LabVIEW
URL :
http://www.labview.com/
Description
LabVIEW is an integrated set of software tools for data acquisition and
analysis. Labview provides capabilities for acquiring data from
virtual instruments, which are microcomputer-based forms of
flexibly-configured software instruments that readily map to the
capability of physical instruments, but which can easily be upgraded or
reconfigured by virtue of their mutable microcomputer-based
architecture. Labview's capabilities include configurable
graphical
user-interfaces, powerful graphical-programming abstractions for
automating tasks, support for common PC-, Mac-, and workstation-based
computing platforms, and new capabilities for embedded systems.
Features
LabVIEW offers a full set of features for experimental processes,
including an extensible visual programming environment for extending
LabVIEW's capabilities, extensive cross-platform support for
Windows-based PCs, Macs, Linux PC's and Unix workstations, an
inherently distributed computational architecture that permits
decomposition of tasks across various networked computers, powerful
data analysis capabilities, and a broad suite of capabilities for
instrument control. In short, LabVIEW is the lingua franca of
virtual instrumentation.
Pricing and Software Metrics
- LabVIEW is proprietary software, with educational discounts and
site-license opportunities for university researchers.
- Software quality for LabVIEW is of Commercial grade.
- Supported platforms include Windows-, Mac-, and
Unix-workstation-based systems, as well as new capabilities for
embedded systems.