Norm Kirchner Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 ok, so I haven't totally checked it out. But man I think it warrants a few !!! and attention from those in the industry and then some. Quote Link to comment
lvb Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Looks like an interesting idea. I am about to download and test this out. Expect some feedback soon. Quote Link to comment
Maca Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 The interweb site is: http://www.ni.com/labs/ It looks like an excellent idea, the idea of learning a new language scares off a lot of people from compact field point. For many of these customers a 5K development environment is dirt cheap so hopefully NI will get some more customers and more importantly cFP and cRIO will gain more industry acceptance. So in short, bloody good work NI. Quote Link to comment
PaulG. Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I'm getting into a situation right now where this would be very helpful. But it requires 8.6 Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (Maca @ Aug 19 2008, 04:13 AM) So in short, bloody good work NI. There is a lot of positive in this, however I'd rather have people just learn and use LabVIEW. In any case, it's all about the hardware I guess. Quote Link to comment
ASTDan Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 This is interesting. I know a lot of PLC programmers that have many years of experience work with ladder logic. This would be a great way to capture that market. It might also be a great gateway envirnment into LabVIEW :ninja: . While working in their familer ladder logic envirnment they could discover how cool LabVIEW is! Dan Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (ASTDan @ Aug 19 2008, 03:06 PM) It might also be a great gateway envirnment into LabVIEW I agree - I figure the ladder logic interface (haven't looked at it yet, so speaking from complete ignorance ) would call VIs, and once folks start editing those to do what they want then they'll be caught in the LabVIEW web... ...forever. Quote Link to comment
Darren Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (crelf @ Aug 19 2008, 02:55 PM) I agree - I figure the ladder logic interface (haven't looked at it yet, so speaking from complete ignorance ) would call VIs, and once folks start editing those to do what they want then they'll be caught in the LabVIEW web... Under the hood is a VI that runs on the target that implements the ladder logic, but the user doesn't have access to that VI. He can, however, add VIs to the rungs of his ladder diagram, and those VIs can do whatever he wants. -D Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 QUOTE (Darren @ Aug 19 2008, 04:09 PM) He can, however, add VIs to the rungs of his ladder diagram, and those VIs can do whatever he wants. Yeah - that's what I meant. I think that will suck a lot of folks in... Quote Link to comment
lvb Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 A few great things about this package: 1. Maintenance Electricians understand ladder logic (coils/contacts/...). Most electricians don't like variables and programs (anything else running on a computer). 2. The production world thinks "stability" when they think of ladder logic. They think "instability" when they think of computer programs (i.e. Windows). This can bridge the gap for NI in the production world. 3. Under the hood, the user can run custom VIs. Both worlds win! One mega-disadvantage compared to PLCs: Programmable logic controllers have the ability to make program modifications online (while running a program). There are limitations of online edits, such that the user variable storage is fixed. However, changes in logic are possible without disrupting a production line. If NI could develop a way to allow for online edits and with the ability to program in a familar language, I could see the real-time/cRIO market become a viable option. -Brian Quote Link to comment
jgcode Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 QUOTE (Norm Kirchner @ Aug 19 2008, 07:58 AM) ok, so I haven't totally checked it out.But man I think it warrants a few !!! and attention from those in the industry and then some. http://content.screencast.com/users/NJKirchner/folders/Jing/media/ed0b4845-1eec-4ec9-a2c7-0d6c07ab640d/2008-08-18_1856.png' rel='nofollow' target="_blank"> Who in the world has RT 8.6? I want it! Can you download modules now? I hope so - otherwise our Dev Suite subsription won't be here til Q3 - which usually turns into Q4. Don't know abut around the globe - but they are so slow in Australia! Can you download it? (Can't get into ni.com for some reason as at writing this, so I cannot check) Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 QUOTE (jgcode @ Aug 19 2008, 06:01 PM) Who in the world has RT 8.6? I want it! Can you download modules now? I hope so - otherwise our Dev Suite subsription won't be here til Q3 - which usually turns into Q4. Can you download it? (Can't get into ni.com for some reason as at writing this, so I cannot check) ni.com was down earlier due to a network failure. You can download the LV 8.6 modules from the Drivers and Updates portion of the NI support site. Here's the RT Download. Quote Link to comment
jgcode Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 20 2008, 09:56 AM) ni.com was down earlier due to a network failure. You can download the LV 8.6 modules from the Drivers and Updates portion of the NI support site. Here's the RT Download. Cheers for that - much appreciated :beer: - ni.com still seems to be down tho Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 20 2008, 03:56 AM) ni.com was down earlier due to a network failure. You can download the LV 8.6 modules from the Drivers and Updates portion of the NI support site. Here's the RT Download. The Ladder diagramm doesn't work with LabVIEW 8.6b7 .... Quote Link to comment
Darren Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 QUOTE (martin@aerodynamics @ Aug 20 2008, 07:03 AM) The Ladder diagramm doesn't work with LabVIEW 8.6b7 .... That's correct...it requires the released version of LabVIEW 8.6. -D Quote Link to comment
jgcode Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (jgcode @ Aug 20 2008, 07:01 AM) I hope so - otherwise our Dev Suite subsription won't be here til Q3 - which usually turns into Q4.Don't know abut around the globe - but they are so slow in Australia! Looks like I will have to eat my shorts... Guess what turned up in the mail today.... ...8.6 I am humble enough to do a big shout apology to NI Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (brianafischer @ Aug 19 2008, 04:27 PM) One mega-disadvantage compared to PLCs:Programmable logic controllers have the ability to make program modifications online (while running a program). There are limitations of online edits, such that the user variable storage is fixed. However, changes in logic are possible without disrupting a production line. If NI could develop a way to allow for online edits and with the ability to program in a familar language, I could see the real-time/cRIO market become a viable option. -Brian This is one well known shortcoming of the current ladder diagram editor for LabVIEW. Please post any other feedback and suggeations on this tool to the http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=nilabs&thread.id=149' target="_blank">discussion forum setup for this purpose. Quote Link to comment
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