Using LabVIEW 2018, engineers can integrate more third-party IP from tools like Python to fully leverage the advantages of each existing package or IP. Test engineers use new LabVIEW 2018 functionality to strengthen code reliability, automating software development and execution through integration with open interface tools like Jenkins for continuous deployment. For test engineers, using FPGAs for high-performance processing, new deep learning features, and improved floating-point operations can reduce time to market.
"NI's continued commitment to its software-centric platform accelerates my productivity, allowing me to focus on the challenges that deliver the highest ROI," says Chris Cilino, LabVIEW framework engineer at Cirrus Logic. "LabVIEW continues to minimize the effort of adding tests and code modifications to our validation framework, enabling a consistent process for maintaining our software and incorporating the reuse of valuable IP without rewriting."
To meet demands such as testing more complex DUTs in shorter timeframes, engineers need tools that adapt to their needs and can be used efficiently in their workflow, helping them meet the specific requirements of their application. LabVIEW 2018 is the latest addition to NI's software-centric platform, which has products designed for the needs at different stages of your workflow—products that have been adopted in full or in part by more than 300,000 active users.
With InstrumentStudio™ providing an interactive, multi-instrument experience, TestStand test management software handling execution and reporting, and SystemLink™ managing equipment and software deployments, this workflow enhances the productivity of test and validation labs across many industries. Each component of the workflow is also interoperable with third-party software to maximize code and IP reuse and leverages the LabVIEW Tools Network ecosystem of add-ons and tools for more application-specific requirements.
Engineers can access both LabVIEW 2018 and LabVIEW NXG with a single LabVIEW purchase.
