User-defined/Intelligent DAQ; LV on linux RTOS

2 years into the release of LV-FPGA and LV users are starting to scratch the surface on this technology’s potential. I have been anticipating this: Advanced Data Acquisition Techniques with Intelligent DAQ, and was excited to see an application note on it the other day. Intelligent Daq coupled with a processor/LV embedded can be an amazing tool. I can see a lot of high-level DAQ and instrument plug-in card applications gradually being replaced by a programmable platform consisting of a uP, FPGA , ADCs... for the T&M world. Sort of like what plug-in DAQ does to standalone instruments, don't you think?

A while ago there was a discussion amongst my cohorts on a RTOS for test equipment consoles. I understand that you could port LabVIEW (LV) to any OS using the embedded development module. Other challenges in this arena are driver development for the daq cards hosted on Linux RT, Technical support & documentation, i/o & RT platforms availability, sustained industry support, continued commitment to innovation, interoperability with other s/w, h/w & OSes/hosts, The “Open-Source” Risk. This got me wondering if there was anybody out there that has ported LV on a Linux based RTOS and is using it extensively & commercially i.e. this is not a proof of concept or just a pet project. Typing "labview linux real time" into google, I have a starting point. I would like to hear about experiences from users in this domain, you can reach me at pbathla@slc.myemployersnameonly=Moog.com.

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