<s>
Laboratory	O
Virtual	O
Instrument	O
Engineering	O
Workbench	O
(	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
system-design	O
platform	O
and	O
development	O
environment	O
for	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
from	O
National	O
Instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G	O
dataflow	B-Application
language	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
for	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
,	O
instrument	B-Architecture
control	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
industrial	O
automation	B-Application
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
OSs	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Unix	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
versions	O
of	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
are	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
2023	O
Q1	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2023	O
)	O
and	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
NXG	O
5.1	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NI	O
released	O
the	O
free	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
and	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
NXG	O
Community	O
editions	O
on	O
April	O
28th	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programming	O
paradigm	O
used	O
in	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
called	O
G	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Execution	O
flow	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
a	O
graphical	O
block	O
diagram	O
(	O
the	O
LabVIEW-source	O
code	O
)	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
programmer	O
connects	O
different	O
function-nodes	O
by	O
drawing	O
wires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
this	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
multiple	O
nodes	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
can	O
execute	O
inherently	O
in	O
parallel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-processing	B-Operating_System
and	O
multi-threading	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
is	O
exploited	O
automatically	O
by	O
the	O
built-in	O
scheduler	O
,	O
which	O
multiplexes	B-Architecture
multiple	O
OS	O
threads	B-Operating_System
over	O
the	O
nodes	O
ready	O
for	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
integrates	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
user	O
interfaces	O
(	O
termed	O
front	O
panels	O
)	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
programs-subroutines	O
are	O
termed	O
virtual	O
instruments	O
(	O
VIs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
programming	O
environment	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
examples	O
and	O
documentation	O
,	O
makes	O
it	O
simple	O
to	O
create	O
small	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
complex	O
algorithms	O
or	O
large-scale	O
code	O
,	O
a	O
programmer	O
must	O
possess	O
extensive	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
syntax	O
and	O
the	O
topology	O
of	O
its	O
memory	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
advanced	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
development	O
systems	O
offer	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
stand-alone	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
distributed	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
communicate	O
by	O
a	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
are	O
thus	O
easier	O
to	O
implement	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inherently	O
parallel	O
nature	O
of	O
G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
in	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
are	O
usually	O
designed	O
using	O
well-known	O
architectures	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
design	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
design	O
patterns	O
for	O
graphical	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
applications	O
are	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
table	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
includes	O
extensive	O
support	O
for	O
interfacing	O
to	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
instruments	O
,	O
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
interface	O
to	O
hardware	O
by	O
either	O
writing	O
direct	O
bus	O
commands	O
(	O
USB	O
,	O
GPIB	O
,	O
Serial	O
)	O
or	O
using	O
high-level	O
,	O
device-specific	O
drivers	O
that	O
provide	O
native	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
function	O
nodes	O
for	O
controlling	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
includes	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
NI	O
hardware	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
and	O
CompactRIO	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
device-specific	O
blocks	O
for	O
such	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
Measurement	O
and	O
Automation	B-Application
eXplorer	O
(	O
MAX	O
)	O
and	O
Virtual	O
Instrument	O
Software	O
Architecture	O
(	O
VISA	O
)	O
toolsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
that	O
produces	O
native	B-Language
code	I-Language
for	O
the	O
CPU	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
code	O
is	O
converted	O
into	O
Dataflow	O
Intermediate	O
Representation	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
translated	O
into	O
chunks	O
of	O
executable	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
by	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
based	O
on	O
LLVM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Run-time	B-Device
engine	I-Device
calls	O
these	O
chunks	O
,	O
allowing	O
better	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
syntax	O
is	O
strictly	O
enforced	O
during	O
the	O
editing	O
process	O
and	O
compiled	B-Language
into	O
the	O
executable	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
when	O
requested	O
to	O
run	O
or	O
upon	O
saving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
execution	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
run-time	B-Device
engine	I-Device
,	O
which	O
contains	O
some	O
pre-compiled	O
code	O
to	O
perform	O
common	O
tasks	O
that	O
are	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
G	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
run-time	B-Device
engine	I-Device
governs	O
execution	O
flow	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
consistent	O
interface	O
to	O
various	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
graphic	O
systems	O
and	O
hardware	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
run-time	B-Device
environment	I-Device
makes	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
files	O
portable	O
across	O
supported	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
programs	O
are	O
slower	O
than	O
equivalent	O
compiled	B-Language
C	B-Language
code	O
,	O
though	O
like	O
in	O
other	O
languages	O
,	O
program	O
optimization	O
often	O
allows	O
to	O
mitigate	O
issues	O
with	O
execution	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
libraries	B-Library
with	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
functions	O
for	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
,	O
signal	O
generation	O
,	O
mathematics	O
,	O
statistics	O
,	O
signal	O
conditioning	O
,	O
analysis	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
numerous	O
for	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
integration	O
,	O
filters	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
specialized	O
abilities	O
usually	O
associated	O
with	O
data	O
capture	O
from	O
hardware	O
sensors	O
is	O
enormous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
