NI LabView NXG 5.0

National Instruments has released a new version of LabVIEW NXG 5.0, the next generation of its LabVIEW engineering system design software.

LabVIEW NXG 5.0 New Features - Date: April 1, 2020

Refer to the list below to learn what's new in LabVIEW NXG 5.0

Programming Environment
- Use Command VIs to insert custom menu items in the LabVIEW NXG editor.
- Change the color and pattern of wires for a class to visually differentiate it from others on your diagram.
- Use Python nodes to integrate external Python code into your VI diagrams.
- Use Word Report nodes to generate Microsoft Word reports.
- Use the Insert Excel Data node to insert data into a specific range in an Excel report.
- Add conditional breakpoints to pause code execution when debugging.

Code Deployment and Distribution
- Create a Plugin-Based Test Application—Create an extensible application so you can load components, such as plugins, at runtime.
- Create a Plugin—When creating a library component, you can designate it as a plugin.
- Specify binary loading locations—When creating an executable that requires binary files located outside the application directory, you can specify these additional loading locations.
- Replace or update a G loadable library (.gll)—Make changes to a G loadable library in a deployed application without having to replace or update the entire install.
- Add code snippets to a custom palette (.gpal)—Create and add code snippets to your project to quickly reuse code.

Desktop UI Controls
- Define pictures that you can switch between at run time—Use the picture display to create a list of pictures that you can choose from to display on the user interface. For example, you set a list of pictures that indicate system states, such as online, offline, and busy states, and configure your application to display the system state at run time.
- Programmatically modify string controls—Use the String nodes to modify behavior of string controls at run time.
- Programmatically set and modify image decorations—Use the Image nodes to modify behavior of image decorations at run time.
- Identify whether a control reference is general or strictly typed—When you create a control reference that does not include value data, a statement appears in the Behavior section on the Item tab indicating that the control reference is general.
- New classes and properties—Use properties to modify controls at run time, such as to change the colors of a numeric, string, tank, or slider control. Refer to new classes and properties in the Class Reference section for more information.
- Disable scale mapping—Prevent users from changing the scale mapping mode at run-time by checking the Disable scale mapping checkbox or programmatically disable scale mapping using the DisableMappingChanges property.
- New CLI command—Use the command optimize-project to load, compile, and save your project files and VIs during the build process.


LabVIEW NXG is the next generation of LabVIEW, assisting engineering workflows with interactively acquiring, analyzing, and visualizing data sets. Combined with built-in, drag-and-drop engineering user interface development and inherent data exploration, LabVIEW NXG is the ideal tool to turn data collection into real insights.

LabVIEW NXG is the next generation of LabVIEW and it will eventually become the standard for LabVIEW once it becomes a superset of LabVIEW features. One of the biggest differences is the improved user experience, especially for new users and new projects. LabVIEW. LabVIEW NXG has the ability to recognize third-party hardware and automatically download and install the necessary drivers. But tools for deploying the software with certain hardware like LabVIEW Real-Time Module, LabVIEW FPGA Module, and CompaqRIO platform are not available in LabVIEW NXG.

LabVIEW NXG has also been streamlined to simplify the customization of test-and-measurement systems. The new drag-and-drop UI creation editor is focused on reducing the development time for common tasks.

LabVIEW NXG also gives users an easier way to publish web VIs or web clients that can be used from standard browsers. This would allow someone to remotely run and validate test from the browser of a different computer. The new compiler is able to turn block diagrams into JAVA scripts rather than just machine code.

Introduction to LabVIEW NXG


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Product: NI LabVIEW
Version: NXG 5.0.0 with Drivers*
Supported Architectures: x64
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