I have been watching this forum from the sidelines for about 6 months. The
discussions, questions, and answers have been well worth the time. It was
RT-Linux that pushed me into the Linux world. I have been looking for a
good real time operating system for some time and I stumbled across your
forum while searching the web. About 5 months ago I installed Linux and
RT-Linux on a Gateway P60. I converted one of my DOS real time applications
to RT-Linux and it has been running for around 4 months straight without any
hiccups. I really like the way RT-Linux works and how I can use the
multi-tasking qualities of Linux without disrupting my real time processes.
This became more long winded than I intended but I didn't want to inject
anything into the forum without a small introduction.
The reason I am sending this e-mail is to let you all know that National
Instruments now has a version of LabView for Linux. I know that most of the
members here are on a tight budget so I thought I better mention that they
have an academic discount. If you want to know more about LabView for Linux
you can check it out at
http://www.natinst.com/linux/
I have also found another forum that has device drivers for some of the
National Instrument interface cards.
You can find out more at
http://www.llp.fu-berlin.de/
ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/DAQ-LAB/
There are also many other I/O boards for which drivers have been written.
In case some of you do not know anything about LabView, it is a graphical
language. It allows the "programmer" to attach icons, that define
functions, together to create a program. I am a tried and true C programmer
myself and believe that it is a better language. However, LabView has one
standout quality. It has the ability to let the "programmer" build nice
looking graphical user interfaces. It is a fast easy way of producing data
displays with graphs, thermometers, gauges, buttons, etc. What I have found
is that for my applications, 1 ms periods and better, it does not perform
well by itself. However, combined with RT-Linux I think it can be a very
useful tool. I do not have it myself. I plan on purchasing it soon. If
there are others out there who have been using it or are planning on using
it, I would like to here your reviews.
If there are other easy to use graphical display builders or libraries out
there I would like to know.
Thanks,
Rich
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