System and method for accessing registers of a hardware device in a graphical program

A method for creating a graphical program which performs hardware register accesses in a hardware device, wherein the method operates in a computer including a display and a user input device, the method comprising:

• storing a description of the hardware device, wherein the description includes mnemonic names of hardware registers;
• displaying one the screen a first node in response to user input, wherein the first node references the description of the hardware device;
• displaying on the screen a register access node in response to user input, wherein the register access node is operable to access the hardware device;
• configuring the register access node in response to user input, wherein said configuring comprises:
• displaying a list of the mnemonic names of hardware registers on the display;
• and
• receiving user input selecting one or more of the mnemonic names of hardware registers for access;
• connecting the first node to the register access node in response to user input, wherein the first node is operable to provide the description of the hardware device to the register access node;
• wherein the register access node receives the description, wherein the register access node is operable to access hardware registers of the hardware device during execution of the graphical program based on the description of the hardware device.

A method for creating a graphical program which performs hardware register accesses in a hardware device, wherein the method operates in a computer including a display and a user input device, the method comprising:

• storing a description of the hardware device, wherein the description includes mnemonic names of hardware registers;
• displaying on the screen a register access node in the graphical program in response to user input, wherein the register access node is operable to access the hardware device;
• connecting an input of the register access node to receive the description of the hardware device in response to user input;
• and
• configuring the register access node to access selected hardware registers described in the description of the hardware device in response to user input, wherein said configuring includes accessing the description of the hardware device for information regarding the selected hardware registers of the hardware device;
• wherein said configuring comprises:
• displaying a list of the mnemonic names of hardware registers on the
• receiving user input selecting one or more of the mnemonic names of hardware registers for access;
• wherein the register access node is operable to access the selected hardware registers of the hardware device during execution of the graphical program based on the information.

A memory medium for performing hardware register accesses in a hardware device, the memory medium comprising program instructions executable by a processor to:

• display on the screen a register access node in the graphical program in response to user input;
• and
• configure the register access node to access one or more hardware registers of the hardware device, wherein, in configuring the register access node to access the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device, the program instructions are executable by the processor to access a description of the hardware device for information regarding the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device, wherein the description includes mnemonic names of hardware registers;
• wherein said configuring the register access node, the program instructions are executable to:
• display a list of the mnemonic names of hardware registers on the display;
• and
• receive user input selecting one or more of the mnemonic names of hardware registers for access;
• wherein, during execution of the graphical program, the register access node is operable to access the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device based on the information accessed from the description of the hardware device.

A system for performing hardware register accesses in a hardware device, the system comprising:

• a computer including a processor coupled to a memory;
• and
• a hardware device coupled to the computer;
• wherein the processor is operable to execute program instructions stored in the memory to:
• response to user input;
• and
• display on the screen a register access node in a graphical program, in
• configure the register access node to access one or more hardware registers of the hardware device, wherein, in configuring the register access node to access the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device, the processor is operable to execute the program instructions to access a description of the hardware device for information regarding the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device wherein the description includes mnemonic names of hardware registers;
• wherein, in said configuring the register access node,
• the processor is operable to:
• display a list of the mnemonic names of hardware registers on the dig play;
• and
• receive user input selecting one or more of the mnemonic names of hardware registers for access;
• wherein, during execution of the graphical program, the register access node is operable to access the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device based on the information accessed from the description of the hardware device.

A method for creating a graphical program which performs hardware register accesses in a hardware device, wherein the method operates in a computer including a display screen and a user input device, the method comprising:

• storing a description of the hardware device in the computer, wherein the description includes mnemonic names of hardware registers:
• displaying on the screen a register access node in the graphical program in response to user input;
• and
• configuring the register access node to access one or more hardware registers of the hardware device;
• wherein said configuring the register access node includes:
• displaying a list of the mnemonic names of hardware registers on the display;
• and
• receiving user input selecting one or more of the mnemonic names of hardware registers for access:
• wherein, during execution of the graphical program, the register access node is operable to access the one or more hardware registers of the hardware device.