NI LabVIEW 2018 systems engineering software

NI has announced the release of LabVIEW 2018, designed to help engineers exceed their speed of innovation by taking advantage of tools that simplify system integration and grant more control through hardware accessibility.

Engineers can use the software to address a multitude of challenges. They can integrate more third-party IP from tools like Python to make the most of the strengths of each package or existing IP from their stakeholders. Test engineers can automate the building and execution of software through integration with open interface tools like Jenkins for continuous delivery. For test engineers using FPGAs for high-performance processing, deep learning functions and improved floating-point operations can reduce time to market.

With InstrumentStudio providing an interactive multi-instrument experience, TestStand test management software handling overall execution and reporting and SystemLink managing assets and software deployments, the productivity of test and validation labs can be improved across many industries. Each piece of the workflow is also interoperable with third-party software to maximise code and IP re-use and draws on the LabVIEW Tools Network ecosystem of add-ons and tools for more application-specific requirements.