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| National Instruments recognizes alliance partners, announces 2006 select alliance partners |
13 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that more than 250 of its current NI Alliance Partners have achieved NI developer certification in LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, NI TestStand, or certification of products in applicable areas. These Certified Alliance Partners provide integration and consulting services or offer products, such as sensors, cameras or instrument drivers that NI has certified as compatible with National Instruments software and hardware. |
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| Preliminary technical specification identifies more than 250 functions for standardization |
13 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
The Numerical Mathematics Consortium today announced the availability of its preliminary technical specification, which outlines a list of more than 250 numerical mathematical functions the consortium plans to standardize. The consortium identified these functions in an effort to define an open mathematics semantics standard for numerical algorithm development that enables portability and reuse among tools, platforms and disciplines. |
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| National Instruments named Among FORTUNE top 100 companies for seventh consecutive year |
10 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
FORTUNE magazine yesterday released its annual rankings of the nation's top 100 companies to work for, listing Austin-based National Instruments as number 77. This is the seventh consecutive year National Instruments has been listed on FORTUNE's '100 Best Companies to Work For' annual survey that polls employees nationwide about the quality of their corporate cultures. NI employees listed the company's open communication and fun and unique work environment among the characteristics that make the company a great place to work. |
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| New LEGO MINDSTORMS software to be powered by National Instruments LabVIEW |
05 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments and the LEGO Group today announced their collaborative development of the software component to the next generation of LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT includes an all-new programming environment, which is based on the NI LabVIEW graphical development software, and is PC- and Mac-compatible. The new product, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Tradeshow in Las Vegas, will be available in August 2006. |
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| Test & Measurement World Names NI Flexible-Resolution Digitizer Best in Test |
04 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Editors from Test & Measurement World magazine recently named the National Instruments PXI-5922 flexible-resolution digitizer as a Best in Test winner and finalist for the Test Product of the Year in the publication's 2006 Best in Test awards. |
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| NI Vision 8 Development Module adds new utilities for Enhanced Quality Inspections |
03 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released the NI Vision 8 Development Module, a comprehensive suite of vision software tools that engineers, integrators and machine builders can use to improve system efficiency and save money by increasing quality control in the manufacturing process. |
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| Industry experts share new strategies for increasing uptime with predictive maintenance |
03 January 2006 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Reliability and maintenance professionals seeking to improve the consistency and cost-effectiveness of their maintenance programs now can learn more about intelligent predictive maintenance strategies through a series of free Web events hosted by National Instruments. Beginning Jan. 26, at 1 p.m., and continuing every Thursday through the end of February, this series offers live demonstrations and discussions with leading industry experts on topics ranging from power and vibration monitoring techniques to ultrasonic sensing and automated thermography |
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| UL Listed Mechanical Relay Devices Offer Up to 150 VAC/VDC Switching Voltage |
20 December 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the expansion of its data acquisition offerings with the addition of two new Underwriters Laboratories listed high-voltage plug-in mechanical relay devices. NI, a worldwide leader in data acquisition with more than 6 million data acquisition channels sold in the last year, continues to make it easier for engineers to develop measurement and control systems while integrating them into a common programming environment. |
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| Governor taps long NI history oflLeadership in improving education |
15 December 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked National Instruments President and CEO Dr. James Truchard to chair the Industrial Advisory Council for the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math initiative, which directly addresses the declining interest and preparation of young people to pursue careers in technical fields. NI and the NI Foundation are donating $1 million to the TSTEM initiative, a joint effort between Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the Texas Education Agency, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Communities Foundation of Texas. |
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| New Drivers Increase Productivity, Lower System Costs for Scientists & Engineers Using Linux |
15 December 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released its newest virtual instrumentation tools for Linux operating systems, including NI-DAQmx 8 driver software and new instrument drivers for modular instruments. |
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| NI Announces New Ethernet/LAN and USB Instrument Drivers |
12 December 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can use new National Instruments LabVIEW instrument drivers to control a wide range of instruments through the standard connectivity of Ethernet/LAN and USB. Included are instrument drivers to control LeCroy's latest line of high-performance oscilloscopes, such as the WaveMaster, WavePro, WaveRunner and WaveSurfer via Ethernet/LAN, as well as the Tektronix AFG3000 Series arbitrary/function generators via USB, Ethernet/LAN and GPIB. |
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| Central Texas Students Explore Ocean Depths for FIRST LEGO League Tournament |
12 December 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Nearly 30 student teams created robots to explore the ocean depths for the second annual Central Texas FIRST LEGO League Tournament on Dec. 10. National Instruments, the NI Foundation, Kealing Middle School and AISD teamed up to bring this competition to Austin, where students, ages 9 to 14, were asked to create robots using LEGO Mindstorms and RoboLab programming software based on NI LabVIEW. |
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| National Instruments introduces new USB device for I2C and SPI Communication |
06 December 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released a new USB device for use with inter-integrated circuit and serial peripheral interface communication devices. Engineers and scientists can use the new NI USB-8451 interface with NI LabVIEW software to easily create programs to test, validate and program devices such as analog-to-digital converters and EEPROMs. Because the module operates on the USB bus, it offers plug-and-play setup and is ideal for use in close proximity to the system components. |
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| National Instruments introduces newlLine of HMIs for LabVIEW |
22 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can use National Instruments new flat-panel touch-screen, touch-panel computer and panel PC human machine interfaces with the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment to develop user interfaces. LabVIEW offers a rich user interface development environment with royalty-free deployment for the interfaces with the LabVIEW Application Builder and each touch-panel interface includes a LabVIEW PDA Module deployment license. |
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| National Instruments introduces new line of HMIs for LabVIEW |
22 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can use National Instruments new flat-panel touch-screen, touch-panel computer and panel PC human machine interfaces with the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment to develop user interfaces. LabVIEW offers a rich user interface development environment with royalty-free deployment for the interfaces with the LabVIEW Application Builder and each touch-panel interface includes a LabVIEW PDA Module deployment license. |
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| Latest version of test management software streamlines test system deployment |