text-based	O
programming	O
component	O
named	O
MathScript	O
with	O
added	O
functions	O
for	O
signal	O
processing	O
,	O
analysis	O
,	O
and	O
mathematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MathScript	O
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
graphical	B-Language
programming	I-Language
using	O
script	O
nodes	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
syntax	O
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
generally	O
with	O
MATLAB	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
is	O
an	O
inherently	O
concurrent	B-Operating_System
language	I-Operating_System
,	O
so	O
it	O
is	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
program	O
multiple	O
tasks	O
that	O
are	O
performed	O
in	O
parallel	O
via	O
multithreading	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
benefit	O
for	O
test	O
system	O
automation	B-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
common	O
practice	O
to	O
run	O
processes	O
like	O
test	O
sequencing	O
,	O
data	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
hardware	O
interfacing	O
in	O
parallel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
longevity	O
and	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
language	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
extend	O
its	O
functions	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
add-ons	O
has	O
developed	O
via	O
contributions	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ecosystem	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
Tools	O
Network	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
marketplace	O
for	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
low-cost	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
Student	O
Edition	O
aimed	O
at	O
educational	O
institutions	O
for	O
learning	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
active	O
community	O
of	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
users	O
who	O
communicate	O
through	O
several	O
electronic	O
mailing	O
lists	O
(	O
email	O
groups	O
)	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Instruments	O
provides	O
a	O
low	O
cost	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
Home	O
Bundle	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Instruments	O
provides	O
a	O
free-for-non-commercial	O
use	O
version	O
called	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
Community	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
Professional	O
Editions	O
of	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
has	O
no	O
watermarks	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
NXG	O
Web	O
Module	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
product	O
of	O
National	O
Instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
common	O
programming	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
C	B-Language
or	O
Fortran	B-Application
,	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
is	O
not	O
managed	O
or	O
specified	O
by	O
any	O
third	O
party	O
standards	O
committee	O
such	O
as	O
American	O
National	O
Standards	O
Institute	O
(	O
ANSI	O
)	O
,	O
Institute	O
of	O
Electrical	O
and	O
Electronics	O
Engineers	O
(	O
IEEE	O
)	O
,	O
International	O
Organization	O
for	O
Standardization	O
(	O
ISO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
zoom	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
into	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
NXG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
8.0	O
,	O
major	O
versions	O
are	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
August	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
annual	O
National	O
Instruments	O
conference	O
NI	O
Week	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
bug-fix	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
National	O
Instruments	O
moved	O
the	O
annual	O
conference	O
to	O
May	O
and	O
released	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
2017	O
alongside	O
a	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
NXG	O
1.0	O
built	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Presentation	O
Foundation	O
(	O
WPF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenG	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
LAVA	O
Code	O
Repository	O
(	O
LAVAcr	O
)	O
,	O
serve	O
as	O
repositories	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
Open	O
Source	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
applications	O
and	O
libraries	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
SourceForge	B-Application
has	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
languages	O
in	O
which	O
code	O
can	O
be	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VI	O
Package	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
has	O
become	O
the	O
standard	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
libraries	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
in	O
purpose	O
to	O
Ruby	O
's	O
RubyGems	B-Application
and	O
Perl	O
's	O
CPAN	B-Language
,	O
although	O
it	O
provides	O
a	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Synaptic	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
VI	O
Package	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
provides	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
repository	O
of	O
the	O
OpenG	O
(	O
and	O
other	O
)	O
libraries	B-Library
for	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
exist	O
to	O
convert	O
MathML	B-Language
into	O
G	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Instruments	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
product	O
named	O
Measurement	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
which	O
offers	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
test	O
,	O
measurement	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
abilities	O
of	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
classes	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
harness	O
some	O
of	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
's	O
strengths	O
within	O
the	O
text-based	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Instruments	O
also	O
offers	O
LabWindows/CVI	B-Application
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
for	O
ANSI	O
C	B-Language
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
applications	O
need	O
sequencing	O
,	O
users	O
often	O
use	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
with	O
the	O
TestStand	O
test	O
management	O
software	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
National	O
Instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ch	B-Language
interpreter	I-Language
is	O
a	O
C/C	O
++	O
interpreter	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
for	O
scripting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DSP	O
Robotics	O
 '	O
FlowStone	O
DSP	O
also	O
uses	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
graphical	B-Language
programming	I-Language
similar	O
to	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
robotics	O
industry	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
has	O
a	O
direct	O
node	O
with	O
modeFRONTIER	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
multidisciplinary	O
and	O
multi-objective	O
optimization	O
and	O
design	O
environment	O
,	O
written	O
to	O
allow	O
coupling	O
to	O
almost	O
any	O
computer-aided	O
engineering	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
can	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
process	O
workflow	O
description	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
virtually	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
optimization	O
technologies	O
available	O
in	O
modeFRONTIER	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
