Ardence says the combination combines LabView's "intuitive graphical dataflow language and virtual interface" with RTX's "deterministic control of windows-based systems." LabView runs on a wide range of platforms, including Pocket PCs.

RTX is an OS extension that adds real-time capabilities to Windows XP and Windows XP Embedded through deterministic scheduling of real-time threads, inter-process communication mechanisms between the real-time environment and the native Windows environment, and various other features that are similar to those found in "traditional" real-time operating systems (RTOSes), according to Ardence. Last week, the company released a new version of RTX, which, among other features, adds support for Intel's SpeedStep power and thermal management technology.

"We've had a long relationship with Ardence and this new module opens new markets for us that would be unreachable without RTX's unique functionalities," said David Gardner, Director of Application Development Environments at NI. "Developers already know Windows, but with the RTX module, developers using LabView now have a way to successfully deploy high-performance, real-time applications on a Windows platform."

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