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©2011 National Instruments. All rights reserved. CompactRIO, CVI, DIAdem, FieldPoint, HS488, LabVIEW, MANTIS, , MITE, Multisim, MXI, National Instruments, National Instruments Alliance Partner, NI-488, ni.com, NI CompactDAQ, NI-DAQ, NI Developer Suite, NI FlexRIO, NI Motion Assistant, NI SoftMotion, NI TestStand, NI VeriStand, SCXI, SignalExpress, and Ultiboard are trademarks of National Instruments. The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft ni.com Corporation in the United States and other countries. MATLAB® and Simulink® are registered trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. A National Instruments Alliance Partner is a business entity independent from National Instruments and has no agency, partnership, or joint-venture relationship with National Instruments. 350034T-01 2689 Measurement and Automation Software Overview 2 LabVIEW 4 LabVIEW Modules, Toolkits, and Drivers 5 LabWindows™/CVI 7 The National Instruments DIAdem 8 NI TestStand 9 NI VeriStand 10 approach to graphical system Measurement Studio 11 design can change how you Multisim 11 Measurement and Automation Hardware Overview 12 see the world. PXI 14 Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning 18 National Instruments is a technology pioneer and industry leader, delivering today’s most Modular Instruments 28 Embedded Control and Monitoring Systems 38 advanced technologies for test, control, and design. Engineers and scientists in Communication Buses 46 hundreds of industries use flexible, high-performance NI products to create reliable, VXI 49 GPIB 50 user-defined systems. With graphical programming software and modular, open

hardware, NI has redefined how engineers work throughout the entire product Training/Certification and Pricing Training and Certification 52 design cycle, resulting in reduced time to market and lower development costs. Academic and OEM Discounts, GSA Pricing 53

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. NI Software Services and Training Measurement and Automation National Instruments services programs complete and complement the NI software product offering so you can increase your development productivity and achieve long-term success.

Software Overview ■■ Reduce development time and maintenance costs for your applications For three decades, National Instruments has pioneered measurement and automation ■■ Keep your software products up-to-date with the latest features and capabilities ■■ Maximize your ability to develop efficient, powerful applications using your software for virtual instrumentation. The NI vision of virtual instrumentation is advancing into available resources

graphical system design, giving you a single development platform to rapidly design, prototype, Learn more at ni.com/services and deploy your systems. Today, NI delivers application development environments (ADEs),

analysis and test management software, and device and instrument drivers to meet your Services test, control, and design needs. Software Maintenance and Support Training and Certification Volume License Program Provides automatic upgrades, maintenance Offers the fastest, most effective way to Simplifies your software license releases, on-demand training, and technical increase application development management and provides NI software support via phone and e-mail. productivity with NI software and hardware. at a discounted rate.

System Management Software NI TestStand, NI VeriStand, NI Switch Executive, DIAdem

Measurement Studio TM LabWindows /CVI LabVIEW for Visual Studio NI Developer Suite NI Developer Suite offers substantial savings and provides regular biannual software updates with the latest versions of your application software. The Drivers and Measurement Services modular NI Developer Suite is configurable for your application needs. NI-DAQmx, NI-VISA, Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) ■■ Offers up to 72 percent savings on software

Data Acquisition and Modular Instruments Embedded Systems Instrument ■■ Provides regular updates to keep your software current Signal Conditioning Communication ■■ Reduces development downtime with technical support

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NI offers system management software such as NI TestStand for test management and DIAdem for offline Related Products data analysis and presentation. For graphical, interactive, and text-based programming solutions, use ADEs NI Developer Suite with NI Developer Suite with Real-Time NI Developer Suite with Image such as NI LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI, and Measurement Studio for . NI provides Automated Test Option Deployment Option Acquisition and Machine Vision Option Adds NI TestStand for test execution Adds the LabVIEW Real-Time Module and Adds support for thousands of cameras, hardware drivers, flexible high-level APIs, and a configuration manager. management, sequencing, data collection, and Real-Time Execution Trace Toolkit to deploy including IEEE 1394 cameras, and libraries report generation and adds NI Switch Executive LabVIEW code to dedicated real-time hardware. for image processing and machine vision. for intelligent switch routing and management.

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 2 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 3 What is NI LabVIEW? Since 1986 engineers and scientists worldwide depend on LabVIEW software to build cost-effective design, control, and test systems. The unique LabVIEW graphical development environment features interactive assistants, code generation, and connectivity to thousands of devices for easily gathering data. Because LabVIEW connects to virtually any measurement device and design tool, you can incorporate new LabVIEW applications seamlessly into existing systems without risking your application investment.

In the first design stage of our control application programmed with LabVIEW, we ‘‘ have obtained a 20X processing speed–up on an octal-core processor machine over a single-core processor, while reaching our 1 ms control loop rate requirement. ’’ LabVIEW Modules – Dr. Louis Giannone, Lead Researcher, Max Planck Institute In addition to the LabVIEW development environment, National Instruments offers a variety of add-on modules that provide additional functionality or deployment to computing targets ranging from industrial real-time devices to field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and microprocessors.

LabVIEW Real-Time Module LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module

■■ Develop real-time systems with LabVIEW graphical programming ■■ Design, prototype, and deploy control systems within a single software environment 3 Easy Steps to Create Your Application ■■ Download to a dedicated real-time target for reliable, deterministic performance ■■ Choose the syntax for your desktop or embedded 2 Draw Your Graphical Code system – .m file, signal flow, or a combination ■■ Deploy as a distributed, stand-alone, autonomous, or ■■ Integrate with real-world signals to achieve both 1 Design a User Interface model-based and measurement-based design LabVIEW FPGA Module LabVIEW MathScript RT Module ■■ Program FPGAs without knowledge of VHDL using LabVIEW graphical programming ■■ Deploy your custom .m files to NI real-time hardware for deterministic execution ■■ Create custom logic to implement advanced timing and triggering, onboard decision making, and digital I/O ■■ Develop your .m files using an interactive command-line interface or programmatic deployment node ■■ Execute tasks deterministically and simultaneously in hardware ■■ Reuse many of your existing scripts created with The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB® software and others 3 Debug and Deploy Learn more at ni.com/labview/family

More LabVIEW Add-Ons

Other LabVIEW add-ons are available for programming 32-bit microprocessors, industrial touch panel computers, handheld devices, and more. These include

■■ LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module ■■ LabVIEW Wireless Sensor Network Module ■■ LabVIEW Touch Panel Module

■■ LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers ■■ LabVIEW Statechart Module ■■ NI Vision Development Module

■■ LabVIEW C Generator Learn more at ni.com/labview/family

Table of Contents 4 ni.com MATLAB® is a registered trademark of The MathWorks, Inc. ni.com 55 LabVIEW Toolkits LabVIEW toolkits provide additional functionality for report generation, advanced analysis, database communication, vibration analysis, and more.

■■ Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office, Database Connectivity Toolkit

■■ Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite, PID and Fuzzy Logic Toolkit

■■ Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit, Modulation Toolkit

■■ Unit Test Framework Toolkit, Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit, VI Analyzer Toolkit

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More LabVIEW Toolkits

■■ Real-Time Execution Trace Toolkit ■■ LabVIEW FPGA Compile Farm Toolkit ■■ GPS Simulation Toolkit ■■ Internet Toolkit ■■ NI Motion Assistant ■■ DataFinder Toolkit NI LabWindows™/CVI

■■ ■■ ■■ Digital Filter Design Toolkit System Identification Toolkit Adaptive Filter Toolkit LabWindows/CVI is a proven ANSI C integrated development environment that provides engineers and scientists with a comprehensive set of programming tools for creating test and control applications. Specifically designed for building Learn more at ni.com/labview/family instrumentation systems based on PXI, plug-in data acquisition devices, GPIB, and more, LabWindows/CVI combines an interactive, easy-to-use development approach with the programming power and flexibility of compiled ANSI C code. In addition, LabWindows/CVI delivers many usability features that improve productivity without sacrificing speed or source code manageability.

■■ Built-in libraries for acquisition, analysis, and visualization ■■ High-level multithreading library and optimized data structures for building multithreaded applications ■■ Simplified drag-and-drop user interface editor ■■ Simplified API to transfer live measurement data between Instrument Driver Network ■■ Automated code generation tools and hardware assistants applications over the network

Instrument drivers offer a high-level programming interface that eliminates ■■ Interactive execution of individual functions without ■■ Support for advanced PC technologies such as 64-bit the need to learn an instrument’s low-level messaging. This saves you wasted changing the source code operating systems and Windows 7 programming time. Whether you use NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows™/CVI, or ■■ Analysis and math functions including signal processing Microsoft Visual Studio, the NI Instrument Driver Network has you covered with ■■ Memory management and resource tracking tools ■■ IVI Instrument Driver wizards for fast creation of IVI-C drivers over 9,000 instrument drivers for instruments from more than 345 vendors. ■■ Function execution profiling tools to help analyze and

■■ optimize source code for improved run-time performance ■■ Take advantage of the industry’s largest source for instrument drivers Ability to integrate DLLs, ActiveX, and .NET components

■■ Simplified NI FPGA communication with integrated interface ■■ Get started immediately with open-and-run examples generation tools and custom function panels for the FPGA ■■ Choose from LabVIEW Plug and Play, LabWindows/CVI and Interchangeable Virtual Interface C API Instrument (IVI) drivers Learn more at ni.com/lwcvi

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10 of the Most Downloaded Drivers LabWindows/CVIAdd-Ons

■■ Tektronix TDS 200, 1000, and ■■ Agilent 33000 series function generators ■■ LeCroy Wave series oscilloscopes ■■ LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module ■■ Vision Development Module ■■ SQL Toolkit

2000 series oscilloscopes ■■ National Instruments NI-SCOPE driver ■■ Fluke 45 digital multimeter ■■ LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Module for ■■ Execution Profiler Toolkit ■■ Signal Processing Toolkit

■■ Tektronix TDS 3000 series oscilloscopes ■■ ■■ Keithley 2000 series digital multimeters Eurotherm 2400 series temperature controllers ■■ PID Control Toolkit ■■ Agilent 34401A digital multimeter ■■ Stanford Research SR830 lock-in amplifier Learn more at ni.com/lwcvi

