iSYSTEM announces the first emulator support for NI’s extension to the LabVIEW graphical programming environment – LabVIEW Embedded Development Module. By connecting an emulator to the front panel of LabVIEW, dveloper can use an existing set of graphical objects to analyze the behaviour of an embedded application on any target hardware. Then the In-Circuit or On-Chip Emulator works as a development tool for embedded systems design as well as a measurement tool for system testing.

iSYSTEM uses LabVIEW to remotely control an emulator. Users can build a LabVIEW program to download embedded software to a target system, to execute the application and read/write data, as well as run automated tests. Companies developing embedded systems currently use graphical programming environments for building prototypes and complex test systems. LabVIEW and the appropriate National Instruments hardware can support both embedded systems development and test. Because of the well-defined interfaces between the iSYSTEM Emulators and LabVIEW.

Within the V diagram, iSYSTEM provides software/hardware integration and National Instruments provides prototyping and test. With the integration of debugging and emulation technology in LabVIEW, the software development and system test can be done within one piece of software.