© National Instruments Corporation 9 Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors
Tut or ia lUse this tutorial to learn how to create a LabVIEW project and build, run,
and debug a Blackfin application.
Note You can create a project and Blackfin VI without connecting a Blackfin target to the
host computer. However, you must connect a Blackfin target to the host computer before
you can test a Blackfin application. Refer to the Installing the EZ-KIT Lite or Emulator
section for information about installing the Blackfin target.
Creating the LabVIEW Project
Use LabVIEW projects to group together LabVIEW files and
non-LabVIEW files, create build specifications for building a Blackfin VI
into a Blackfin application, and run the application on a Blackfin target.
You must use a project to build a Blackfin VI into a Blackfin application.
LabVIEW project files have a .lvproj file extension. Project files contain
target-specific build options and other information necessary for the
LabVIEW C Code Generator to generate C code from the VIs.
Complete the following steps to launch LabVIEW and create a project with
an ADSP-BF537 target and a blank VI.
1. Launch LabVIEW.
2. Select Empty Project in the Getting Started window to open an
empty LabVIEW project as shown in Figure2. LabVIEW creates
an empty project with a Windows target, shown in Figure2 as
My Computer.
Figure 2. Targeting My Computer in the Project Explorer Window