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 6 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 7 NI DIAdem NI TestStand DIAdem is an off-the-shelf tool for offline data postprocessing. It can interface with any file format – from ASCII to binary to NI TestStand is a ready-to-run test management environment for organizing, controlling, and executing your automated custom – through the use of modular technology called DataPlugins, making it flexible enough to handle today’s applications prototype, validation, and manufacturing test systems. Quickly build your test sequences with NI TestStand by incorporating and tomorrow’s challenges. Using the built-in My DataFinder, DIAdem provides a cohesive data management and mining tests written in your preferred programming language. Built on a high-speed, multithreaded execution engine, NI TestStand solution that you can use to avoid the six-figure investment of a custom database. After finding and loading data – from a delivers the performance to meet your most rigorous test throughput requirements. NI TestStand is also completely few data points to billions of values – you can inspect data, perform analysis, and report results interactively. DIAdem also customizable, so you can modify and enhance it to match your specific needs, including customizing the operator interface, includes a robust engine fully capable of postprocessing automation to save time and increase efficiency. generating custom reports, and modifying sequence execution requirements. Using NI TestStand, you can focus your engineering efforts on testing a particular product while NI TestStand manages the sequencing, execution, and reporting ■■ Quickly search and mine data ■■ Synchronize data playback with videos, 3D models, tasks for you. and more ■■ Find trends and correlations ■■ ■■ ■■ Create professional, reusable reports Sequence development environment Debugging ■■ Analyze even large data sets containing more than ■■ ■■ 100 billion values ■■ Automate repetitive processes to save time Parallel multithreaded testing User management

■■ ■■ ■■ Inspect data, compare test runs, and identify anomalies ■■ Manage units and calculation sets automatically Customizable reporting Customizable operator interfaces

■■ Source code control integration ■■ Database logging

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Related Products Related Products NI DataFinder Server Edition NI LabVIEW DataFinder Toolkit DIAdem Crash Analysis Toolkit NI TestStand ATML Toolkit NI Requirements Gateway NI Switch Executive Manage test data across multiple groups Create custom, deployable data Automate crash data analysis and reporting Translate Automatic Test Markup Language Integrate with requirements written in Increase your development productivity and departments regardless of format. management applications with LabVIEW. in compliance with international standards. (ATML) Test Description files into NI TestStand Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or Adobe by interactively configuring and naming sequence files and code modules to help Acrobat as well as Telelogic DOORS and switch modules, external connections, and reduce long-term obsolescence and IBM Rational RequisitePro. signal routes. promote rehosting.

8 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 9 NI Measurement Studio Measurement Studio is an integrated suite of measurement tools created specifically for Visual Studio 2010/2008/2005 programmers. The software provides measurement and automation classes as well as Windows Forms and Web Forms controls for Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#.

■■ Managed .NET APIs for data acquisition and instrument control

■■ Analysis libraries for signal generation, signal processing, curve fitting, linear algebra, statistics, filtering and more

■■ .NET instrument driver generation for IVI, VXIplug&play, and legacy drivers

■■ Automated code generation tools and hardware assistants

■■ Simplified network communication and user interface data binding

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NI VeriStand NI VeriStand is an open, configuration-based software tool for creating real-time testing applications more efficiently. It provides the common functionality required to implement real-time testing applications in a ready-to-use format, which reduces development cost and risk. No programming knowledge is necessary; however, with the open environment, you can add custom functionality using LabVIEW; the LabVIEW FPGA Module; LabWindows™/CVI; NI TestStand; NI DIAdem; The MathWorks, Inc. Simulink® software; C/C++; .NET; Python; and other environments.

■■ Real-time stimulus generation ■■ Calculated channels

■■ Triggered, multirate data logging ■■ Closed-loop control

■■ Real-time hardware I/O interfaces ■■ Simulation model execution NI Multisim ■■ Event detection and response routines ■■ Run-time editable user interface Multisim is an advanced yet intuitive environment for circuit design, simulation, and prototyping. You can quickly capture schematics and fine-tune circuit Learn more at ni.com/veristand performance by exploring “what-if scenarios” through simulation-driven instruments and advanced analyses. This reduces expensive and time-consuming prototype iterations through early design validation.

■■ Capture, simulate, and design in an intuitive and interactive design environment

■■ Design custom circuitry for NI hardware with predefined connectors and reference designs

■■ Realize PCB designs quickly with tight integration with NI Ultiboard layout and routing software

Learn more at ni.com/multisim Related Products Related Products NI Developer Suite Real-Time Testing NI TestStand and LabVIEW FPGA NI Ultiboard NI Circuits Teaching Solution NI LabVIEW and HIL Simulation NI Requirements Gateway Graphically define FPGA-based interfaces Prototype circuit designs faster with Help students translate theory into practice Expand simulation capabilities with Get NI VeriStand with additional tools for Add automation and requirements to implement control, signal processing, or seamless integration and design with the integrated teaching platform of LabVIEW by customizing and automating customizing the environment. traceability to your NI VeriStand applications. model simulation tasks. synchronization between Ultiboard printed Multisim, LabVIEW, and the NI Educational analyses and integrating real measurements circuit board (PCB) layout and Multisim. Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite for increased accuracy. (NI ELVIS).

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 10 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Simulink® is a registered trademark of The MathWorks, Inc. ni.com 11 Measurement and Automation Hardware Overview National Instruments offers engineers and scientists a tightly integrated suite of hardware

and software tools to measure and automate the world around them. By using cutting-edge

commercial technology, such as the latest ADCs, FPGAs, and PC buses, NI hardware delivers

modular and easy-to-use solutions for a wide range of applications from automated test and

data logging to industrial control and embedded design.

NI Hardware Services and Support Data Acquisition and Modular Whether you own a single NI data acquisition device, a state-of-the-art PXI system, or hundreds of CompactRIO systems Signal Conditioning Instruments deployed in critical applications around the world, NI hardware services protect your investment and save you money.

Product Services System Services Extended Warranty – NI offers options for extending the Standard – During standard system configuration, NI standard product warranty to meet the life-cycle requirements technicians assemble, configure, test, and document your of your project. NI PXI, CompactRIO, or Compact FieldPoint system to give Versatile I/O for sensor Specialized instruments for high measurements and actuator control performance and flexible test systems you the ultimate out-of-box experience. Repair – Highly trained technicians perform NI repair services as quickly as possible. In addition, NI offers advanced replacement Custom – Custom system configuration helps you LabVIEW and next-on-bench services. successfully deploy a large number of systems at a lower price. Featured services include system assembly and Calibration – NI calibration helps make sure that every Instrument configuration, custom test, custom application installation, Embedded Systems measurement is as good as the first measurement by verifying Communication and custom documentation. the accuracy of your measurements and adjusting them back to specification when necessary. In addition, NI calibration helps you maintain traceability to national and international standards.

Combined PC performance One platform for all instrument, Learn more at ni.com/services and PLC ruggedness industrial, and network communication

National Instruments data acquisition (DAQ) devices measure electrical or physical signals from a variety of sensors. NI modular instruments synchronize measurement, signal generation, RF, and switching components Additional Services for automated test systems. NI embedded systems provide rugged packaged and board-level form factors OEM Support Technical Support Upgrades along with a modular, reconfigurable architecture for advanced control and monitoring applications. For NI offers design-in consulting and product NI delivers industry-leading technical support NI service programs include automatic integration assistance if you want to use through online knowledge bases, applications upgrades to your application development instrument control and communication, NI provides numerous GPIB, USB, Ethernet, and serial interfaces. NI products for OEM applications. Visit engineers, and discussion forums. Visit environment and higher levels of technical ni.com/oem for more information. ni.com/support for more information. support. Visit ni.com/ssp for more information.

12 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 13 NI PXI PXI is the open, PC-based platform for test, measurement, and control that provides the industry’s highest bandwidth and lowest latency with modular I/O for high-resolution DC to 6 GHz RF. With more than 10 years of industry adoption and over 1,500 products from more than 70 members of the PXI Systems Alliance (pxisa.org), it is clear why PXI is the automated test platform of choice for thousands of companies worldwide.

PXI Express Chassis PXI Chassis PXI High-Value Chassis Chassis Controllers High-throughput backplane with Embedded controllers with Windows PXI Express chassis from NI increase NI PXI chassis are designed to meet With NI high-value chassis, you can triggering and tight synchronization or real-time OS and remote controllers bandwidth by up to 100 times over a wide range of test and control up to five PXI Express/ PXI, incorporate the industry’s best measurement application needs. CompactPCI Express or timing and synchronization, and From 4 to 18 slots to operating PXI/CompactPCI modules across preserve compatibility with software temperature of 0 to 55 °C to a remote link that offers up to and the more than 1,500 standard options for both 3U and 6U 250 MB/s of sustained throughput. PXI modules. modules, NI has the chassis for These high-value chassis are ideal your application. for remote, real-time, and data ■■ Compatibility with PXI, PXI Express, acquisition applications. CompactPCI, and CompactPCI ■■ Compatibility with PXI and Express modules CompactPCI modules ■■ Quiet acoustic noise emissions as

■■ low as 38 dBA Up to 791 W total power available ■■ Up to 600 W total power available

■■ ■■ AC and AC/DC power options Use with PXI Express embedded, ■■ Use with PXI embedded, real-time, real-time, and remote controllers and remote controllers from NI ■■ Options for integrated MXI-Express from NI controller, remote controllers, or embedded controller Features Features Extensive Offering High Performance Since the introduction of the first NI PXI Features NI PXI Express chassis use best-in-class chassis more than a decade ago, NI has Low Cost PCI Express switches to deliver the continued to increase the variety of These chassis offer the lowest entry cost highest-performance PCI Express chassis it offers. of the PXI platform, with kits starting at communication between modules and Established Design $1,099 USD. Modules to the system controller. With tens of thousands of units Ease of Use More than 1,500 products Enhanced Cooling deployed, NI PXI systems have proved With a built-in remote controller, simply from more than 70 vendors Many NI PXI Express chassis provide to be highly reliable. install a host controller in your PC and you heat dissipation of 38.25 W in every Backplanes are up and running. peripheral slot even when installed in up Can’t find the mechanical form factor to 50 °C environments. Scalable that you are looking for? NI offers PXI When you need to add more peripheral System Longevity and PXI Express backplanes that you can slots, purchase another chassis and daisy NI PXI Express chassis offer the flexibility Platform Advantages incorporate into your own chassis design. chain your low-cost integrated chassis to it. to use PXI Express modules as well as Modular — Build custom test systems using a hardware architecture that can scale with your changing needs. compatibility with most PXI modules.