16 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced NI TestStand 3.5 test management software, which offers native integration with the recently announced NI LabVIEW 8 as well as requirements management tools and industry-standard XML-based reporting. |
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| Latest Version of Test Management Software Streamlines Test System Deployment |
16 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced NI TestStand 3.5 test management software, which offers native integration with the recently announced NI LabVIEW 8 as well as requirements management tools and industry-standard XML-based reporting. |
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| Senior VP Tim Dehne named Rice University 2005 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus |
14 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Rice University honored National Instruments Senior Vice President of Research and Development Tim Dehne with its 2005 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus award at a brunch on Nov. 12 on the Rice University campus. The Rice Engineering Alumni group chose Dehne for the award based on several criteria including accomplishments in the field of engineering, accomplishments in business, service to Rice and service to the community at large. |
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| NI VP Tim Dehne named Rice University 2005 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus |
14 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Rice University honored National Instruments Senior Vice President of Research and Development Tim Dehne with its 2005 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus award at a brunch on Nov. 12 on the Rice University campus. The Rice Engineering Alumni group chose Dehne for the award based on several criteria including accomplishments in the field of engineering, accomplishments in business, service to Rice and service to the community at large. |
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| Proven ANSI C Development Environment now offers new real-time integration for test |
09 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced NI LabWindows/CVI Version 8.0, the proven ANSI C development environment for test and automation. This latest version continues to build upon the software's 17-year history of continued innovation and backward compatibility with faster code execution and deployment in addition to better real-time integration that extends LabWindows/CVI to deterministic and reliable test applications. |
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| Proven ANSI C Development Environment Now Offers New Real-Time Integration for Test |
09 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced NI LabWindows/CVI Version 8.0, the proven ANSI C development environment for test and automation. This latest version continues to build upon the software's 17-year history of continued innovation and backward compatibility with faster code execution and deployment in addition to better real-time integration that extends LabWindows/CVI to deterministic and reliable test applications. |
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| NI LabVIEW Simulation Module Adds New Optimization and Analysis Functionality |
08 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI LabVIEW Simulation Module 2.0, which extends the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment to deliver one seamless platform for the modeling, design, simulation and real-time implementation of control systems. With the latest upgrade to this software, design engineers can more easily analyze complex, nonlinear control systems using new optimization, model trimming and linearization and decrease development time with new performance improvements. |
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| New NI PCIe-1430 Dual-Channel Board acquires images from 2 Independent Link Cameras |
08 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
With the new National Instruments PCIe-1430 image acquisition board, engineers and scientists now can use a single board to acquire images from two independent base-configuration Camera Link cameras. Using PCI Express, the NI PCIe-1430 board can acquire images from two Camera Link cameras at speeds up to 255 MB/s and clock rates up to 85 MHz, the maximum defined by Camera Link. |
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| NI LabVIEW simulation module 2.0 offers improvements to performance & usability |
08 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI LabVIEW Simulation Module 2.0, which extends the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment to deliver one seamless platform for the modeling, design, simulation and real-time implementation of control systems. With the latest upgrade to this software, design engineers can more easily analyze complex, nonlinear control systems using new optimization, model trimming and linearization and decrease development time with new performance improvements. |
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| New NI PCIe-1430 Dual-Channel Board acquires images from two independent camera link cameras |
08 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
With the new National Instruments PCIe-1430 image acquisition board, engineers and scientists now can use a single board to acquire images from two independent base-configuration Camera Link cameras. Using PCI Express, the NI PCIe-1430 board can acquire images from two Camera Link cameras at speeds up to 255 MB/s and clock rates up to 85 MHz, the maximum defined by Camera Link. |
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| LabVIEW instrument driver Advisory Board helps shape new National Instruments LabVIEW 8 features |
07 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
The LabVIEW Instrument Driver Advisory Board continues to simplify LabVIEW Plug and Play instrument driver creation and usability by proposing new features integrated into the recently released National Instruments LabVIEW 8 graphical development environment. The NI LabVIEW 8 Instrument Driver Project Wizard helps engineers and scientists using LabVIEW quickly and easily create LabVIEW source code instrument drivers that meet LabVIEW Instrument Driver Advisory Board standards. |
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| LabVIEW Instrument Driver Advisory Board helps shape new National Instruments LabVIEW 8 Features |
07 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
The LabVIEW Instrument Driver Advisory Board continues to simplify LabVIEW Plug and Play instrument driver creation and usability by proposing new features integrated into the recently released National Instruments LabVIEW 8 graphical development environment. The NI LabVIEW 8 Instrument Driver Project Wizard helps engineers and scientists using LabVIEW quickly and easily create LabVIEW source code instrument drivers that meet LabVIEW Instrument Driver Advisory Board standards. |
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| Sanmina-SCI Selects NI & PXI to build FDA-Approved Medical Device Test System |
01 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Sanmina-SCI, one of the world's leading contract manufacturers, selected PXI modular instruments and test management software from National Instruments to develop an FDA-approved production tester for testing and calibrating medical devices that measure blood glucose levels. |
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| Electronics Workbench announces Multisim 9 for Circuit Design and Simulation |
01 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Electronics Workbench Corporation, a National Instruments company, today announced Multisim 9, Ultiboard 9 and Ultiroute 9. Together these products form the Electronics Workbench Series 9 DesignSuite, a tightly integrated, end-to-end solution that engineers can use to efficiently take electronics projects from initial concept through capture and simulation to final layout and production. |
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| Sanmina-SCI selects NI modular instruments & PXI to build FDA-approved medical device test system |
01 November 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Sanmina-SCI, one of the world's leading contract manufacturers, selected PXI modular instruments and test management software from National Instruments to develop an FDA-approved production tester for testing and calibrating medical devices that measure blood glucose levels. |
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| NI LabVIEW simulation interface toolkit 3.0 adds configuration-based FPGA and CAN I/O |
18 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit 3.0, the latest version of the company's software that gives control system design and test engineers a seamless link between the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment and The MathWorks, Inc. Simulink software. |
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| Acquisition strengthens NI offering in portable & vibration measurement applications |
18 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that it has acquired the operating assets of IOtech, Inc., a provider of PC-based data acquisition and instrumentation products. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. |
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| New NI test system improves test time by 50 percent |
17 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that Microsoft Corp. selected an NI LabVIEW and PXI-based test solution for its Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system controllers. The virtual instrumentation solution, originally developed in Microsoft's design validation lab, was recently deployed to the production line for the functional test of every Xbox 360 controller. |
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| NI introduces ExpressCard-GPIB controller for high-speed, portable instrument control |
11 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use the National Instruments ExpressCard-GPIB controller for high-speed instrument control on a laptop computer. The new controller is the latest NI product for portable GPIB control, which also includes PCMCIA and USB, and further broadens the company's unparalleled portfolio of instrument control products for the most popular buses and operating systems. |
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| NI & Sensors Plug&Play Program members respond to industry need for easier sensor measurements |
10 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments and leading sensor manufacturers participating in the Sensors Plug&Play Program continue to develop and release innovative, timesaving data acquisition products that support transducer electronic data sheet smart sensors. During the last 18 months, this collaboration with vendors such as Honeywell-Lebow Products Inc., Watlow and PCB Piezotronics has delivered more than 3,200 TEDS sensors and measurement systems that work with the IEEE 1451.4 standard. |
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| Major release features streamlined distributed system development & new LabVIEW project |
03 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments, a global leader in virtual instrumentation, today announced LabVIEW 8, a major upgrade to the LabVIEW graphical development platform that improves the productivity of engineers and scientists in design, control and test. This upgrade introduces distributed intelligence, a powerful suite of new capabilities for engineers and scientists to easily design, distribute and synchronize intelligent devices and systems. |
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| New tools in NI-DAQmx & NI LabVIEW 8 combine to save engineers time, system setup costs |
03 October 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the latest version of NI-DAQmx, its powerful data acquisition driver software and the core of its measurement services software shipped with each piece of NI multifunction DAQ hardware. With NI-DAQmx 8 driver software, engineers using all NI-DAQmx hardware, including new PCI Express and USB DAQ devices, can take advantage of the powerful upgrades in the National Instruments LabVIEW 8 graphical platform for design, control and test. |
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| Student teams from leading universities build unmanned cruisers to travel from California to Nevada |
28 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Qualifying rounds for the second-annual Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Grand Challenge began today in California, as more than 40 teams from around the world compete for a chance to send their custom-built autonomous vehicles on an unmanned journey across the desert. Among the vehicles were three built by student teams incorporating National Instruments products, including NI LabVIEW software, PXI modular hardware, Compact FieldPoint distributed I/O and Compact Vision System hardware. |
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| New 250 MS/s digitizer/PC-based oscilloscope adds to NI family of digitizers from NI |
27 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use the National Instruments PXI-5114 dual-channel, 8-bit digitizer, also known as a PC-based oscilloscope, for a broad range of high-speed validation and manufacturing test applications such as consumer electronics test and semiconductor component test. Starting at just $2,995, the new digitizer offers an excellent value for the price with a broad range of functionality. |
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| NI announces industry's first IEEE 1588 PCI interface for distributed synchronization |
27 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use the new National Instruments PCI-1588 interface to synchronize clocks and events on multiple distributed devices with submicrosecond precision using the IEEE 1588 precision time protocol. The new interface is ideal for developing synchronized data acquisition systems as well as synchronizing IEEE 1588-capable industrial control and test and measurement devices, including future Class A and B LXI devices. |
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| NI driver software expands digital test capabilities of NI hardware |
27 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Digital test engineers now can use the new National Instruments NI-HSDIO 1.4 driver software with NI high-speed digital devices to perform time-critical digital test applications such as bit error rate testing, stimulus response testing and pass/fail manufacturing tests. The new driver is available as a free update and adds key features to all existing NI 6552 and NI 6551 digital waveform generator/analyzers. |
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| NI 26.5 GHz RF PXI switch modules & NI switch executive 2.1 increase bandwidth & flexibility |
21 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use four new National Instruments 26.5 GHz PXI switch modules and the latest version of the company's NI Switch Executive switch management software for PXI-based RF and microwave test applications. The switches, combined with the new per-path calibration capability of NI Switch Executive 2.1, offer modularity and programming flexibility for communication test systems. |
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| NI voluntarily restricts the use of lead and other hazardous substances in products |
20 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced its plan to release environmentally friendly products as part of the NI Hazardous Substances Reduction initiative. This NI initiative is a voluntary program modeled after the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances directive, which restricts the use of harmful substances such as lead, mercury and cadmium in new equipment. |
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| NI high-voltage multiplexer & DMM/switch express VI for LabVIEW expand PXI capabilities |
13 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use the National Instruments PXI-2527 300 V, 32-channel multiplexer along with the new DMM/Switch Express VI to ease development for data-logging and high-channel-count functional test applications. The hardware and software combination seamlessly integrates with the NI PXI-407x FlexDMM series, so engineers can expand their channel counts and make voltage, current, resistance, capacitance and inductance scanning operations with one function call in the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment |
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| 400/200 Mb/s digital waveform generator/analyzers ideal for military & aerospace ATE applications |
13 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Automated test engineers and designers now can use National Instruments 400 and 200 Mb/s digital waveform generator/analyzers to interface to low-voltage differential signaling devices with desktop PCs. Using LVDS, engineers can transfer data at faster rates with less power and across longer distances, which is not possible with single-ended technologies. |
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| National Instruments releases new channel-to-channel isolated data acquisition module |
13 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the release of the NI PXI-4224, a 60 V DC, Cat. I, channel-to-channel isolated data acquisition module that provides eight channels of 16-bit analog input measurements. |
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| NI executive discusses the importance of graphical system design in engineering education |
12 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments Vice President of Product Marketing and Academic Relations Ray Almgren delivered the keynote address to engineering educators from universities and high schools at the 53rd annual Japanese Society for Engineering Education conference yesterday in Hiroshima, Japan. In his keynote, 'The System Design Experience in Engineering Education,' Almgren outlined the importance of introducing design experiences early in the curriculum to better prepare engineering students for today's engineering challenges and to provide them with a more challenging and exciting experience during their undergraduate education. |
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| NI technical symposium bring virtual instrumentation to 40 Countries |
06 September 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced open registration for the 2005-2006 NIDays worldwide conference and NI Technical Symposium, the company's annual series of virtual instrumentation conferences that reaches 84 cities and 40 countries. From October 2005 through May 2006, engineers and scientists from around the globe will attend the conferences for new product presentations; hands-on, technology-focused sessions; and exhibits on the latest solutions in design, control and test. |
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| NI releases 10 new express VIs & highest-performance PCI board for sound & vibration applications |
24 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the release of a 24-bit data acquisition and generation module, the NI PCI-4461, marking the highest-performance dynamic signal acquisition board on the PCI bus with a 118 dB dynamic range. The release also includes the National Instruments LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit Version 4, with 10 new Express VIs for simplified application development. |
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| New interfaces deliver direct laptop control of PXI/CompactPCI with ExpressCard |
23 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can directly control a PXI/CompactPCI system from a laptop computer using new National Instruments ExpressCard MXI and PCMCIA CardBus interfaces. This new capability is ideal for portable and mobile applications, such as in-vehicle data logging, machine condition monitoring and field tests including RF spectral monitoring, in a variety of industries including automotive and military/aerospace. |
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| New NI M Series data acquisition board lowers connectivity costs by 80 percent |
23 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Original equipment manufacturers and engineers interested in low-cost I/O connectivity and custom cabling now can take advantage of 80 percent lower connectivity costs with the new National Instruments PCI-6221 (37-Pin) multifunction data acquisition board. |
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| Low-Cost NI data acquisition boards deliver simultaneous- sampling rates up to 3 MS/s |
23 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced four new simultaneous-sampling S Series data acquisition devices for the PCI bus, raising the performance of PC-based instrumentation with simultaneous-sampling rates up to 3 MS/s. The NI PCI-6133, NI PCI-6132, NI PCI-6123 and NI PCI-6122 boards offer high-density, low-cost options ideal for general-purpose data acquisition and automated test, ultrasonics, ballistics, acoustics, high-energy physics and radar applications. |
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| NI announces its first-ever six-slot PXI chassis for low-cost remote control applications |
23 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use the first-ever National Instruments six-slot PXI chassis for low-cost remote control and portable real-time control. For remote control, a PC, server or workstation controls the PXI chassis through MXI-Express, a transparent PCI Express-to-PCI bridge. Engineers also can use MXI-4 for traditional remote control of PXI. |
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| NI Developers show how LabVIEW extends virtual instrumentation platform beyond PC |
17 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and cofounder of National Instruments, today shared his vision for virtual instrumentation to a record number of NIWeek conference attendees. He discussed the evolution of virtual instrumentation from mainstream test applications to industrial control to an innovative graphical system design methodology that opens new possibilities in embedded design. |
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| ADI, NI combine graphical system design with Blackfin Algorithms to reduce time to application |
16 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Analog Devices Inc. and National Instruments today announced availability for the public beta version of the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors, which provides design engineers early access to a seamless, graphical dataflow development paradigm to directly target Blackfin Processors. With this new intuitive software, more engineers can take advantage of embedded technology to increase productivity and reduce time to application. |
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| Two new devices offer NI M Series DAQ technology on latest Plug-In PC bus |
16 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released the industry's first PC-based multifunction data acquisition devices for PCI Express. The new NI PCIe-6251 and NI PCIe-6259 DAQ devices combine the high-performance PCI Express bus with the technology advancements of National Instruments M Series DAQ to offer engineers and scientists fast analog and digital I/O with the dedicated per-slot bandwidth of PCI Express. The new devices feature up to 32 analog channels with 16 bit, 1.25 MS/s sampling speed and 10 MHz digital I/O on up to 32 lines. |
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| MXI-Express offers a 40 percent performance increase with a 33 percent price reduction |
16 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use National Instruments MXI-Express kits for PCI Express control of PXI and CompactPCI systems. PCI Express, an evolution of the PCI bus, is the next-generation PC I/O bus offered as a standard option on most new PCs. With 250 MB/s of dedicated bandwidth available in each direction per lane, PCI Express delivers throughput for both high-speed and high-channel-count applications. Based on PCI Express, MXI-Express delivers real-world sustained bandwidth of up to 110 MB/s to PXI systems, a more than 40 percent increase compared to PCI remote control of PXI with MXI-4 |
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| Engineers can simulate & physically evaluate ADI's analog-to-digital converters |
15 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that it now integrates Analog Devices' ADIsimADC analog-to-digital converter modeling software with NI SignalExpress to provide engineers with a virtual benchtop for device simulation and evaluation. With these tools, engineers can take advantage of a seamless transition between simulating and physically evaluating a component signal chain to verify real-world performance against simulation results. |
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| NI RF measurement devices selected for Telecommunication Monitoring in China |
10 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Chengdu Huari Telecommunication Company, a major developer and manufacturer of radio directional finding systems in China, selected National Instruments China Corporation for a half-million-dollar solution for spectral monitoring, directional finding and signal identification based on PXI, the multivendor standard for modular instrumentation. |
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| New NI toolkit delivers measurement and calibration for electronic control units |
10 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released the ECU Measurement and Calibration Toolkit that extends National Instruments LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI, and Microsoft C/C++ development environments to support measurement and calibration applications for electronic control unit design and validation. |
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| Software providers such as INRIA, Maplesoft, Mathsoft and NI launch consortium
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09 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
The Numerical Mathematics Consortium today announced that leading mathematics software vendors and interested individuals from industry and academia are working together to define a consistent and manageable foundation for numerical programming. The organization is committed to establishing an open mathematical semantics standard for numerical algorithm development to enable portability and reuse among tools, platforms and disciplines. |
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| New NI Compact FieldPoint high-current relay module ideal for industrial control applications |
09 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced a Compact FieldPoint module that addresses the needs of engineers working in industrial control applications involving high-level currents and requiring industrial switching. The new cFP-RLY-425 relay module delivers up to 5 A of switching, compared to the previously available 1.5 A, and is especially useful for industrial environments using high-current actuators and electromechanical devices. |
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| New LabVIEW toolkit simplifies time-series analysis, time-frequency analysis & wavelet applications |
09 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI LabVIEW Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit Version 7.5, a suite of easy-to-use, palette-based tools, example programs and utilities that extends the LabVIEW graphical development environment with cutting-edge measurement-oriented signal processing and analysis. |
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| More than 100 companies feature tools compatible with NI LabVIEW on ni.com |
03 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI LabVIEW Tools Network, the industry's largest source for information on LabVIEW add-on and connectivity tools. Through this portal, NI LabVIEW users have access to thousands of tools compatible with LabVIEW, such as add-on software products, hardware drivers, books, product advisors and training materials from more than 100 companies. |
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| With NI reconfigurable I/O board, Engineers can no trigger, Synchronize IEEE 1394 Cameras |
02 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers building machine vision systems now can trigger and synchronize multiple IEEE 1394 (FireWire) cameras without requiring additional digital I/O or custom circuitry using the new National Instruments PCI-8254R image acquisition board. The NI PCI-8254R board, which features NI reconfigurable I/O technology, combines an IEEE 1394 host adaptor with the digital I/O required for industrial control and communication. |
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| Speech to demonstrate industry impact of standards-based innovations, such as PCI Express |
29 July 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Jeff Clarke, senior vice president, Dell, Inc., will deliver the closing keynote address to more than 2,000 attendees at National Instruments NIWeek 2005, the world's leading virtual instrumentation conference. |
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| NI introduces small, rugged ethernet device for sound & vibration measurements |
19 July 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released a small, rugged dynamic signal analyzer built on NI reconfigurable I/O hardware. The new cRIO-4408 DSA is a 24-bit, eight-channel data acquisition device for making high-accuracy sound and vibration measurements from integrated electronic piezoelectric sensors. |
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| New controllers seamlessly integrate with LabVIEW real-time for reliable, deterministic applications |
19 July 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers can use two new National Instruments RT PXI embedded controllers to increase their real-time control rates and data-streaming throughput. The NI PXI-8196 RT controller is the highest-performance real-time controller available. With a 2.0 GHz Pentium M 760 processor, it delivers an average performance improvement of 18 percent compared to the previous highest-performance real-time controller. The NI PXI-8195 RT controller features a 1.5 GHz Celeron M 370 processor. |
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| NI CompactRIO adds controller area network communication for in-vehicle data acquisition & control |
13 July 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today introduced the new Controller Area Network interface module for its flexible, high-performance NI CompactRIO platform. The NI 9853 module for National Instruments CompactRIO is a two-port, high-speed CAN interface that combines with NI reconfigurable I/O technology to deliver the highest-performance in-vehicle measurement and control platform on the market. |
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| Eight new National Instruments USB 2.0 devices deliver high-speed data acquisition |
12 July 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today expanded its USB-9000 series of industry-leading, high-performance USB data acquisition devices with the release of eight new USB 2.0 Hi-Speed DAQ devices. With sampling rates up to 800 kS/s, these new devices not only offer the fastest data acquisition speeds currently available for USB-compatible data acquisition devices, but they also simplify system setup and programming with powerful measurement services software. |
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| NI executive defines Graphical System Design as a primary initiative of virtual instrumentation |
29 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments Vice President of Product Marketing and Academic Relations Ray Almgren will deliver the opening keynote to an international audience of industry and academic experts at the second annual Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation Conference tomorrow in Brasov, Romania. |
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| Computer controlled solutions uses NI LabVIEW to design unique dynamometer |
21 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that engineers at Computer Controlled Solutions used the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment along with NI data acquisition and motion control products to build a dynamometer designed specifically for testing calipers and brakes on Formula 1 high-speed racing cars. |
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| Students recognized for use of virtual instrumentation in control design & simulation |
13 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Students from top engineering universities gathered in Detroit, Mich., last week to unveil their designs for more environmentally friendly crossover sports utility vehicles at the Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility competition. National Instruments joined major sponsors including the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors and recognized Texas Tech University engineering students for their unique approach to control design and simulation through virtual instrumentation. |
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| New reconfigurable devices powered by LabVIEW FPGA technology feature onboard processing |
09 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the release of seven new R Series devices and five CompactRIO modules for embedded digital signal processing and high-speed control. Engineers and scientists can use these intelligent devices to create their own data acquisition and control circuitry through National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development tools. |
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| NI PXI-4071 FlexDMM listed among 'Ultimate Products' in Reader Survey for first quarter of 2005 |
08 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
CMP Media's EE Times and eeProductCenter recently listed the National Instruments PXI-4071 FlexDMM among the top 10 most significant new test and measurement products in their Ultimate Products 2.1 program, a report on the user rankings of the best new products introduced during the first quarter of 2005. |
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| NI LabVIEW embedded development module extends LabVIEW to Any 32-Bit embedded processor |
07 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Scientists and engineers now can take advantage of the high-level graphical programming paradigm of National Instruments LabVIEW software to save significant time prototyping and deploying embedded applications to 32-bit microprocessors. The new NI LabVIEW Embedded Development Module extends LabVIEW to any 32-bit embedded processor, providing scientists and engineers with a graphical approach to algorithm design, simulation, prototyping and deployment of custom designs for embedded systems. |
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| New NI SoftMotion controller communicates with IEEE 1394 & CANopen intelligent drives |
07 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can use the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment to create powerful distributed motion applications with the new NI SoftMotion Controller for Copley CANopen and ORMEC IEEE 1394 intelligent drives. |
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| National Instruments & SeaSolve Software deliver complete ZigBee, Wi-Fi Test & Analysis Solutions |
07 June 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments advances the development of emerging wireless communications standards by collaborating with leading software providers to deliver complete RF/communications test and analysis solutions based on modular hardware and software. To test compliance of IEEE 802.15.4 WPAN (ZigBee) and IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) applications, engineers now can use SeaSolve Software Inc. tools that integrate with NI PXI-based RF hardware and the LabVIEW graphical development environment for a flexible and cost-effective solution. |
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| New National Instruments M series DAQ devices offer 80 analog input channels |
31 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI PCI-6225 and PXI-6225, the newest members of the low-cost M Series data acquisition family that extend available I/O functionality to include 80 16-bit analog input channels with sampling rates up to 250 kS/s. The new NI 6225 devices provide the most analog input channels of any NI multifunction DAQ devices and are ideal for applications such as data logging, control and sensor measurements. |
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| New NI PCI Data Acquisition Device ideal for OEMs and volume customers |
24 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced a new PCI plug-in data acquisition device, the NI PCI-6010, which is ideal for original equipment manufacturers needing to get their products to market faster and at lower costs. Engineers can take advantage of the device's standard 37-pin D-Sub connector for I/O channel access to create custom connectivity solutions with low-cost, commonly available parts and cables. |
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| University of Colorado at boulder uses NI PXI and NI LabVIEW to control 400 g-ton centrifuge |
24 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder recently implemented National Instruments programmable automation controllers and the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment to streamline experiments involving a 400 g-ton centrifuge, one of the nation's most powerful centrifuges capable of spinning two tons of material at 200 times the force of gravity. |
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| Ray Almgren joins White House Press Secretary, Emmy-Winning Filmmaker & Astronaut |
24 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments Vice President of Product Marketing and Academic Relations Ray Almgren recently was named one of the University of Texas at Austin's most outstanding young alumni by the Texas Exes, the university's alumni association. Almgren, honored as an Outstanding Young Texas Ex for his work in encouraging young students to pursue engineering and science, received his award during the recent UT commencement ceremony, along with co-honorees White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, Emmy-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson. |
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| National Instruments adds flexibility to Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Software |
18 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection 2.6, the latest upgrade to the interactive software for configuring, benchmarking and deploying complete machine vision applications without programming. Engineers now can significantly extend the capabilities of Vision Builder AI with an ActiveX control as well as tools for integrating National Instruments LabVIEW VIs into inspection scripts and creating customized steps. |
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| Engineers and students now can program DSPs with National Instruments LabVIEW |
17 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the new NI LabVIEW DSP Module, which includes tools for designing, implementing and analyzing DSP-based algorithms and systems. The new LabVIEW DSP Module extends the LabVIEW graphical development environment to embedded signal processing applications and offers engineering students an easy-to-use, hands-on approach to learning key signal processing techniques. |
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| Four NI serial boards deliver 2,000 V digital isolation for industrial applications |
17 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today introduced four new serial interfaces for industrial applications that offer 2,000 V digital, port-to-port isolation. The new boards, NI PCI-8432 (RS232) two- and four-port versions and NI PCI-8433 (RS485) two- and four-port versions, offer all the benefits of the 843x PCI family of serial interfaces, including superior CPU utilization, high-speed communication up to 2 Mb/s and configurable nonstandard baud rates. |
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| Nearly 500 central Texas students showcase technological creativity with robots |
17 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Nearly 500 students from nine Central Texas school districts and all grade levels gathered with friends and families to display their original LEGO robotic creations at the fifth annual National Instruments RoboLab Mania! on Saturday at NI Corporate headquarters. The event signified the culmination of a yearlong project for the students who worked with teachers and NI engineering mentors to create robots based on NI RoboLab software and LEGO Mindstorms technology. |
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| New switching hardware & software simplify automated test setup & troubleshooting |
10 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Automated test engineers now can significantly reduce switch system hardware setup time with the new National Instruments USB switch mainframes, which introduce plug-and-play switch control to the SCXI platform. With the release of the mainframes as well as the new NI USB-1359 communication adapter and NI-SWITCH Soft Front Panel software, National Instruments delivers a low-cost, plug-and-play solution for implementing high-channel-count switching systems. |
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| NI delivers Linux and Mac OS X Driver Software for 80 data acquisition devices |
09 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
With the release of the latest version of National Instruments NI-DAQmx Base driver software, Linux and Mac OS X users now can develop applications with 80 National Instruments data acquisition devices, including 26 new NI M Series multifunction DAQ devices. |
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| 2005 event features new technical summits covering control design, RF & wireless communication |
04 May 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced plans for its 11th annual customer and technology conference. NIWeek, the world's leading virtual instrumentation conference and exhibition, opens Aug. 16 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, for three full days of interactive technical sessions, summits, exhibitions and hands-on workshops on the latest technologies for test, control and design applications. |
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| Acquisition strengthens low-cost data acquisition offering |
29 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments announced today that the company has acquired the operating assets of Measurement Computing Corporation, a provider of low-cost data acquisition products. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. |
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| NI showcases latest technologies for ATE systems at Military/Aerospace Conference Series |
26 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments is hosting the Military and Aerospace Solutions Conference, a series of free seminars in major U.S. cities featuring technical demonstrations and case studies of the latest technologies for electronic test, structural test and control design for military and aerospace applications. These seminars explore how virtual instrumentation delivers open, flexible frameworks through platforms such as PXI and LabVIEW FPGA to help engineers take advantage of the rapid evolution of commercially available technology with minimal disruption. |
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| New PXI Controllers from NI deliver 50% higher performance |
19 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced two new PXI controllers, the NI PXI-8195 and NI PXI-8196, which are the industry's first controllers to use the Mobile Intel 915GM Express Chipset. In addition, the PXI-8196 is the first embedded controller to use the power of a 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium M 760 Processor, making it the industry's highest-performance embedded controller and increasing its overall performance by more than 50 percent compared to existing PXI controllers operating with the 2.5 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor. The new PXI-8195 includes the 1.5 GHz Intel Celeron M 370 Processor. |
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| National Instruments introduces its lowest-priced USB digital I/O device |
13 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced its lowest-priced USB digital I/O device with the new NI USB-6501, a full-speed USB 2.0 device ideal for research, academia and lab automation applications. Priced at just $95, the new device includes 24 digital I/O lines and a 32-bit counter. Because of its small size, plug-and-play connectivity and portability, the USB-6501 is practical for a wide range of users, from students and technicians to engineers and scientists. The new device adds to the more than 20 USB-enabled NI hardware offerings. |
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| NI measurement services package now includes free data-logging software |
12 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
The National Instruments measurement services software for Windows 2000/XP shipped with plug-in data acquisition devices now includes free VI Logger Lite data-logging software, an additional tool engineers can use to get their applications up and running with less system setup time. Valued at $295, VI Logger Lite requires no programming, offers data exportation to Microsoft Excel and National Instruments DIAdem with a single click of a button and seamlessly integrates with the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment. |
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| Industry's fastest USB-to-GPIB controller delivers 2X performance improvement |
05 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can use the latest USB standard, USB 2.0 high-speed, to control GPIB instruments at transfer rates of up to 8 MB/s (64 Mb/s). The new National Instruments GPIB-USB-HS, the industry's fastest USB-to-GPIB controller, is the latest in the broad offering of NI instrument control products for PCI Express, Ethernet, PCI, USB, PCMCIA and other interfaces. |
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| Students use NI LabVIEW, CompactRIO and PXI to design fuel-efficient vehicles |
05 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Students from top engineering universities are using National Instruments products to reengineer General Motors vehicles as part of Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility, a new three-year engineering competition that asks students to solve important environmental problems automotive engineers face. Joining major sponsors, including the U.S. |
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| National Instruments announces fastest available USB-to-GPIB converter |
05 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can communicate with their instruments faster than ever before with the National Instruments GPIB-USB-HS converter, which transforms any computer with a USB port into a full-function, plug-and-play IEEE-488.2 controller. |
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| Visteon reduces delivery times, saves $13 Million with NI software and PXI hardware |
04 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced Visteon Corp., one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive systems and components, adopted NI products including PXI modular instruments, NI TestStand test management software, LabWindows/CVI and NI-IMAQ vision software to reduce delivery time, costs and floor space in manufacturing |
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| NI tools offer PXI test platform for manufacturing test of automotive consumer electronics |
04 April 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced Visteon Corp., one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive systems and components, adopted NI products including PXI modular instruments, NI TestStand test management software, LabWindows/CVI and NI-IMAQ vision software to reduce delivery time, costs and floor space in manufacturing. |
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| New postage stamp-sized device turnsaAny PDA with CompactFlash slot into Data Acquisition Tool |
29 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can turn standard PDAs into customized, portable measurement tools with the new National Instruments CompactFlash data acquisition device. The NI CF-6004 device, which is slightly larger than a standard postage stamp, plugs into any PDA with a CompactFlash slot to create a handheld instrument with the processing and wireless communication capabilities of the latest PDA devices. |
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| LEGO uses LabVIEW extend motor-based product lifetimes, reduce time to market for releases |
28 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced The LEGO Company uses the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment and NI PCI-based data acquisition boards in its quality assurance department to test and optimize the lifetimes of its electric motor-based products, including popular toys ranging from race cars to speedboats and the new out-door RC-car 'Dirt Crushers.' With a LabVIEW-based data-logging and test system, LEGO engineers increased the number of successful quality tests performed daily by up to 20 times, helping the company significantly reduce time to market for its new releases. |
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| PXI-Based Flexible Resolution Digitizer delivers industry's highest dynamic range |
22 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Design and test engineers now can use a single modular instrument to make a wide range of dynamic measurements with the new National Instruments flexible resolution digitizer. Just as the digital multimeter brought universal measurement capability to DC measurements, the NI PXI-5922 flexible resolution digitizer revolutionizes dynamic measurements with a universal measurement device. |
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| New NI Compact FieldPoint Modules offer High-Channel-Count Digital I/O |
15 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced two new Compact FieldPoint devices that offer engineers and machine builders improvements for their control systems, including reducing the number of required modules and significantly reducing system jitter. |
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| New National Instruments hardware and software provide dramatic advances from Baseband to RF |
14 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can generate RF and baseband signals more than 300 times faster with the new National Instruments PXI-5671 RF vector signal generator and the new NI PXI-5441 arbitrary waveform generator with onboard signal processing. With the release of these modules and the new NI Modulation Toolkit 3.0 for LabVIEW, National Instruments offers a complete modular solution for generating high-speed communications signals. |
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| Magazine recognizes NI CompactRIO as a leading technology in embedded systems category |
10 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that EDN magazine readers and editors selected the NI CompactRIO reconfigurable control and acquisition system based on LabVIEW FPGA technology as a winner of the magazine's annual Innovation of the Year award in the embedded systems category. |
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| LabVIEW Instrument Driver Advisory Board approves tool to easily analyze & verify drivers |
08 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now can download the free National Instruments Instrument Driver VI Analyzer Toolkit plug-in to save time testing and creating quality, native NI LabVIEW plug-and-play source code drivers. The new tool features tests and configurations that automate the process of verifying that instrument drivers meet certified National Instruments LabVIEW standards. |
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| LabVIEW wins India's Electronics for You Reader's Choice Award for second consecutive year |
08 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
For the second consecutive year, National Instruments LabVIEW received the Reader's Choice Award for Design and Simulation for India's Electronics for You magazine. Design engineers use the LabVIEW graphical development environment in conjunction with other design and simulation tools to easily compare real-world test data to simulation models early in the design process, which exposes flaws earlier and reduces design iterations to shorten time to market for new products. |
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| NI delivers USB Portable DAQ System for Sensor and High-Voltage Measurements |
08 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced two new versions of the NI DAQPad-6015, a plug-and-play, multifunction data acquisition device for USB. Engineers and scientists can use NI SCC signal conditioning devices with the new NI DAQPad-6015 mass termination version to measure a wide range of sensor and high-voltage signals up to 100 VDC. NI SCC signal conditioning carriers fit neatly on top of the DAQPad-6015 to create a portable, customizable data acquisition system with up to 300 V Cat II isolation per module. |
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| Interactive Measurement Software offers high-speed digital I/O support, increased instrument connectivity |
08 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the latest version of NI SignalExpress, an interactive software environment for acquiring, comparing, automating and storing measurements on the benchtop. SignalExpress 1.1 delivers new high-speed digital I/O capabilities for mixed-signal design, validation and test as well as increased hardware support of NI modular instruments and data acquisition devices and other common stand-alone instruments. With the software, engineers can use virtual instrumentation on the benchtop to save time performing interactive analog and digital measurements. |
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| New Compact FieldPoint Devices offer increased speed, memory and temperature range |
07 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists building processing-intensive control applications now can triple their processing performance with a new family of Compact FieldPoint controllers from National Instruments. The new cFP-2100 controllers include a 200 MHz Pentium-class Vega processor that, when combined with new SDRAM memory, is more than three times faster than previous controllers. The new Compact FieldPoint devices are categorized as programmable automation controllers, delivering the flexibility of PCs with the ruggedness of PLCs. |
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| Industry experts explore new control technologies at first-ever automation Developers forum |
02 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers, managers and machine builders designing control and measurement systems will benefit from the insight of leading industry experts as part of the first-ever Automation Developers Forum. |
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| NI LabVIEW increases system throughput, reduces deployment costs for PACs |
