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LabVIEW Embedded Module for BlackFin Processors 8.6 - Windows 2000/Vista x86/XP

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Product Line: LabVIEW
Version: 8.6
Release date: 09-2008
Software type: Module
Operating system: Windows 2000; Windows Vista x86; Windows XP

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Description

The NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors is a comprehensive graphical development environment for embedded design. Jointly developed by Analog Devices and National Instruments, this module seamlessly integrates the LabVIEW development environment and Blackfin embedded processors.

This module builds on NI LabVIEW Embedded technology, which facilitates dataflow graphical programming for embedded systems and includes hundreds of analysis and signal processing functions, integrated I/O, and an interactive debugging interface. With the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors, you can enable cache, optimize linking, and view live front panel updates using JTAG, serial, or TCP/IP, as well as use VisualDSP++ compiler options through LabVIEW. The Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors includes the LabVIEW C Code Generator, which generates C code from the LabVIEW block diagram.

Engineers and scientists can lower development costs, achieve faster development times, and still deliver a high performance embedded processing solution with the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors.

Features

  • New User Interface Support — In previous versions, the front panel of a Blackfin VI was only visible on the host computer. You now can use the front panel window to design a user interface for the LCD on the target if the target includes an LCD, such as the ADSP-BF527 or ADSP-BF548 EZ-KITs.
  • New Targets — The Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors now includes target support for the following: ADSP-BF52x (six new targets), ADSP-BF561 (multi-core).
  • New Project-Level Code Generation Options — You now can allocate and deallocate constants for arrays, clusters, strings, variants, and waveforms with build options on the Application Information page in the Build Specification Properties dialog box.
  • New VI-Specific Code Generation Options — You can now optimize subVI calls and inline subVIs into callers.
  • New Blackfin-Specific VIs — Version 8.6 contains the following palettes and VIs for the ADSP-BF52x peripherals and the ADSP-BF561 multi-core target:
    • BF52x VIs for the MAX1233 touch screen and Varitronix T350MCQB01 LCD
    • ADIS16003 VIs for the ADIS16003 accelerometer
    • ADIS16251 VIs for the ADIS16251 gyroscope
    • BF561 VIs to communicate between the ADSP-BF561 cores
  • Fixed-Point Support — The fixed-point data type has limited support.
  • Improved Build Specification Conflict Notification — The Build Specifications dialog box includes a Build settings conflicts area at the bottom of each page. If you select build settings that are incompatible, such as parallel execution and expression folding, you receive notification in the Build settings conflicts listbox.
  • Connection Troubleshooting Wizard — Version 8.6 includes a new troubleshooting wizard that can help troubleshoot connection problems with the target.

Installation Instructions

Complete the following steps to install VisualDSP++ 5.0 and the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors.

  1. Log in as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. Insert the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors Installation DVD and select to install ADI VisualDSP++ 5.0.
Tip If the installer does not automatically begin, double-click VisualDSP++5.0.exe on the DVD to begin installation of VisualDSP++ 5.0.
  1. Follow the instructions on the screen for installing VisualDSP++ 5.0.


    2. When the VisualDSP++ 5.0 installation finishes, you can install the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors.
  2. Select to install the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors. If the installer welcome screen is not visible, double-click setup.exe on the DVD to begin installation of the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen. The installation DVD installs both LabVIEW 8.6 with embedded support and the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors.
  4. Follow the activation instructions that appear on the screen.

    You also can use the NI License Manager, available by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI License Manager, to activate National Instruments products. Refer to the National Instruments License Manager Help, available by selecting Help»Contents in the NI License Manager, for more information about activating NI products.
  5. Restart the computer when the installer prompts you and log on as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges.

Install Notes

The Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors has the following requirements:

  • A desktop computer with Windows Vista/XP/2000
  • Analog Devices VisualDSP++ 5.0 with Update 3(included)
  • LabVIEW 8.6 with embedded support (included)
Refer to the LabVIEW Release Notes, available by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals and opening LV_Release_Notes.pdf, for more information about LabVIEW Development System requirements.

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