High Performance — Take advantage of the latest commercial technologies offering the test and measurement Learn more at ni.com/pxi industry’s highest throughput and lowest latency.

Rugged — Develop and deploy industrial applications using hardware with small, rugged packaging and high- temperature tolerances.

14 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 15 Timing and Synchronization Modules PXI Express and PXI timing and synchronization modules use the trigger bus, star trigger, and system reference clocks to implement advanced multimodule and multisystem synchronization. Through shared clocks, triggers, and time references, you can vastly improve the accuracy of measurements and implement advanced clocking and triggering schemes.

■■ Control trigger lines and the 10 MHz reference clock

■■ Synchronize multiple PXI Express and/or PXI chassis

■■ Synchronize hybrid systems with GPIB, VXI, and other instruments

Embedded Controllers Real-Time Controllers Remote Controllers Learn more at ni.com/pxi PXI embedded controllers from National Instruments RT series PXI With PXI remote controllers from National Instruments use the latest embedded controllers deliver a National Instruments, you can control advancements in computing flexible, rugged platform for your PXI systems directly from your PC or Features technology to provide high deterministic, real-time measurement laptop computer with a transparent, Synchronization Clock Generation References performance and the best value in and control applications. high-speed serial link that requires With PXI Express and PXI timing and You can generate clocks from DC to 1 GHz High-stability OCXO and TCXO reference a compact form factor, making no programming. Using PXI remote synchronization modules, you can tightly with 1 μHz resolution. clocks are available with a maximum stability ■■ Up to 172 kHz PID control loop rate them ideal for test and controllers, you can take advantage of synchronize multiple PXI systems with of 50 ppb. With the NI PXI-6682 and

■■ chassis-to-chassis skew below 100 ps. PXI-6682H, you can reference GPS, measurement systems. Deployment platform for LabVIEW the latest high-performance, low-cost Real-Time and LabWindows™/CVI IEEE 1588, and IRIG-B time sources. PCs for control of your PXI system. ■■ Up to 8 GB/s system bandwidth Real-Time applications ■■ Direct PC/laptop control of ■■ Integrated hard drive, memory, ■■ Submicrosecond loop rates with PXI/CompactPCI and PXI Express/ Ethernet, video, USB, GPIB, and only 3 to 4 μs of system jitter CompactPCI Express systems other peripherals ■■ Integrated hard drive, USB, GPIB, ■■ Fiber-optic cabling options for ■■ Preinstalled Microsoft Windows OS serial, and other peripheral I/O distributed applications up to 200 m

■■ More than 800 MB/s of sustained throughput with low-latency cabled Data Record and Playback Features Features PCI Express link Because it is based on the high-bandwidth PCI and PCI Express buses, the High Performance Deterministic Performance PXI platform enables instruments and data acquisition modules to continuously NI embedded controllers use the latest Run your application on dedicated PXI multicore processors from Intel and AMD real-time hardware for real-time stream data to and from high-speed RAID hard drive arrays. to provide high computing performance. responses, fast loop rates, and extremely Features ■■ Up to 750 MB/s sustained reading and writing to disk per storage device low system jitter. High I/O Bandwidth and High Performance Lowest Latency Multicore Processor Benefits PXI remote controllers use high- ■■ Up to 2.8 GB/s of aggregate sustained read and write to disk data rate in a single PXI embedded controllers harness the Exclusively control processor affinity for performance computers to stream live PXI Express chassis with multiple storage devices advantages of PCI/PCI Express to offer executing certain sections of your code. measurement or control data quickly. ■■ the industry’s highest I/O throughput and Up to 12 hard drives with 12 TB total storage capacity per storage device Extended Temperature and Low Cost lowest latency. 24/7 Operation Options These controllers offer the lowest entry ■■ Aggregate multiple storage devices to increase system’s total storage capacity NI System Assurance Program Deploy your PXI-based systems in more cost into the PXI platform, with kits You receive a preconfigured controller demanding conditions. starting at $999 USD. with all software and drivers applicable Control of Multiple PXI Chassis Learn more at ni.com/pxi for your system. You can build multichassis PXI systems by daisy chaining individual PXI chassis up to 200 m apart. Features High-Bandwidth Interface Standard File I/O RAID PXI systems interface to the RAID hard drive NI data streaming systems support standard The external RAID hard drive enclosures Learn more at ni.com/pxi arrays using cabled PCI Express. file I/O application programming interfaces. support multiple RAID levels, including 0, 1, and 5.

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 16 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 17 Easy, Powerful DAQ Software When building a data acquisition system, selecting the right application and driver

software is just as important as choosing the hardware. NI-DAQmx, a high-performance,

multithreaded driver, provides a consistent set of functions across multiple programming

languages and for all supported PC buses. So no matter which language you use,

NI-DAQmx software can simplify any application. NI Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning The purpose of data acquisition is to measure a physical or electrical phenomenon such as voltage, current,

temperature, pressure, or sound. PC-based data acquisition uses a combination of measurement hardware Programming Languages and software to provide a flexible, user-defined system for automating measurements and making data LabVIEW LabWindowsTM/CVI C/C++ C# VB .NET available for analysis. While each data acquisition system is uniquely defined by its application requirements, every system is designed to acquire, analyze, and present information. NI-DAQmx Driver Software (includes MAX, Virtual Channels, and DAQ Assistant)

PCI PCI Express PXI PXI Express USB Ethernet Wireless Data Acquisition Buses

NI GetData More Acquisition from Your Software System with NI-DAQmx Software NI-DAQmx,Every NI a data high-performance, acquisition device multithreaded is supported driver, by NI-DAQmx provides a and consistent is shipped set with of functions NI Measurement across multiple & Automation programming languages and for all supported PC buses. So no matter which language you use, NI-DAQmx software can simplify any Explorer (MAX), NI-DAQmx virtual channels, and the DAQ Assistant. application. Every NI data acquisition device works with NI-DAQmx and is shipped with NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), NI-DAQmx virtual channels, and the DAQ Assistant.

MeasurementMeasurement & Automation & Automation Explorer (MAX)NI-DAQmx Virtual ChannelsNI-DAQmx VirtualDAQ Channels Assistant

Explorer (MAX) ■■ ■■ ■■ Configure and test hardware with interactive testConfigure panels input ranges■■ Configure and input rangesCreate and asignal measurement conditioning task parameters

■■ Configure and test hardware signal conditioning parameters interactively through a wizard-like ■■ Perform self-test sequences ■■ Convert sensor voltage measurements into real-world configuration utility with interactive test panels ■■ Convert sensor voltageengineering units ■■ Create simulated devices ■■ ■■ measurements into real-world Configure sampling parameters, Perform self-test sequences ■■ Apply user-defined scaling operations ■■ Save, import, and export configuration files engineering units data scaling, and data-logging ■■ Create simulated devices ■■ Create NI-DAQmx tasksformats by adding (including timing, ASCII triggering, and TDMS) ■■ Reference wiring diagrams and documentation■■ Apply user-defined scaling ■■ Save, import, and export and synchronization information operations ■■ Automatically generate LabVIEW, configuration files DAQ Assistant C, C++, or Visual Basic .NET code1 ■■ Create NI-DAQmx tasks by ■■ Reference wiring diagrams ■■ adding timing, triggering,Create and a measurement task interactively through a and documentation wizard-like configuration utility synchronization information

■■ Configure sampling parameters, data scaling, and data-logging formats (including ASCII and TDMS) ni.com/dataacquisition ■■ Automatically generate LabVIEW, C, C++, or 1The DAQ Assistant generates C and .NET code when used with NI LabWindows/CVI or Measurement Studio. The mark LabWindows isVisual used under a Basiclicense from .NETMicrosoft Corporation. code Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Designed for Performance Learn more at ni.com/dataacquisition Engineers and scientists across industries and application areas have chosen NI data acquisition (DAQ) devices for their high-performance I/O, industry-leading technologies, and software-driven productivity gains. NI offers PC-based measurement and control solutions that deliver increased productivity through user-defined logging, analysis, and visualization. NI-DAQmx multithreaded driver software provides ease of use, flexibility, and performance on multiple programming environments, including NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows™/CVI, C/C++, Visual C#, and Visual Basic .NET.

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 18 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 19 NI M Series NI S Series Low-Cost Multifunction DAQ Simultaneous Sampling NI USB-6000 Series for USB, PCI, and PXI Multifunction DAQ for Low-cost NI USB DAQ devices NI M Series DAQ offers a broad PCI, PXI, and PXI Express provide basic functionality for applications such as simple data set of I/O options and signal With a dedicated analog-to-digital logging, portable measurements, NI X Series Multifunction Data Acquisition for PCI Express, PXI Express, and USB connectivity for data acquisition converter (ADC) per channel, and academic lab experiments. applications. You can choose USB high-performing S Series DAQ Multifunction data acquisition (DAQ) devices integrate analog input and output, digital input and output, and counter/timer They are affordable for student use M Series DAQ with both bus- and devices are ideal for applications circuitry. NI X Series devices for USB, PCI Express, and PXI Express are the most advanced multifunction DAQ devices ever yet powerful enough for more wall-powered options. For high- such as transient analysis; ultrasonic, designed by National Instruments. The X Series DAQ family incorporates significant enhancements to onboard timing, sophisticated measurement channel-count systems, some radar, and sonar measurements; triggering, data streaming, and driver software, which make it possible to perform parallel execution of measurement applications. All low-cost USB DAQ M Series devices include up to 42 V automotive applications; and tasks at both the hardware and software levels. X Series devices are well-suited for applications ranging from basic data devices include free NI LabVIEW 80 channels on a single device, industrial measurement and control. logging to control and test automation. and you can meet higher-resolution SignalExpress LE data-logging ■■ Up to 10 MS/s/ch sampling rates requirements with 18-bit M Series software. NI-STC3 Timing and Synchronization Technology Native x1 PCI Express Interface DAQ. NI also provides industrial ■■ Eliminate crosstalk and preserve ■■ Four 32-bit counters for PWM, encoder, frequency, and more (PCI Express and PXI Express Devices) M Series hardware with built-in phase relationship between ■■ Dedicated bandwidth of up to 250 MB/s in each direction input channels ■■ 100 MHz timebase for precise sample clock generation isolation circuitry and analog Learn more at ni.com/daq/usb ■■ 8 DMA channels for analog I/O, digital I/O, and all four counters current measurement options. ■■ Independent analog and digital timing engines

■■ Retriggerable analog I/O, digital I/O, and counter I/O NI Signal Streaming (USB Devices) Learn more at

■■ ni.com/dataacquisition Patented technology that ensures high-speed bidirectional Learn more at ni.com/daq/mseries data transfer over USB

■■ Message-based instructions and device-side intelligence

■■ Concurrent analog, digital, and counter operations

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Simultaneous Sampling X Series on PXI Express NI USB-TC01 with NI InstantDAQ Technology

■■ Take advantage of up to 16 ADCs per device for higher sampling rates per channel and Just plug it in and instantly start taking temperature measurements with the NI USB-TC01. reduced phase offset Built-in software for viewing and logging data is automatically loaded once the device is ■■ Synchronize up to 272 analog input channels in a PXI Express chassis connected. Connect to any USB port to use your PC as a display and monitor data in real time.

