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The FPGA Module expands the functionality of LabVIEW solutions. For example, you can design FPGA VIs that allow the FPGA target to operate independently of the rest of the system. You can create robust FPGA VIs that use the ability to operate independently and continue to run even if the host computer—the computer that controls and monitors the FPGA target—crashes. Furthermore, you can design the FPGA VI to store data on the FPGA until the host computer can retrieve the data.

Another advantage of the FPGA Module is parallel execution of block diagram operations in an FPGA VI. Portions of the block diagram that do not depend on other portions execute in parallel on the FPGA target. For example, multiple independent While Loops on a block diagram each have independent portions of hardware. Therefore, the multiple independent While Loops run simultaneously on the FPGA target.