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Instrumentation ................................................................................... 10
Data Acquisition ................................................................................. 11
Translation Tools ................................................................................ 12
General Interface ................................................................................ 13
New Features in LabVIEW 4.1......................................................................... 18
Compatibility and Added Support ...................................................... 18
Data Acquisition ................................................................................. 19
General Interface ................................................................................ 21
Performance........................................................................................ 22
Printing ............................................................................................... 22
New Features in LabVIEW 4.0......................................................................... 23
Block Diagram Features ..................................................................... 23
Compatibility and Added Support ...................................................... 27
Data Acquisition Changes .................................................................. 27
Front Panel Features ........................................................................... 28
General Interface Changes.................................................................. 29
Instrumentation (GPIB/VISA/Serial/VXI) Changes .......................... 32
Menu Changes .................................................................................... 33
Palettes................................................................................................ 36
Performance Changes ......................................................................... 37
New Features in LabVIEW 3.1......................................................................... 38
Block Diagram Features ..................................................................... 38
Compatibility and Added Support ...................................................... 39
Data Acquisition Changes .................................................................. 42
Front Panel Features ........................................................................... 42
General Interface Changes.................................................................. 44
Instrumentation (GPIB/Serial/VXI) Changes..................................... 47
Menu Changes .................................................................................... 48
Performance........................................................................................ 48
Printing Features................................................................................. 48
New Features in LabVIEW 3.0.1...................................................................... 49
Compatibility Issues ........................................................................................................ 50
Compatibility between Versions 4.1 and 5.0 .................................................... 50
Compatibility between Versions 4.0 and 4.1 .................................................... 50
Compatibility between Versions 3.1 and 4.1 .................................................... 50
Compatibility between Versions 3.0.1 and 3.1 ................................................. 51
Changes and Bug Fixes ................................................................................................... 53
LabVIEW 5.0 .................................................................................................... 53
LabVIEW 4.1 .................................................................................................... 56
LabVIEW 4.0.1 ................................................................................................. 61
LabVIEW 4.0 .................................................................................................... 65
LabVIEW 3.1 .................................................................................................... 70
LabVIEW 3.0.1 ................................................................................................. 72
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