■■ Easily acquire from multiple devices with NI-DAQmx multidevice tasks Learn more at ni.com/usb-thermocouple ■■ Log data to TDMS files at up to 1.2 GB/s with new Configure Logging VI

20 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 21 NI CompactDAQ Data Acquisition Measurement Modules for NI CompactDAQ NI CompactDAQ modular data acquisition systems for USB and Ethernet provide sensor and electrical measurements on You can choose from more than 50 C Series modules for different measurements including thermocouple, voltage, resistance the benchtop, in the field, and on the production line. By combining more than 50 sensor-specific I/O modules with NI Signal temperature detector (RTD), current, resistance, strain, digital (TTL and other), accelerometers, and microphones. Channel Streaming technology, the NI CompactDAQ platform delivers performance and ease of use in a flexible, mixed-measurement counts on the individual modules range from three to 32 channels to accommodate a wide range of system requirements. system. NI CompactDAQ features Measurement Types Features ■■ 1-, 4-, and 8-slot chassis ■■ Four 32-bit counters for PWM, encoder, frequency, and more ■■ Voltage ■■ Channel-to-channel or bank isolation

■■ USB, Ethernet, and IEEE 802.11 wireless options ■■ NI Signal Streaming technology ■■ Temperature ■■ BNC or screw-terminal connectivity

■■ More than 50 measurement modules ■■ Support for LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI, ANSI C/C++, ■■ Resistance ■■ Available mass termination C#, Visual Basic .NET, and Visual Basic 6.0 ■■ Operational temperature range of -20 to 55 °C ■■ Load/pressure/torque/strain ■■ IEPE conditioning ■■ Free NI LabVIEW SignalExpress LE ■■ Analog input modules that you can run at different rates with data-logging software ■■ Accelerometer ■■ Antialiasing filters multiple timing engines ■■ Microphone ■■ NIST-traceable calibration certificates included

■■ Digital I/O Learn more at ni.com/compactdaq ■■ Current

■■ Counter measurements

■■ Up to 500 kHz waveforms

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1-Slot NI CompactDAQ Chassis

With USB, Ethernet, and wireless options, 1-slot NI CompactDAQ chassis are optimal for both low-channel-count, portable systems and remote monitoring applications. NI-DAQmx driver software provides a single programming interface for all NI USB, Ethernet, and wireless DAQ devices, so programming is identical for any bus.

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 22 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 23 Physical Test and Measurement with PXI Express Dynamic Signal Acquisition PXI Express data acquisition with integrated signal conditioning improves National Instruments sound and vibration measurement hardware provides real-world measurements. Combining integrated signal conditioning with flexible, high-performance data acquisition for vibration and acoustic signals. NI-DAQmx results in the fastest ever time to measurement for real-world NI dynamic signal acquisition (DSA) devices for USB, PCI, PXI, and signals such as strain, pressure, load, temperature, sound, and acceleration. NI CompactRIO are ideal for precision measurements with microphones, PXI Express also has a fiber optical interrogator for environments where electrical accelerometers, or any measurement requiring high dynamic range. You can sensors are not practical. The variety of PXI Express physical measurements is use NI DSA devices to identify noise and vibration or perform audio tests crucial for building data acquisition systems for structural test and measurement. across a wide range of industries. PXI Express integrated signal conditioning with NI-DAQmx allows the same ■■ Sample up to 272 channels in one chassis application developed for eight channels to be easily scaled to acquire signals from thousands of channels. ■■ Use 117 dB dynamic range for low noise measurements

■■ Measure anywhere from 42 V to 1.1 μV

■■ Remove unwanted noise with automated antialiasing filters Learn more at ni.com/structural-test

Products Learn more at ni.com/soundandvibration NI SC Express Modules NI Dynamic Signal Acquisition Modules NI Optical Sensor Interrogator NI SC Express modules provide solutions NI dynamic signal acquisition modules are The NI optical sensor interrogator is for strain, temperature, pressure, and many accurate and flexible enough to measure designed to work with fiber Bragg grating other measurement types. any vibration or acoustic signal. (FBG) optical sensors.

NI SC Express NI Optical Sensor Interrogator The SC Express family features PXI Express data acquisition modules with The National Instruments PXI Express optical sensor interrogator is a dual-slot integrated signal conditioning for measuring strain gages, pressure transducers, 3U PXI Express data acquisition module for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) optical load cells, thermocouples, high voltages, and more. These modules have been sensors. Optical sensors eliminate many of the challenges associated with designed for maximum accuracy, high throughput, and tight synchronization electrical sensors because they are nonconductive, electrically passive, for advanced measurement systems. immune to EMI-induced noise, and able to transmit data over long distances with little or no loss in signal integrity. In addition, you can daisy chain ■■ Resolution up to 24 bits, sample rates up to 250 kS/s/ch multiple FBG sensors along a single optical fiber to greatly reduce the size, ■■ Isolation and antialias filtering on certain measurement types weight, and complexity of your measurement systems.

■■ Up to 250 MB/s of dedicated bandwidth per device ■■ 4 simultaneous optical channels, 10 Hz full-spectrum scan frequency

■■ Software-selectable configurations, including excitation, bridge completion, ■■ 1510 to 1590 nm wavelength range, ability to daisy chain over 20 sensors per channel and shunt calibration ■■ No external calibration required (onboard NIST-traceable reference)

■■ NI-OSI driver software for automatic sensor detection and easy sensor configuration Learn more at ni.com/sc-express

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24 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 25 Digital I/O Analog Output Industrial digital I/O devices are suitable for a wide range of automation Analog voltage and current output devices cover a full spectrum of test and applications including controlling switches, relays, actuators, fans, lights, and control applications from basic software-timed output to complex high-speed motors. These devices offer the following specialized industrial features for waveform generation. Analog output devices feature high reliability: ■■ Up to 1 MS/s per-channel arbitrary ■■ Multidevice synchronization

■■ Programmable power-up states ensure actuators and relays begin in a known state waveform generation ■■ Digital triggering and external clocking

■■ ■■ Watchdog timers detect and respond to fault conditions 12-, 13-, or 16-bit resolution ■■ Simultaneous updates

■■ ■■ Change detection triggers applications with minimal processor usage ±10 V voltage or 0 to 20 mA ■■ Eight digital I/O lines current outputs ■■ Programmable input filters remove glitches and spikes ■■ Two 24-bit counter/timers ■■ High-channel density ■■ Isolation provides safety and prevents ground loops

Learn more at ni.com/daq Learn more at ni.com/digitalio Features Features Low-Cost Digital I/O 30 V Bank-Isolated Digital I/O Up to 150 V Digital Relays Software-Timed Outputs Waveform Generation Up to 96 5 V TTL/CMOS lines for PCI, PXI, Up to 64 sourcing or sinking digital I/O lines Mechanical or solid-state relay devices with Simultaneous software-timed single-point Onboard FIFOs and high-speed update rates PCMCIA, and USB with 24 V logic levels up to 150 VDC channel-to-channel isolation updates across many channels for control for simple sine, square, and triangle waves or applications more complex user-defined waveforms

Counter/Timers NI R Series Multifunction RIO Counter/timer devices, which feature up to eight 32-bit counters, provide a R Series multifunction reconfigurable I/O (RIO) devices feature user-defined, variety of time-related measurements and fulfill critical timing functions as onboard processing for flexible system timing and triggering. An FPGA-based components of complex measurement systems. Use counter/timers for: system timing controller makes all analog and digital I/O configurable for application-specific operation with embedded custom logic. R Series devices ■■ Frequency measurements ■■ Frequency generation offer up to eight analog inputs, up to eight analog outputs, and up to 160 digital ■■ Edge/event counting ■■ Frequency division I/O lines.

■■ ■■ Pulse-width measurements Pulse-train generation ■■ LabVIEW FPGA-configured hardware for custom onboard decision making

■■ ■■ Event timestamps Pulse-width modulation ■■ Digital lines individually configurable as inputs, outputs, counter/timers, PWM,

■■ Quadrature encoders flexible encoder inputs, or specialized communication protocols

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Features Applications High Voltage High Precision High-Speed Control Loops Custom Digital Protocols Sensor Simulation Up to 48 VDC channel-to-channel isolation for High-stability (75 ppb) timebase and With LabVIEW code that executes in silicon, Implement both standard and custom digital Simulate complex analog and digital sensors industrial applications GPS-based synchronization for high-precision you can implement multiple analog PID control communication protocols with commercial for test system validation and hardware-in- measurements systems at loop rates exceeding 100 kHz off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. the-loop (HIL) test. and digital decision making at 40 MHz.

26 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 27 NI Modular Instruments NI modular instruments combine world-class measurement hardware with optimized measurement and analysis software. With modular instruments, you specify the essential functionality you require and choose from a wide variety of measurement, signal generation, RF, power, and switch modules. Then configure those instruments in software for your specific measurement tasks. Because these instruments are modular and software-defined, you can quickly interchange and easily repurpose them to meet your evolving test needs. With reconfigurable I/O (RIO) instruments, software configuration extends to powerful, open FPGAs for even greater instrument customization. NI modular instruments provide high-speed test on a variety of platforms including PXI, PXI Express, PCI, PCI Express, and USB.

