Do you use LabVIEW? Well even if you don't, you might decide to try it once you hear what's in store for those who do. A relatively new LabVIEW interface called LINX actually supports the chipKIT platform, though support really isn't such a new thing. As you can see in this post from a year ago, LINX actually started out as LIFCK (LabVIEW Interface For chipKIT).
In more recent news, this post provides a brief summary for how LabVIEW's LINX and chipKIT together provide students and hobbyists a low-cost DAQ (Data Acquisition) or Control System.
For "Getting Started" material and support, please visit: labviewhacker.com/linx.
Tell us about your data acquisition and measurement projects in the comments!