Date: 20/10/2010

National Instruments releases new version of NI LabVIEW FPGA IPNet

National Instruments has introduced the new version of NI LabVIEW FPGA IPNet, an online resource that is targeted to help digital design engineers to browse, download and share IP for field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design applications. IPNet aggregates IP from many sources such as NI R&D, the community of LabVIEW graphical system design software users and third-party developers, into a single online location. The latest version incorporates new IP functions, a new user interface with enhanced search filtering and direct download capabilities and an updated look.

"As more engineers use FPGAs in their designs, they are looking to leverage existing IP to speed up the development process," said Mike Santori, business and technology fellow at National Instruments. "It can be difficult to find the right IP for the job, especially as development gets more complex. The rapid growth of IPNet participation indicates that it fills the much-needed role as a central resource for making FPGA design easier, and this all-new version will greatly enhance engineers' IP-integration experience."

IPNet includes IP blocks and functions from NI and other companies, such as the Xilinx CORE Generator. It offers large collections of IP in categories such as control, data acquisition, generation, digital protocols, encryption, math, RF, signal processing and more.

The new version features fully integrated global search including a filter that facilitates sorting results by category, supported versions and rating. Engineers seeking ways to share their own IP and FPGA examples can upload their blocks to IPNet.