonitoringlargenumbersofI/Opoints,communicatingwithindustrialcontrollersandnetworks,andprovidingPC-basedcontrol.MachineMonitoringandControlLabVIEWisidealformachinemonitoringandpredictivemaintenanceapplicationsthatneeddeterministiccontrol,vibrationanalysis,visionandimageprocessing,andmotioncontrol.WiththeLabVIEWplatformofproductsincludingLabVIEWReal-Timeforreal-timedeterministiccontrolandtheLabVIEWDataloggingandSupervisoryControlModule,scientistsandengineerscancreatepowerfulmachinemonitoringandcontrolapplicationsquicklyandaccurately.ResearchandAnalysisTheintegratedLabVIEWmeasurementanalysislibraryprovidesevery