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If you created FPGA VIs or host VIs using LabVIEW 7.x and the FPGA Module 1.x, you can update the VIs for use with LabVIEW 8.2 and the FPGA Module 8.2. Complete the following steps to update the VIs for use with LabVIEW 8.2 and the FPGA Module 8.2.

Note  NI recommends you back up your files before you begin updating them for use with the FPGA Module 8.2.

1. Launch LabVIEW 8.2.
2. Select Tools»FPGA Module»Import FPGA Files from LabVIEW FPGA Module 1.X in the Getting Started window or in the Project Explorer window of an open project to launch the Import FPGA Files from LabVIEW FPGA Module 1.X utility. If you do not have a project open, LabVIEW prompts you to create a new project.
3. If you are upgrading from LabVIEW FPGA Module 1.1, add the LEP file you want to import to the LabVIEW Embedded Project (*.lep) Files list.
   1. Click the Add button below the LabVIEW Embedded Project (*.lep) Files list. The Select an Embedded Project to Add dialog box appears.
   2. Navigate to the location of the LEP file you want to import.
   3. Click the Add button. LabVIEW adds the LEP file and all the VIs associated with the LEP file to the Import FPGA Files from the FPGA Module 1.X utility. You can see only the LEP file in the LabVIEW Embedded Project (*.lep) Files list.
4. If you are upgrading from the FPGA Module 1.0, add the FPGA VIs you want to import to the FPGA 1.0 VIs list.
   1. Click the Add button below the FPGA 1.0 VIs list. The Select a VI to Add dialog box appears.
   2. Navigate to the location of the FPGA VI you want to import.
   3. Click the Add button. LabVIEW adds the FPGA VI to the Import FPGA Files from LabVIEW FPGA Module 1.X utility.
5. Add host VIs from the FPGA Module 1.x you want to import to the Host VIs list.
6. Click the Continue button. The Import Status dialog box appears. When LabVIEW finishes importing the 1.x files, the Save VIs dialog box appears.
7. Select a location in the Save Location section to save the imported VIs. Select Next to Project if you want to save the new VIs in the same location as the new project. National Instruments recommends this option. Select Choose a Location if you want to specify a different location. Select Defer Decision - Leave VIs open in memory if you want to wait until later to save the VIs.
8. If you select Choose a Location or Next to Project and you have not saved the project, click the Continue button. If you select Choose a Location, the Location to Save dialog box appears. If you select Next to Project, the Name the Project dialog box appears. If you have saved the project or if you select Defer Decision - Leave VIs open in memory, click the Finish button. LabVIEW returns you to the project and opens the front panel window of the top-level VIs.
9. If you have the Location to Save dialog box open, choose an existing folder or create a new folder to which to save the new project and click the Save button. If you have the Name the Project dialog box open, type a name for the new LabVIEW project file (.lvproj) and click the Save button to save the new project.

The project file now includes all the VI and I/O information as well as the FPGA target on which the FPGA VI runs.