LabWindows/CVI User Group Blog

Introducing: NI LabWindows™/CVI 2012 for Accelerated Test and Measurement Application Development

Overview

The new features in NI LabWindows^™/CVI 2012 software build on the proven ANSI C test and measurement software platform to offer better tools for creating optimized and reliable applications. LabWindows CVI 2012 developers in highly regulated industries such as military, aerospace and medical can protect validated code from unwanted updates by specifying the version of execution run-time engine with the new Side-by-Side run-time feature. This release also contains 15 Idea Exchange features, built-in user interface tooltips and enhanced 64-bit support. LabWindows/CVI Execution Profiler is now included in the Full edition of the software.

Highlights

NI LabWindows/CVI 2012, a major upgrade of the ANSI C integrated development environment (IDE) for test and measurement applications, includes many new and improved tools to help engineers develop their systems faster.
LabWindows/CVI 2012 is ideal for engineers in highly regulated industries such as defense, aerospace and medical because it protects applications from unwanted updates to avoid version revalidation.
New features, including 18 user-suggested functions such as batch-build dialog, improve usability and help software developers optimize code performance.

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“In today’s competitive environment, companies struggle to maintain high quality and reliability in complex systems as development cycles continue to shorten,” said Ray Almgren, vice president of core platforms product marketing at National Instruments. “LabWindows/CVI 2012 shows our continued commitment to longevity and innovation, providing engineers with the most productive software tools for building complex test and measurement systems.”