NAI offers Software Support Kits (SSKs) that provide system integrators with the necessary software components and knowledge base to develop successful applications for our embedded I/O boards and systems. Our SSKs include high-level APIs and device drivers for specific host processor types (such as Intel®, NXP®, and ARM®), enabling users to access various I/O functions from a user application. Sample code is also included in our SSKs to help users quickly familiarize themselves with our software library and APIs. Our intelligent I/O functions have fixed memory maps that can be expanded as enhancements are added, without impacting existing code. Additionally, keeping up with technology insertion is seamless, as future processor upgrades require no new device drivers and will work with existing I/O cards.

Our common operating system-specific SSKs are independent of the single board computer (SBC) used and are supplied with source code and board-specific library APIs. The SBC-specific Board Support Package (BSP) does not need to be updated when new or enhanced function support is added since the SSK libraries are independent of the BSP. The low-level API Register-Transfer-Level (RTL) library is written in ANSI-C for portability and is used in multiple OS platforms. Our SSKs also include HTML-formatted help documentation that defines I/O function-specific API calls and their respective parameter requirements.

The latest version of a board-specific SSK can be downloaded here. Our SSKs provide out-of-the-box support for operating systems like Windows® (7,10), Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat, AlmaLinux), PetaLinux (2014, 2018, etc), LabVIEW/LabVIEW-RT Linux/PharLab, DEOS (Real-Time O/S) and VxWorks (6.9, 7, 653, etc). For other operating system support, please contact our factory at 1 (631) 567-1100. NAI's SSKs provide comprehensive and customizable software solutions for your I/O board and system needs.