Teensy cli loader and Teensy 3.1

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Aside from being only for Windows, there's a pretty terrible restriction on that page: "This software is for your own personal, non-commercial, non-industrial, and non-academic use, and any work you share must be for private purposes only."

That seems to say I can't use the $50 home Labview for the purpose of helping NI's customers use Teensy (a commercial product) with Labview by sharing any VIs or even screenshots of how to use Labview.

I'm having a hard time feeling good about National Instruments right now... and that's not to mention the lack of a (sub-$3k) Linux option.
 
Yeah that is pretty terrible. I'll let you know if I find anything else that might help with development. But again feel free to send users to LabVIEW specific places for help.
 
Labview is great for visualizing data, mocking up algorithms since it has a lot of advanced math function and a front end to your micro controller to off load data too. It has many great add-ons but the price is what really makes it a non starter. I use it all the time on a mac (my job provides a free full install:D for home use ) which is actually the platform it was first developed on. The mac and linux version does not have the stupid online license scheme that the windows version have but a lot of the add-ons are not available.

I just made an advanced serial monitor VI in about ten minutes that handles all types events that I needed to debug an issue with one of my libraries that was not possible with any serial monitor I found out there.

One thing to note on the linux version is the VISA drivers are a pain to install plus if want it for Ubuntu be prepared to jump through a bunch of hoops to get all the .rpm files converted .deb files for the drivers to install. The mac version "just works!".
 
hooovahh said:
There is a home version just released for $50 through digilent.
https://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,66,1457&Prod=LABVIEW-HE

I'm pretty sure this is Windows only. Feel free to send users to the NI forums if you have trouble helping them. Obviously there might be issues we can't fix that only someone with your knowledge can but you shouldn't have to be bothered with every problem.
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This old geezer stands corrected. Did not know about this 'maker' edition. But the correct url for maker version support is www.labviewmakerhub.com

Had to go to the factory today to troubleshoot a LV vi that interfaces to the burn-in chamber controller (that uses a T3.1 for its brainzzzz). Took about three hours to figure it out. Then wrote the same thing in Python in about 45 min. Have used LV for almost 20 years and respect its original intended end-use. Arduinio is suitable for the maker. Python is very appropriate for the maker. Someone will have to explain the logic of the use-case for this monster package for the low-end makers. Methinks the appropriate maker tool would be LabWindows/CVI - very robust, simple to debug, easy to make a pretty GUI, but does has problems on Linux.
 
Hey Paul, sorry to continue this off topic discussion, but I do have a full professional license of LabVIEW that I'd be glad to give with no strings attached. If you don't think you'll ever use LabVIEW or have no need that's fine too. I know the copy I have is valid for Windows, not sure about Linux but I can look into it if you are interested.
 
windows command line for 3.1 would be very useful :)
I might try getting the windows part working paul has basically said what needs changing :)
 
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