System and method for providing and displaying debugging information of a graphical program on a first computer during execution of the graphical program on a second computer

A system for executing a graphical program, the system comprising:

• a host computer system, wherein the host computer system includes a host CPU, a host memory and a display, wherein the host computer system stores a graphical program, wherein the graphical program includes a diagram comprising a plurality of nodes;
• a device coupled to the host computer system, wherein the device includes an embedded CPU and an embedded memory, wherein the embedded memory stores a graphical program execution engine;
• wherein the host computer system is operable to compile the graphical program to produce a compiled graphical program;
• wherein the host computer system is further operable to download at least a portion of the compiled graphical program to the embedded memory comprised on the device;
• wherein the device is operable to execute the execution engine to execute the at least a portion of the compiled graphical program;
• wherein the device is operable to transfer debugging information to the host computer system when the device executes the at least a portion of the compiled graphical program;
• wherein the host computer is operable to display on the display the diagram of the graphical program when the device executes the at least a portion of the compiled graphical program;
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• wherein the host computer system is operable to display the debugging information in the diagram, wherein the host computer system highlights execution of said nodes in the diagram as said nodes are executed in the device.

A method for providing debugging information in a graphical program in a system comprising a host computer system and a device, wherein the host computer system includes a host CPU, a host memory and a display, wherein the device is coupled to the computer system, wherein the device includes an embedded CPU and an embedded memory, the method comprising:

• the device executing a diagram of the graphical program, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of nodes;
• the host computer displaying on the display the diagram of the graphical program during the device executing the diagram of the graphical program;
• the device transferring debugging information to the host computer system during the device executing the diagram of the graphical program, wherein the debugging information comprises data values output from one or more of said plurality of nodes as said nodes are executed in the device;
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• the host computer system displaying the debugging information in the diagram in response to said transferring, wherein the host computer displaying the debugging information comprises the host computer displaying said data values output from one or more of said plurality of nodes as said nodes are executed in the device.

A method for displaying debugging information of a graphical program in a system comprising a first computer system and a second computer system, wherein the first computer system includes a first CPU, a first memory and a first display, wherein the second computer system is coupled to the first computer system, wherein the second computer system includes a second CPU and a second memory, the method comprising:

• the second computer system executing at least a portion of the graphical program, wherein the at least a portion of the graphical program is at least partly represented by a diagram comprising a plurality of nodes;
• the second computer system transferring debugging information to the first computer system during the second computer system executing the at least a portion of the graphical program, wherein the debugging information comprises data values output from one or more of said plurality of nodes as said nodes are executed in the second computer system;
• the first computer system displaying on the first display the diagram of the graphical program during the second computer system executing the at least a portion of the graphical program;
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• the first computer system displaying the debugging information in the diagram after said transferring, wherein the first computer system displaying the debugging information comprises the first computer system displaying said data values output from one or more of said plurality of nodes as said nodes are executed in the second computer system.

A system for executing a graphical program, the system comprising:

• a first computer system, wherein the first computer system includes a first CPU, a first memory and a first display;
• a second computer system coupled to the first computer system, wherein the second computer system includes a second CPU and a second memory, wherein the second computer system stores a compiled graphical program, wherein the compiled graphical program is a compiled version of a graphical program, wherein the graphical program is at least partly representable on a display as a diagram comprising a plurality of nodes;
• wherein the second computer system is operable to execute the compiled graphical program;
• wherein the second computer system is operable to transfer debugging information to the first computer system when the second computer system executes the compiled graphical program, wherein the debugging information comprises information to highlight execution of said nodes in the diagram as said nodes are executed in the second computer system;
• wherein the first computer is operable to display on the first display the diagram of the graphical program;
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• wherein the first computer system is operable to display the debugging information in the diagram, wherein the first computer system highlights execution of said nodes in the diagram as said nodes are executed in the second computer system.

A method for providing debugging information in a graphical program in a system comprising a first computer system and a second computer system, wherein the first computer system includes a first CPU, a first memory and a first display, wherein the second computer system is coupled to the first computer system, wherein the second computer system includes a second CPU and a second memory, the method comprising:

• the second computer system executing a diagram of the graphical program, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of connected nodes which visually indicate functionality of the graphical program;
• the first computer system displaying on the first display the diagram of the graphical program during the second computer system executing the diagram of the graphical program;
• the second computer system transferring debugging information to the first computer system during the second computer system executing the diagram of the graphical program;
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• the first computer system displaying the debugging information in the diagram after said transferring, wherein the first computer system displaying the debugging information comprises the first computer system displaying data values output from one or more of said plurality of nodes as said nodes are executed in the second computer system.

A method for providing debugging information in a graphical program in a system comprising a first computer system and a second computer system, wherein the first computer system includes a first CPU, a first memory and a first display, wherein the second computer system is coupled to the first computer system, wherein the second computer system includes a second CPU and a second memory, the method comprising:

• the second computer system executing a diagram of the graphical program, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of connected nodes which visually indicate functionality of the graphical program;
• the first computer system displaying on the first display the diagram of the graphical program during the second computer system executing the diagram of the graphical program;
• the second computer system transferring debugging information to the first computer system during the second computer system executing the diagram of the graphical program;
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• the first computer system displaying the debugging information in the diagram after said transferring, wherein the first computer system displaying the debugging information comprises the first computer system highlighting execution of said nodes in the diagram as said nodes are executed in the second computer system.