NI Digitizers/Oscilloscopes Digitizers offer several advantages over traditional stand-alone oscilloscopes by delivering an open architecture and flexible software. With a National Instruments digitizer, you can not only perform standard oscilloscope measurements but also easily build other instruments such as spectrum analyzers, transient recorders, and ultrasonic receivers. Digitizers optimized for automated test take advantage of the high-throughput PXI and PXI Express buses to lower test times, offer picosecond-level synchronization between modules, and integrate with the entire suite of NI hardware – including arbitrary waveform generators, high-speed digital I/O, and other digitizers – so you can build and customize complete mixed-signal or high-channel-count test systems.

■■ Acquire wideband frequency-domain signals or make precise ■■ Expand your measurement system using high-channel- time-domain measurements using NI high-speed digitizers, density cards and multiple instrument synchronization ranging from 300 MHz bandwidth to 1 GHz and above with NI T-Clock technology

■■ Make high-dynamic-range, low-distortion measurements ■■ Perform fully customized, inline measurements using using high-resolution digitizers ranging from 14 to 24 bits FPGA-programmable NI FlexRIO digitizer adapter modules of resolution RF Instruments Precision DC Instruments ■■ Select the form factor best for your application: Acquisition and generation up to 6.6 GHz Digital multimeters, power supplies, and source measure units ■■ Capture long records with deep onboard memory up to USB, PCI, PXI, and PXI Express 512 MB per channel Mixed-Signal Instruments Switching Digitizers, arbitrary waveform generators, dynamic Complete switch offering including general purpose, signal acquisition, and high-speed digital I/O fault insertion, multiplexer, matrix, RF, and microwave Learn more at ni.com/digitizers

Platform Advantages Performance – Specialized instruments for high-resolution, high-speed, and high-channel-count applications. High-Speed Data Streaming Flexibility – Software-defined measurement capability for automated test and customization, including RIO technology for FPGA-enabled test. Using PXI Express digitizers from National Instruments, you can stream data to the PC memory or RAID-0 array of disks. This streaming capability makes NI PXI Express digitizers ideal for applications such as signals intelligence, radar, and IF/RF data streaming. Integration – Ability to tightly synchronize modular instruments and integrate the measurements with test software to Learn more at ni.com/streaming achieve solutions from design to manufacturing test.

28 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 29 NI FlexRIO NI FlexRIO integrates high-performance and user-customizable I/O with NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) and LabVIEW FPGA technology. With the standard interface, you can interchange NI FlexRIO adapter modules and FPGA modules for the exact combination of I/O and FPGA processing power your application demands. NI FlexRIO enhances the capability of the PXI platform by providing easier access to new semiconductor technology, custom hardware designs, and high-performance FPGA-based algorithms.

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Adapter Module Options NI Adapter Modules Third-Party Adapter Modules Custom Adapter Modules NI FlexRIO adapter modules from National Instruments Alliance Partners Build your own NI FlexRIO adapter module National Instruments add high-performance, provide application-specific and custom with the NI FlexRIO Adapter Module NI Signal Generators instrument-class I/O to LabVIEW FPGA. NI FlexRIO adapter modules. Development Kit. National Instruments PXI and PCI signal generators include versatile arbitrary waveform generators, function generators, and clock generators. By combining these instruments with the NI Analog Waveform Editor, you can produce completely user-defined signals in minutes. Whether generating simple sine and clock signals or complex modulated communications waveforms, the broad offering of NI signal generators can improve your prototyping and test systems by delivering world-class performance and higher system throughput.

Features Function Generators

■■ Up to 16-bit resolution at a 400 MS/s sampling rate for high ■■ DC to 100 MHz dynamic range and bandwidth ■■ 1.07 μHz frequency resolution NI VideoMASTER ■■ Deep waveform and instruction memory for long play times Arbitrary Waveform Generators NI VideoMASTER is a versatile video test suite for validation and production ■■ Download rates over 600 MB/s using PXI Express ■■ Up to 2 GB shared waveform data and sequence test. Combining PXI-based, software-defined modular instruments with ■■ Continuous streaming from FPGA coprocessors at rates instruction memory configurable NI TestStand test steps, NI VideoMASTER shortens development exceeding 400 MS/s (800 MB/s) with PXI Express and ■■ Multimodule/multichannel synchronization with <20 ps skew time and increases test speed with automated measurements on multiple NI peer-to-peer technology

interfaces for set-top box and other multimedia device test applications. ■■ PCI, PXI, and PXI Express models ■■ Powerful waveform linking, looping, scripting, and triggering ■■ Composite, S-video, VGA, and component analog video analysis ■■ Onboard signal processing for interpolation and ■■ HDMI/DVI video signal analysis including HDCP encryption, CEC, EDID, 1080p60, upconversion to intermediate frequencies and 3D content

■■ Hundreds of built-in video measurements for rapid test development Learn more at ni.com/signalgenerators ■■ Parallel test capabilities to optimize production test

Learn more at ni.com/videomaster Features NI Analog Waveform Editor Set-Top Box Testing HDTV Testing Digital Camera and Smart Phone Test Combine analog and digital video testing in Generate custom video patterns and analyze Test LCD quality as well as micro-HDMI Create and edit analog waveforms with this tool. To view or edit waveforms, you can open a single, high-performance solution high-speed LVDS channels. Calculate pixel content on the latest mobile devices. and resample data files saved in binary or ASCII file formats. After importing your waveforms, optimized for automated measurements. errors on 1080p240, 4k x 2k resolutions, and you can view and edit them. You can also create new waveforms by selecting from a 3D content. library of more than 20 waveform primitives or by entering a mathematical expression.

30 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 31 High-Speed Digital I/O NI Dynamic Signal Acquisition Hardware and Software National Instruments high-speed digital I/O products provide a high-performance, flexible experience for digital communication National Instruments sound and vibration measurement hardware provides the flexibility and performance required by and testing with up to 1 Gbit/s data rates. You can synchronize multiple modules to create a high-channel-count digital system applications such as acoustic test and noise mapping, vibration analysis, dynamic structural test, machinery monitoring and with subnanosecond synchronization. The NI-HSDIO driver is easy-to-use software for your digital testing needs, and the diagnostics, and audio performance validation. NI dynamic signal acquisition (DSA) devices for USB, PCI, PXI, PXI Express, LabVIEW FPGA Module and NI FlexRIO platform offer the flexibility for protocol-aware testing. With high-speed digital I/O and NI CompactRIO are ideal for precision measurements with microphones, accelerometers, and other transducers that products, you can perform have very large dynamic ranges.

■■ Bit error rate testing (BERT) ■■ Logic analysis/pattern generation Features High-Density PXI Modules

■■ Protocol emulation and testing ■■ Voltage threshold testing ■■ 24-bit ADCs and DACs with up to 118 dB dynamic range and ■■ 16 simultaneous analog inputs offer the multiple gains highest-channel density ■■ Timing tests (setup and hold time) ■■ Scripting for looping and linking of multiple waveforms with zero idle time ■■ Up to 204.8 kS/s sampling rate (AI) and 204.8 kS/s ■■ 24-bit ADCs with sampling rates up to 204.8 kS/s update rate (AO) ■■ Four gain settings from ±316 mV to 10 V Product Family Maximum Clock Rate Voltage Levels DIO Channels Direction Control Form Factor ■■ 2-, 4-, 8-, and 16-channel options with AC/DC coupling, ■■ Ability to synchronize up to 272 channels in a single 5 V TTL/CMOS, low-cost 2/20 Mbit/s 5 V 32 By 8-bit ports PCI/PXI/PCMCIA IEPE conditioning, antialiasing filters, and TEDS Selectable voltage, low-cost, high streaming 25/50 Mbit/s 2.5, 3.3, 5 V 32 Per-channel PCI Express/PXI Express PXI chassis or more than 13,000 channels in a distributed Selectable voltage, high-speed, bidirectional Up to 400 Mbit/s 1.8, 2.5, 3.3, 5 V 32 Per-channel PCI/PXI ■■ Programmable voltage, bidirectional Up to 100 Mbit/s -2 to 5.5 V (10 mV steps) 20 Per-channel, per-cycle (tri-state) PCI/PXI NIST-traceable calibration certificates included system with <0.1 deg mismatch Differential voltage, high-speed Up to 400 Mbit/s LVDS, LVTTL 16 Per-channel (SDR), dedicated I/O (DDR) PCI/PXI FPGA Programmable 1 Gbit/s LVDS, Single Ended, RS422/RS485 54 Per Channel, deterministic PXI, PXI Express, NI FlexRIO

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NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite NI AudioMASTER

NI sound and vibration analysis software includes both a configuration-based, NI AudioMASTER is an audio generation and analysis test solution NI Digital Waveform Editor ready-to-run acquisition and processing package and comprehensive for analog and digital audio validation and production test. With it, LabVIEW analysis VIs for acoustic, vibration, structural test, and machine you can use the same tool from validation and verification through Use this interactive software tool to create digital signals/buses as well as import existing monitoring applications. production test. This tool provides a full-featured audio analyzer inside test vectors from VCD or ASCII files for interfacing and communications applications. ■■ Interactive viewing, processing, and logging of live data the NI TestStand environment. You can perform swept sine test and define single tone production test values all in NI TestStand. ■■ Design digital vectors with six drive and compare states (0, 1, Z, H, L, and X) ■■ Flexible audio, octave, and frequency response analysis ■■ View data in NI TestStand to determine appropriate limits ■■ Use built-in patterns for count up/down, PRBS data, and more ■■ More than 30 LabVIEW Express VIs and more than 50 example code bases ■■ Perform any audio test ■■ Highlight bit errors in designs and “play” signals with LabVIEW SignalExpress ■■ Vibration trending and order analysis to define machine vibration

32 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 33 RF Instruments RF and Wireless Test Software Testing today’s complex RF and microwave devices requires a fast, flexible, and accurate RF instrumentation platform. With software-defined measurement systems from NI, you can keep pace with rapidly evolving wireless standards. NI modular RF instruments incorporate technologies such as multicore processors and the PCI Express data bus to achieve National Instruments RF tools deliver a highly flexible software selection to help you stay ahead of the latest developments. measurement speeds that are three to 10 times faster than traditional instruments in automated test applications. In addition, with the inherent flexibility of a software-defined platform, you can test multiple wireless standards from GSM NI GSM/EDGE Measurement Suite NI WLAN Measurement Suite for IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n and LTE to WLAN and GPS with the same RF instrumentation. ■■ LabVIEW and C-style API with LabVIEW example code ■■ LabVIEW and C-style API with interactive soft front panels

■■ EDGE RMS EVM <0.5 percent (NI PXIe-5663E) ■■ Up to 4x4 MIMO generation and analysis RF Signal Analyzers ■■ RF Network Analyzers

■■ Vector signal analyzers up to 6.6 GHz with 50 MHz of ■■ Vector network analysis up to 6 GHz NI WCDMA/HSPA+ Measurement Suite NI Measurement Suites for Fixed and Mobile WiMAX

instantaneous bandwidth ■■ LabVIEW and C-style API with interactive soft front panels ■■ LabVIEW and C-style APIs with interactive soft front panels ■■ Greater than 100 dB dynamic range

■■ Phase noise as low as -129 dBc/Hz at 800 MHz (10 kHz offset) ■■ WCDMA ACLR <-63 dBc (NI PXIe-5663E) ■■ Example programs and demo panels for the generation and ■■ Typical noise floor less than -123 dBm/Hz

■■ analysis of IEEE 802.16-2004 and IEEE 802.16e-2005 signals Noise floor as low as -165 dBm/Hz at 1 GHz ■■ WCDMA EVM <0.5 dBc (NI PXIe-5663E) ■■ Power range of -30 to +5 dBm ■■ Tuning times less than 400 µs in cellular and PCS bands NI GPS Simulation Toolkit for LabVIEW ■■ Sweep speed less than 400 µs/point over 3,201 points NI LTE Measurement Suite ■■ Use with PXI RF vector signal generators RF Signal Generators ■■ LabVIEW and C-style API with interactive soft front panels

■■ ■■ Simulate up to 12 satellites for up to 24 hours Vector or continuous wave signal generation up to 6.6 GHz ■■ FDD support for UE testing with 100 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth ■■ Input custom receiver motion trajectories ■■ Typical RMS EVM <-48 dB ■■ Typical phase noise of -110 dBc/Hz at 1 GHz (10 kHz offset)

■■ Tuning times less than 300 µs in cellular and PCS bands Learn more at ni.com/rf

Learn more at ni.com/rf NI RIO IF Transceivers

RF Accessory Modules National Instruments PXI and PCI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) intermediate frequency (IF) transceivers bring the flexibility and performance of LabVIEW FPGA to RF test and measurement applications. RF accessory modules include 6 GHz and 18 GHz USB true RMS power meters They feature high-performance, dual-channel inputs and outputs coupled to Xilinx FPGAs and with typical linearity of ±0.13 dB, a programmable 8 GHz attenuator with up to interface with NI and third-party upconverters and downconverters. 60 dB attenuation, and a programmable 8 GHz amplifier with up to 30 dB of gain and 1 dB compression point at +20 dBm. Learn more at ni.com/transceiver

34 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 35 NI Digital Multimeters National Instruments digital multimeters (DMMs) achieve remarkable throughput rates while maintaining precise and stable measurements. NI DMMs accurately measure voltage, resistance, current, capacitance, inductance, and temperature. Build high-channel-count systems by integrating these DMMs with NI switch modules.

■■ Up to 7½ digits of resolution (26 bits) and up to 1.8 MS/s sample rate

■■ Voltage from 10 nV to 1000 V, current from 1 pA to 3 A, resistance from 10 μΩ to 5 GΩ

■■ Low-cost and high-performance devices for PXI, PCI, PCI Express, and USB

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Features Intuitive Software Superior Accuracy Guarding and Current Amplification The NI-DMM instrument driver makes The NI 7½-digit DMM offers the best DC Combine NI DMMs with the 6-wire guard configuration quick and easy and helps you accuracy of any instrument in its class with and current amplifier module to guard signals NI Switches tightly synchronize DMMs and NI switches. 12.5 ppm accuracy over a two-year for in-circuit test or to measure current with National Instruments delivers a flexible, modular switching solution based on PXI or SCXI to help you maximize equipment calibration cycle. subpicoamp resolution. reuse, test throughput, and system scalability. Automate your signal routing in applications ranging from automobile ECU test, to in-circuit test, to RF stimulus/response test. The NI switches offering includes the IVI-compliant NI-SWITCH driver software as well as a variety of accessories for channel expansion.

General Purpose and Fault Insertion Matrix

■■ Turn on/off high-power devices such as motors, fans, and ■■ Armature, reed, and solid-state options lights with SPDT and SPST relays ■■ Up to 544 matrix crosspoints in a single PXI slot ■■ Simulate faults for HIL testing NI SwitchBlock: Expandable Large Matrix NI Programmable Power Supplies and SMUs ■■ Switch up to 40 A ■■ Integrated relay test in the NI Switch Health Center National Instruments precision DC sources combine high-resolution, high-speed RF and Microwave outputs with accurate voltage and current measurements. These instruments ■■ Internal analog bus for matrix expansion provide constant current or voltage, sweep IV curves, and measure leakages ■■ Minimal insertion loss (less than 2 dB typical), reflection, Multiplexer in automated test systems or lab environments. and crosstalk ■■ Switch up to 198 channels or up to 600 V in a single PXI slot ■■ Multiplexer, matrix, and general-purpose relay configurations ■■ High-precision, 4-quadrant outputs with down to 10 pA measurement sensitivity or up to 40 W sourcing and 2 A current ■■ Deterministic scanning with PXI triggers ■■ Bandwidth up to 26.5 GHz

■■ Fast, accurate, multichannel power supplies with integrated voltage and current readback capability on low-noise outputs Learn more at ni.com/switches

Learn more at ni.com/powersupplies NI Switch Executive

Features NI Switch Executive is an intelligent switch management and routing application that simplifies switch system configuration, increases test performance, and facilitates code reuse to help you reduce test system cost. Fast Sweeping Optimized Outputs Intuitive Software ■■ These products offer sourcing and Choose from precision sources optimized for With an easy-to-use soft front panel and Development system – Configure switch modules and control switches from any application software measurement speeds up to 3 kHz along applications such as high-voltage leakage intuitive driver software for programmatic ■■ Deployment system – Import switch configuration from a file or network and validate deployment setup with hardware triggering for automated test or battery simulation for mobile devices. control, NI precision sources help get measurements. applications up and running quickly. Learn more at ni.com/switchexecutive

36 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 37 Embedded Control and Monitoring Systems NI embedded control and monitoring systems are a core component of the National Instruments graphical system design platform. These systems combine the ruggedness of a PLC with the performance of a PC and the flexibility of custom hardware. All NI embedded controllers are programmed with LabVIEW software, which combines intuitive graphical programming with advanced algorithms for a wide range of applications. With these flexible yet powerful systems, engineers and system designers can design, prototype, and deploy custom embedded systems and machines much faster and at a lower cost.

Industrial Controller CompactRIO Fanless deterministic real-time Embedded controller with reliable, processing and a rich user interface high-speed FPGA-based I/O NI CompactRIO CompactRIO is a rugged, reconfigurable control and acquisition system designed for high performance, ruggedness, and reliability. It combines an embedded real-time controller, a reconfigurable FPGA chassis, and NI C Series I/O modules. CompactRIO is powered by LabVIEW FPGA and LabVIEW Real-Time technologies.

Real-Time Controllers C Series I/O Modules

■■ Stand-alone, real-time analysis, control, and logging ■■ Direct connection to analog and digital sensors, actuators; ability to create your own custom modules ■■ Ethernet/serial ports for communication and connection to peripherals/displays Industrial and Machine Control

■■ Support for a wide range of industrial and embedded protocols ■■ Custom multiaxis motion control

Reconfigurable Chassis Embedded Data Logging, Industrial Monitoring

■■ FPGAs programmable with LabVIEW for high-speed timing, ■■ Automotive and industrial data logging control, and triggering ■■ Machine condition monitoring and protection ■■ Reconfigurable FPGA for rapid prototyping and custom design NI Single-Board RIO NI Smart Camera Lower-cost embedded deployment solution Image sensor and a real-time embedded based on CompactRIO architecture processor in a small, rugged package Learn more at ni.com/compactrio

NI C Series Measurement Modules

C Series modules provide I/O for hardware targets including the CompactRIO family. Each I/O module contains all components needed for a specific measurement. Many modules also have isolation for extended voltage Platform Advantages ranges and industrial signal types, so you can connect wires directly from the modules to your sensors and actuators. Check online for an up-to-date list of more than 100 C Series supported modules. Measurement-Quality I/O – Acquire and log high-speed and high-precision measurements from thousands of industrial sensors. ■■ Voltage ■■ Accelerometer ■■ Counter/timer ■■ More than 50 specialty ■■ Current ■■ Strain ■■ CAN communication modules available from ■■ Temperature ■■ Digital (12, 24, 48 V TTL) ■■ Motion drive third-party developers Open – Connect and communicate with PLCs, human machine interfaces (HMIs), enterprise software, and the Internet. With the CompactRIO Module Development Kit (MDK), you can build a module with your own custom circuitry Performance – Analyze and control high-speed systems with PID, image processing, and other advanced algorithms. and software driver for use with CompactRIO systems.

38 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 39 NI Single-Board RIO NI Single-Board RIO is a board-level embedded control and acquisition device for OEM applications. It combines the real-time processor, reconfigurable FPGA, and NI C Series analog and digital I/O components of the reconfigurable I/O (RIO) architecture onto a single-board computer (SBC).

■■ Onboard real-time processor for stand-alone, reliable control and monitoring

■■ Reconfigurable FPGA for deploying custom logic in software-defined hardware with LabVIEW FPGA

■■ Onboard analog and digital I/O with modular expansion to C Series I/O modules

MXI-Express RIO Ethernet RIO EtherCAT RIO Learn more at ni.com/singleboardrio MXI-Express RIO delivers the Ethernet RIO delivers the most EtherCAT RIO provides deterministic, highest-performance expansion flexible expansion RIO solution, distributed I/O to maintain the tight reconfigurable I/O solution for making it easy to add a user- timing and synchronization needed applications that require custom programmable FPGA and mixed- for time-critical systems. Using signal processing and control signal conditioned I/O to any real-time Ethernet, this 8-slot rugged algorithms and mixed-signal Ethernet network. Ethernet RIO chassis for C Series modules conditioned I/O. Featuring high chassis are ideal for distributed, communicates deterministically throughput and best-in-class remote measurement systems with any CompactRIO, real-time FPGAs, MXI-Express RIO chassis and can integrate easily with any industrial controller, or real-time PXI are ideal for hardware-in-the-loop, real-time NI CompactRIO system, system that has two Ethernet ports. real-time test and complex real-time PXI system, or Windows You can daisy chain multiple slave research applications. PC using standard 10/100 Ethernet. chassis from the controller to expand time-critical applications to high- ■■ 14 C Series I/O slots per chassis ■■ 8 C Series I/O slots per chassis channel counts while maintaining ■■ Controller support for real-time ■■ 2M gate FPGA for custom timing, hard determinism. Plus, you can or Windows PXI, PC, rack-mount, inline processing, and control embed FPGA code on your and industrial controllers Industrial Controller with Windows ■■ Network fail-safe for increased expansion I/O to offload processing

■■ or LabVIEW Real-Time OS Up to 6 chassis per daisy chain reliability from the controller and reduce The NI industrial controller provides a flexible platform with broad software ■■ Up to 8 daisy chains per controller ■■ Support for LabVIEW FPGA and response time. support and several options for expansion to a wide range of NI and third-party RIO Scan Mode ■■ ■■ 8 C Series I/O slots per chassis 250 MB/s throughput for high-speed measurement I/O. Select an Intel Core Duo for parallel processing with data streaming ■■ 2M gate FPGA for custom timing, LabVIEW and add the NI Real-Time Hypervisor to run LabVIEW Real-Time inline processing, and control applications and Windows XP simultaneously on one controller.

■■ Tightly integrated implicit ■■ Rugged, high-performance, fanless industrial controllers with LabVIEW Real-Time OS synchronization via EtherCAT ■■ Options for 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor or 1.06 GHz Intel Celeron M ■■ Connect to any NI EtherCAT master controller ■■ Two Gigabit Ethernet ports for network connectivity to LabVIEW Real-Time platforms

■■ One PCI or PCI Express slot for expansion to PCI and PCI Express boards

■■ One MXI-Express connector for remote connectivity to PXI systems Learn more at ni.com/distributedio/expand

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40 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 41 NI Smart Cameras NI Vision Systems NI Frame Grabbers Save on cost and space by Harness multicore performance Build high-performance, PC-based combining an image sensor and a with fanless designs, connectivity systems using the latest processor real-time embedded processor into to multiple cameras, and technologies. one rugged, industrial package. reconfigurable digital I/O. ■■ Benefit from unequalled NI Vision Software ■■ Cost-effective hardware for ■■ Acquire images from GigE Vision, synchronization with data acquisition packaging inspection, assembly IEEE 1394, and Camera Link devices and motion products NI offers two software packages that you can use across the entire NI vision hardware portfolio. This open platform verification, 1D and 2D code ■■ ■■ Choose between real-time and Acquire from Camera Link, means that after learning just one set of vision software tools, you can easily reduce development time and maintenance reading, and robot guidance Windows OS options GigE Vision, IEEE 1394, and costs as well as port existing code when changing hardware. Both packages include image acquisition functions and image ■■ Choose from a selection of parallel digital devices ■■ Choose between the Embedded processing algorithms to enhance images, check for presence, locate features, identify or classify objects, and measure resolution and performance options ■■ Choose from PXI, PXI Express, parts. In addition, you can make decisions based on multiple inspection results; view results through customizable Vision System or Compact Vision ■■ Rugged, compact form factor with low System form factors PCI, and PCI Express form factors deployment interfaces; and communicate triggering and inspection results using digital I/O, serial (RS232 Serial, Modbus power consumption ■■ Serial), and Ethernet protocols (Modbus/TCP, EtherNet IP, TCP/IP). ■■ View images and inspection results Program onboard FPGAs for ■■ Use integrated lighting control, in real time through video output preprocessing and high-speed Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Vision Development Module digital I/O, serial, and control applications ■■ Interface using RS232 serial, Ethernet protocols ■■ ■■ Simplify the development process with this sophisticated ■■ Build highly customized applications with this comprehensive Modbus serial, Modbus/TCP, Use in real-time and yet easy-to-use menu-driven environment. library of image processing and machine vision functions ■■ Take advantage of Vision Builder for EtherNet/IP, TCP/IP, EtherCAT, and Windows systems Automated Inspection (included) reconfigurable digital I/O ■■ Configure, benchmark, and deploy complete applications ■■ Take advantage of add-ons and toolkits that complement the NI LabVIEW environment ■■ Specify inspection flow with the state diagram tool Learn more at ■■ Program in LabVIEW, C, C++, Visual Basic, or .NET languages Learn more at Learn more at ni.com/vision/evs ni.com/vision/framegrabber ■■ Model variations in lighting, camera position, and more ni.com/vision/smartcamera ■■ Prototype applications and generate ready-to-run code with ■■ Integrate directly with LabVIEW and NI TestStand for the NI Vision Assistant large applications

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NI Vision Acquisition Software On-Board FPGA Image Processing

NI Vision Acquisition Software provides an API to acquire, save, and display images from a wide array of cameras, including area-scan, line-scan, color, monochrome, With NI LabVIEW FPGA Module and FlexRIO hardware, you can perform high-speed inline image processing on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for and infrared. The driver package, included with all NI vision hardware and software products, works with Camera Link, GigE Vision, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), USB applications that involve high-speed control or image pre-processing. The NI 1483 FlexRIO adapter module provides Camera Link connectivity to the family of (DirectShow), analog, parallel digital, and IP cameras. FlexRIO FPGA boards, and is ideal for prototyping, while PCIe and PXIe versions are available for deployment systems.

Table of Contents 42 ni.com FireWire is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. ni.com 43 NI Wireless Sensor Networks NI Motion Control Eliminate the need for costly and prohibitive wiring by taking advantage of the National Instruments wireless sensor network By integrating flexible software with high-performance hardware, National Instruments motion control products offer a (WSN) platform for distributed measurement applications such as environmental monitoring, structural health monitoring, powerful solution for motion system design. From automating test equipment and research labs to controlling biomedical, and machine condition monitoring. The NI WSN platform simplifies remote monitoring applications and delivers low-power, packaging, and manufacturing machines, engineers and scientists use NI motion to meet a diverse set of application reliable measurement nodes that feature industrial certifications and local control capabilities. The quick-setup wireless challenges faster and at a lower cost. sensor network can be used to implement a standalone remote monitoring system or easily integrate with existing PC and Real-Time-based measurement and control systems. Motion Control Software Motion Control Hardware

■■ LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module for custom motion control ■■ Support for hundreds of servo, stepper, or piezo motors ■■ Variety of measurement I/O nodes ■■ Up to three-year node battery lifetime application development ■■ Motion control on PCI, PXI/CompactPCI, and

■■ ■■ Programmable WSN gateway enables local data logging and Powered mesh routing delivers increased network range ■■ Motion control software for PC-based, custom, and CompactRIO platforms remote data access with web services and reliability distributed motion control ■■ Synchronization with NI data acquisition and machine vision

■■ ■■ Connect up to 36 measurement nodes per gateway Solve outdoor monitoring applications with optional ingress ■■ NI Motion Assistant for intuitive, configuration-based ■■ Stepper and servo power drives protection (IP) enclosures software for fast motion application prototyping ■■ Take advantage of up to 14 wireless channels to create WSN systems that can scale to hundreds of measurement channels ■■ Wirelessly download LabVIEW code to run on WSN nodes using the LabVIEW WSN Module ■■ Single hop wireless communication range up to 300m Learn more at ni.com/motion

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LabVIEW WSN Module LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module With the LabVIEW WSN Module, you can add intelligence to NI WSN nodes using the same graphical programming approach that has become ■■ Design custom motion control applications using graphical the industry standard for developing applications that acquire and process development tools data. The LabVIEW WSN Module allows you to create and wirelessly ■■ Benefit from functions for trajectory generation, spline interpolation, Brushless Servo Drives and Motors deploy embedded applications to WSN measurement nodes to customize position, or velocity control ■■ and enhance node operation. Use LabVIEW WSN to store measurement ■■ Define custom axes that include standard I/O, custom control High-power drives with easy connectivity to NI motion controllers data locally, improve acquisition performance, optimize battery life, and algorithms, or communication interfaces ■■ Brushless servo motors matched to drives for high performance perform local analysis, data reduction, and control. ■■ Create virtual prototypes using NI SoftMotion for SolidWorks ■■ Distributed synchronized motion over EtherCAT

44 ni.com Table of Contents ni.com 45 Controller Area Network (CAN), FlexRay, and Local Interconnect Network (LIN) NI CAN, FlexRay, and LIN interfaces provide connectivity to automotive and embedded networks for sending, receiving, monitoring, logging, and simulating frame and signal data. Integration with the NI hardware and software platform enables a wide variety of automotive applications.

■■ New high-performance NI-XNET CAN and FlexRay interfaces for PCI and PXI

■■ Low-cost and portable CAN and LIN interfaces for USB

■■ Embedded CAN interfaces for the CompactRIO platform

PROFIBUS FOUNDATION Fieldbus Modbus, EtherNet/IP, Learn more at ni.com/flexray or ni.com/lin NI PROFIBUS interfaces connect NI FOUNDATION Fieldbus interfaces and DNP 3.0 LabVIEW systems to any connect H1 FOUNDATION Fieldbus LabVIEW provides protocol PROFIBUS network and device. devices to standard desktop, industrial, connectivity to standard PCs and Diagnostic and Calibration Toolkits for NI CAN Interfaces Interfaces for CompactRIO, PCI, and notebook PCs. NI PAC platforms using several and PXI/CompactPCI can operate ■■ Link master or basic device available software-only drivers. These Ideal for automotive OEMs and suppliers, NI CAN toolkits add functionality to NI CAN interfaces. The NI Automotive Diagnostic Command Set for KWP2000 (ISO 14230) and Diagnostics as master or slave nodes. protocols use the controller’s on CAN (ISO 15765) protocols help you access diagnostic trouble codes, flash electronic control unit (ECU) firmware, initiate diagnostics tests, and more. The NI ECU Measurement and ■■ Configurator and monitor software ■■ Ethernet and/or serial ports Calibration Toolkit for XCP and CCP calibration protocols offers access to internal ECU characteristics for calibration applications. Both toolkits work with LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI, LabVIEW Real-Time support for for system setup and diagnostics and Visual C/C++ 6.0. deterministic systems without requiring additional hardware interfaces. ■■ Configurator utility to easily set up Learn more at ni.com/fieldbus PROFIBUS networks Learn more at ni.com/support Learn more at ni.com/profibus

Serial Interfaces for RS232, RS485, and RS422 NI serial interfaces are ideal for connecting a wide variety of devices to PC and PXI systems ranging from consumer electronics and PC peripherals to specialized military, industrial, and laboratory devices. You can add up to 16 standard COM ports per interface to a Windows or LabVIEW Real-Time system.

■■ Interfaces for PCI, PCI Express, PXI, USB, ExpressCard, and CompactRIO

■■ Standard and flexible baud rates up to 3 Mbit/s

■■ High-speed DMA transfer technology to reduce CPU usage and improve system performance NI Compact FieldPoint NI CANopen Library DeviceNet ■■ Optional 2000 V port-to-port isolation for industrial and harsh electrical environments Compact FieldPoint is a mature The NI CANopen LabVIEW Library Interface LabVIEW applications to platform of programmable is a set of VIs you can use to create DeviceNet networks. automation controllers that include CANopen master applications. ■■ DeviceNet for control products have Learn more at ni.com/serial a small I/O package with built-in ■■ Supports all high-speed NI Series 2 master functionality to easily signal conditioning and direct CAN interfaces manage other devices connectivity to a variety of ■■ ■■ Transmit and receive Service Data DeviceNet for test products have industrial sensors. Objects (SDO) and Process Data master and slave support for testing Objects (PDO) other DeviceNet products Learn more at ni.com/compactfieldpoint Learn more at ni.com/canopen Learn more at ni.com/devicenet

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 46 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 47 Develop Flexible HMI/SCADA Systems with NI LabVIEW VXI With LabVIEW graphical system design software, you can program your human machine interface (HMI) and NI programmable As a VXI hardware and software leader, National Instruments offers VXI controllers that take advantage of off-the-shelf PC automation controllers (PACs) in the same environment, which minimizes development cost and training time. You can use technologies to deliver state-of-the-art VXI control solutions. Comprehensive NI software – from NI-VXI and NI-VISA I/O the LabVIEW Touch Panel Module to target Windows XP Embedded HMIs for local operator interfaces or the LabVIEW software to LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI, and Measurement Studio for Microsoft Visual Studio application development Datalogging and Supervisory Control (DSC) Module to develop a local HMI/SCADA application. tools – is vital to successful VXI development. This combination of hardware and software sets NI VXI controllers apart from the competition. LabVIEW Touch Panel Module LabVIEW DSC Module ■■ Embedded 2-slot, C-size controllers or remote controllers for a ■■ Full VXI Slot 0 capabilities, including slot identification and bus ■■ Support for Windows CE and XP Embedded-based ■■ Includes the same functionality as the LabVIEW Touch Panel HMI targets Module plus the following: PXI system, desktop PC, laptop, or workstation via PCI, PCI management responsibilities Express, or Hi-Speed USB ■■ External VXI CLK10 synchronization for multiple mainframe ■■ Ethernet download of application to remote touch ■■ Networked, SQL-compliant database for distributed data logging ■■ panel hardware VXIplug&play compliance and compatibility with software configuration ■■ Configuration-based alarms and events available for general-market computers ■■ Advanced trigger/timing capabilities and full software and ■■ Communication to NI PACs through shared variable, TCP/IP, ■■ OPC, Modbus, and EPICS connectivity to PLCs and sensors ■■ and other protocols High-performance, custom ASICs – the MITE and MANTIS – or hardware control of the VXI trigger lines VXI backplane resource access ■■ Real-time and historical trending ■■ Ability to function as an interrupter and an interrupt handler for ■■ Suite of built-in management examples to build intuitive ■■ Ability to perform block-mode transfers, giving the processor any or all of the VXIbus interrupt lines operator interfaces ■■ User-level application security time to perform application-specific tasks

■■ Built-in tools for data analysis and communication ■■ Unlimited tags and open connectivity through custom I/O servers

■■ More than 4,000 user interface graphics Learn more at ni.com/vxi Learn more at ni.com/hmi

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Related Products Features 6 and 12 in. Touch Panel Computers 15 in. Touch Panel Computer 15 in. Panel PC Intuitive Software High Throughput Hybrid Systems Includes a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom processor, This device utilizes an SVGA TFT LCD touch Features an XGA/TFT color LCD touch The NI-VXI/NI-VISA bus interface software With the NI VXI-MXI-Express remote With NI VXI controller interfaces to PXI, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4GB CompactFlash screen display, 1 GB DDR SDRAM with screen, 1 GHz Celeron M fanless cooling, features high-performance routines for controller, you can achieve up to 29 MB/s PCI, PCI Express, and USB and intuitive storage with Windows XP Embedded and 4 GB CompactFlash, and a 1 GHz processor 512MB RAM and 40 GB hard drive running industry-standard programming languages. sustained throughput across PCI Express software packages, NI makes it easy to a TFT LCD touch screen display with an running Windows XP Embedded. Windows XP. and VXI. build optimized, integrated test systems LED backlight. across multiple platforms.

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 48 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 49 GPIB Instrument Control For more than 30 years, National Instruments has provided a variety of instrument control solutions so you can get the most from your GPIB hardware and software investment while benefiting from advancements in computer technology.

■■ Compatibility with more than 20 computer platforms/OSs

■■ NI-488.2 – the de facto industry-standard API for GPIB

■■ Up to 8.0 MB/s with HS488

Learn more at ni.com/gpib GPIB Controller for GPIB Analyzer GPIB Controller for PCI Express and PCI National Instruments offers a Hi-Speed USB PCI Express and PCI controllers complete GPIB Analyzer and The compact NI GPIB-USB-HS Features combine reliable, high-performance controller on a single device for transforms any computer with a both PCI and PCI Express. Performance OS Support Premier NI-488.2 API hardware with a complete suite of USB port into a full-function GPIB NI GPIB performance includes sustained data NI provides support for Windows including This de facto industry-standard API has development tools to get your GPIB analyzer software features controller. transfer rates up to 1.8 MB/s (IEEE 488.1) Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Mac, Solaris, increased in performance and efficiency applications up and running fast. tools for interpreting captured ■■ Connect directly from a USB port to and 8.0 MB/s (HS488). real-time, and Linux OSs as well as a driver and remained unchanged in user experience GPIB information. development kit for compatibility with any for 20 years. ■■ Support for Windows including a GPIB instrument other OS. Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Mac, ■■ Capture, analyze, and monitor the ■■ Reuse code for other NI GPIB Solaris, real-time, and Linux OSs real-time state of each of the 16 controllers without modification GPIB data and control lines ■■ Driver development kit for ■■ Take advantage of support for compatibility with any OS ■■ Take advantage of easy-to-use Windows, Mac, and Linux OSs analyzer software with online help

NI GPIB Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) National Instruments offers single-chip TNT GPIB Talker/Listener chips and drop-in replacement controller chips to help you upgrade your designs to IEEE 488.2 standards. NI GPIB ASICs are also RoHS-compliant (sometimes referred to as “lead free”). With GPIB ASICs, you can increase performance through faster clock inputs and enhanced functionality.

■■ TNT5002 high-performance, GPIB Talker/Listener ASIC for PCI

■■ NAT7210 drop-in replacement chip for NEC μPD7210 controller

■■ NAT9914 drop-in replacement chip for TI TMS9914A controller GPIB Controllers for Cables and Accessories GPIB Software Ethernet and Serial Choose from the following NI-488.2 software allows NI accessories: Learn more at ni.com/gpib Connect to GPIB instruments and ■■ Creation of high-performance, other common industry interfaces. ■■ Adapters, cables, fixtures, and portable, and distributed GPIB rack-mount kits applications using LabVIEW, ■■ Remote connection to any GPIB LabWindows™/CVI, ANSI C/C++, C#, instrument connected to a ■■ Features Electrical isolation up to 2,500 VDC Visual Basic .NET, or Visual Basic 6.0 Performance OEM Supplier Legacy Support 10Base-/100Base-TX/Gigabit ■■ Direct cable length up to 2,000 m ■■ Take advantage of 1.8 MB/s maximum Contact National Instruments for your Obtain drop-in replacements for legacy Ethernet network Better system configurability and transfer rates using IEEE 488.1 handshaking custom GPIB needs. GPIB controllers/ASICs. ease of use ■■ Password-protected Web interface and up to 8 MB/s using HS488. (GPIB-ENET/1000) Learn more at ni.com/gpib

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Table of Contents 50 ni.com Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ni.com 51 NI Training and Certification Academic Discounts The National Instruments training and certification program is the fastest, most effective way to increase productivity with NI provides substantial discounts to students, educators, and researchers at qualifying academic institutions. The highest NI software and hardware. Courses designed by NI engineers help you learn the skills to develop robust, maintainable discounts are available in special packages designed for academia, including site licenses, starter kits, and product bundles, applications, and you can earn continuing education units and professional development hours with most courses. For or you can receive standard academic discounts on any other NI products and services. greater flexibility, the NI Training and Certification Membership Program offers one year of unlimited access to regional training courses and certification exams. With training credits, organizations can purchase training for employees to take when needed within a one-year period. Learn more at ni.com/academic

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OEM Discounts GSA Pricing In addition to supplying free 30-day evaluation kits and With the General Services Administration Federal Supply world-class technical support, NI offers pricing discounts Schedule (GSA FSS), approved vendors can offer products for qualified OEM applications. Discounts may apply to to U.S. Government agencies and authorized contractors the company’s industry-leading data acquisition and GPIB at “prenegotiated” discount rates. This alleviates delays in products or to a variety of other measurement and automation the procurement process caused by price negotiation for Flexible Options for Improving Productivity tools found in this product guide. NI also offers both hardware government accounts. In 1999, NI was awarded the GSA Local Classroom Training On-Site Training Individual Online Training and software customization for qualified customers. Take Federal Supply Schedule Contract GS-24F-0007K. NI engineers and certified instructors present Optimize training cost per employee and Attend a virtual class with live, instructor-led advantage of the company’s OEM Elite Program. hands-on training courses that include avoid travel expenses by bringing an courses featuring slides, application sharing, comprehensive reference guides. Limited instructor on-site. Combine course topics for quizzes, and two-way voice communication. Learn more at ni.com/gsa class size ensures personal attention. more focused instruction tailored to your Also try self-paced online courses. employees. Learn more at ni.com/oem

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