LabVIEW Now Programs FPGAs

Extending the capabilities of the LabVIEW graphical development environment to FPGAs, the LabVIEW FPGA Pioneer System allows users to create custom applications that run on the company's FPGA-based, reconfigurable I/O hardware. The complete PXI system includes the LabVIEW FPGA module and the PXI-7831R reconfigurable I/O hardware. The FPGA module is employed to configure the functions of the hardware, which include implementation of custom digital protocols and on-board decision making. Users may configure the digital I/O lines as counters and timers, pulse-width-modulated channels, or as encoder inputs. LabVIEW Pioneer System is priced at $17,995. For more information, contact Ernest Martinez at NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, Austin, TX. (800) 258-7022.