LabView for Linux - Ready?

[Geoffrey M. Steeves]

I am setting up a research lab and would like to use linux for all my
computing needs. I was wondering how peoples experiences with LabView on
Linux have been? I would be using it to control instruments via GPIB
and to take data using DAQs. Is it stable and reliable, or is it too
early in its development to make the switch from LabView on windows? How
is NI's LabView support? Thanks for the help.

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G. M. Steeves
California NanoSystems Institute
U. C. Santa Barbara
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[Labviewguru]

Geoffrey,

Please keep in contact with me on this project. I myself am getting ready to install LabVIEW on Linux to see how it works, and to begin projects offered on the Linux platform. I am looking forward to it.

I suspect that you will get a lot of support from NI on this venture of yours. I don't think that there are yet a lot of people doing this. If you need anything at any point in your setup, I think you can get in touch with the NI folks, and they will be very helpful.

Again, I wish you luck, and keep us informed.

[Randy_H]

Geoffrey,

The LabVIEW for Linux FAQ page has many of the answers you are looking for.
LabVIEW for Linux is very equivalent to the Windows versions with the exception of ActiveX and NI-DAQ. Data Acquisition is supported on Linux through the Comedi. This is a third party, open souce driver that supports many of National Instruments' DAQ boards. Also, the only toolset available for Linux at this time is the Internet Toolkit. For more information go here.
Support is done at the same level as for Windows and can be done through all of the same ways.

Randy Hoskin
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask