NEWS RELEASE – NIWeek – Aug. 16, 2005 – Analog Devices Inc. and National Instruments today announced availability for the public beta version of the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors, which provides design engineers early access to a seamless, graphical dataflow development paradigm to directly target Blackfin Processors. With this new intuitive software, more engineers can take advantage of embedded technology to increase productivity and reduce time to application.“Analog Devices is excited to collaborate with National Instruments to significantly increase the productivity of embedded designers by combining LabVIEW graphical programming with our world-class Blackfin Processors and development tools,” said Jerry McGuire, general manager, Convergent Platform and Services Group at Analog Devices. “The new LabVIEW Embedded technology provides a development environment that is at the forefront of the industry. The NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors offers simplified embedded programming for domain experts and a high-level graphical tool for traditional design engineers as well as low-level optimized algorithms, on-chip peripherals and component drivers – helping companies deliver products to market in record time.” The beta version builds on LabVIEW Embedded technology and includes Blackfin-specific, hand-optimized analysis and signal processing functions; integrated I/O such as audio and video DACs, ADCs and CODECs; as well as on-chip debugging. Engineers can completely design their applications using the intuitive LabVIEW graphical dataflow programming paradigm and integrate legacy C code within their LabVIEW diagrams for extended functionality. The new LabVIEW software reduces time to application by seamlessly integrating with ADI’s VisualDSP++ development and debugging environment for real-time, interactive debugging and deployment directly to Blackfin Processors. The NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors beta version also provides easy connectivity to the extensive range of NI test and measurement hardware for deploying external stimulation and test methodologies early in the development process.“Traditionally, engineers have relied on a limited number of experts to program their embedded applications through low-level, text-based programming languages such as assembly and C,” said Tim Dehne, NI senior vice president of R&D. “With the release of the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors beta version, National Instruments and Analog Devices are working together to help more engineers and scientists develop embedded applications. By taking advantage of ADI’s Blackfin Processors with the proven programming productivity of LabVIEW, more embedded design ideas and projects will become a reality.”LabVIEW Embedded technology enhances the graphical LabVIEW platform for rapid simulation, design, prototyping, implementing, validating and verifying embedded applications. As a design tool, LabVIEW dramatically speeds prototyping development and design implementations through a powerful, high-level graphical programming language. Engineers and scientists now can use LabVIEW for simulation and rapid prototyping on Blackfin itself or the National Instruments CompactRIO embedded control system and subsequently deploy to their custom targets.With this new LabVIEW module, more engineers and scientists can access ADI’s Blackfin Processors – the first in a new breed of 16/32-bit embedded processors designed specifically to meet the computational demands and power constraints of today’s embedded audio, video and communications applications. The Blackfin Processor family combines a 32-bit RISC-like instruction set with 16-bit dual multiply accumulate (MAC) signal processing functionality and ease-of-use attributes found in general-purpose microcontrollers. Dynamic Power Management enables breakthrough power consumption required for many battery-operated applications by allowing the simultaneous adjustment of operating frequency and voltage under application control. Because of their code compatibility, all Blackfin Processors provide portability of design.Analog Devices and National Instruments will launch the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors later this year. Engineers who want to participate in the beta program can visit www.ni.com/info and enter Blackfin for more information. More information about ADI peripherals for Blackfin Processors is available at www.analog.com/blackfinlabview.About Analog DevicesInnovation, performance and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices’ common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “ADI” and is included in the S&P 500 Index.About National InstrumentsNational Instruments is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,600 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. For more information, Contact National Instruments or visit their web site at www.ni.com.
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