02 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Automation manufacturers such as ABCO Automation are using programmable automation controllers from National Instruments to seamlessly integrate testing and automation solutions into existing PLCs. Using the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment running on an embedded PXI controller, ABCO created a PAC solution for its automotive wheel speed sensor assemblies and integrated the solution with existing Allen-Bradley PLCs via an RSLinx OPC server for increased throughput of one part every six seconds. |
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| National Instruments names Select Alliance Partners for 2005 |
01 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today recognized 15 out of the more than 500 companies in the National Instruments Alliance Partner program as Select Alliance Partners for 2005. Alliance Partners use their application expertise and in-depth knowledge of National Instruments products to build customer-defined solutions in a wide range of industries and applications including aerospace/defense, automotive and manufacturing test. |
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| NI 7½-Digit FlexDMM measures from Picoamps to Kilovolts |
01 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers now can accurately measure from picoamps to kilovolts with the new National Instruments PXI-4071 FlexDMM, a multifunction device that features a 7½-digit (26 bits) digital multimeter and an 1.8 MS/s isolated digitizer. The NI PXI-4071 FlexDMM offers fast, accurate voltage measurements from ±10 nV to ±1000 V and resistance measurements from 10 microohms to 5 gigaohms. |
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| New modules add to growing family of more than 80 switch configurations |
01 March 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Instruments expanded its current offering of more than 80 switch configurations with the introduction of the NI PXI-258x series of 12 A switch modules and the NI PXI-2564 5 A switch modules. These modules are ideal for switching high-power signals in military, aerospace and automotive applications. |
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| Series of one-day events cover automated test best practices through technical sessions |
22 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that it is joining other leaders in automated test to host the Automated Test Summit 2005, a series of 14 free one-day events throughout North America from April to June. At these industry events, which expand on the successful Automated Test Summit 2004, attendees can learn about emerging trends and techniques in design validation and manufacturing test and see the latest automated test innovations in action. |
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| Engineers now can interactively design, implement Digital Filters with NI LabVIEW |
22 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit Version 7.5, which includes tools for modeling and creating software-based digital filters as well as LabVIEW FPGA and C code generation capabilities for chip-level implementation. With the toolkit, design and test engineers now can use the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment to ensure a seamless digital filter design process from conception to completion while reducing development costs. In addition, professors can use the toolkit to demonstrate key filter design concepts to undergraduate and graduate engineering students. |
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| NI introduces LVDS Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzers for PXI |
15 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Automated test engineers now can use National Instruments new 400 and 200 Mb/s digital waveform generator/analyzers to interface to low-voltage differential signaling devices using the PXI platform. The new modules are ideal for military and aerospace ATE applications, such as surveillance, avionic communications, satellite and intelligence. Engineers also can use the modules to interface to communications subsystems or semiconductor devices such as A/D and D/A converters. |
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| NI releases low-cost 100 MS/s PXI and PCI Arbitrary Waveform Generator |
15 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today released a new low-cost, 100 MS/s, 14-bit arbitrary waveform generator for PXI and PCI, expanding its line of signal generators that includes the 100 MS/s, 16-bit NI 5421 and the 200 MS/s, 16-bit PXI-5422 arbitrary waveform generator modules. Designed as a general-purpose electrical stimulus, the new device is ideal for a variety of measurement applications in consumer electronics, military, aerospace, semiconductor and medical device test. |
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| EE Times names National Instruments a Company of the Year 2005 Finalist |
09 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments, a leader in virtual instrumentation, today announced that EE Times magazine named it an Annual Creativity in Electronics award finalist for Company of the Year 2005. This award recognizes top engineering companies for excellence in business practices, breakthrough innovations and contributions to the community. |
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| New NI Image Acquisition Board offers low-cost Imaging Solution for Camera Link Cameras |
08 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced several new image acquisition boards for machine vision and scientific imaging, including the new NI PCI-1426 low-cost image acquisition board for base-configuration Camera Link cameras. The PCI-1426 is the newest NI image acquisition board in a suite of digital and high-performance Camera Link image acquisition devices. |
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| Boeing selects National Instruments LabVIEW for Missile System Test, saves 30 percent |
08 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that Boeing selected an NI LabVIEW- and PXI-based solution for acquisition of vehicle launch environments on the ground-based midcourse defense system vehicle flight test program. |
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| NI Distributes $9.3 Million in Company Performance Bonus to Employees |
07 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today distributed the second of two company performance bonus payments to its employees worldwide. NI distributed the first installment of the bonus in November as part of its Employee Appreciation Week. The bonus recognizes employees' hard work and dedication to the company's revenue growth and profitability goals in 2004. |
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| Acquisition strengthens Graphical System Design Platform to further integrate Design & Test |
07 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the acquisition of Toronto, Canada-based Electronics Workbench, a leading supplier of electronics design automation software. The Electronics Workbench flagship product, Multisim circuit simulation software, is widely used for electronic circuit design, board layout and electrical engineering training programs by companies and academic institutions including Sony, Boeing, MIT and DeVry. The acquisition strengthens the integration between functional test and design tools and will advance graphical system design technology. |
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| Readers' Choice Award given to National Instruments LabVIEW for second consecutive year |
01 February 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that readers of Evaluation Engineering magazine named NI LabVIEW 7.1 the winner of its 2004 Readers' Choice Award for software product of the year. LabVIEW 7.1, released in May 2004, extends Express technology to automated instrumentation and real-time applications with new Express VIs for NI modular instruments and NI-DAQmx, low-level execution timing for the LabVIEW 7.1 Real-Time Module and advanced debugging. This is the second consecutive year that Evaluation Engineering readers selected the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment for this award. |
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| Instrument Blackfin Embedded Code with New Analog Devices Toolkit for LabVIEW |
31 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
With the new Analog Devices Blackfin Test Integration Toolkit for LabVIEW, engineers now can use the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment with ADI's VisualDSP++ embedded development environment to streamline the development of Blackfin-based systems. The new toolkit, which is included free with ADI's VisualDSP++ software and hardware evaluation kits, integrates with NI LabVIEW to provide design engineers with a single development, prototyping and test environment for applications running on the Blackfin microprocessor. |
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| New NI Motion Prototyping Software Instantly Converts to LabVIEW and C Code |
25 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Machine builders and OEMs now can use National Instruments Motion Assistant Version 1.2 to interactively prototype motion control applications and convert their projects into ready-to-run code in C or NI LabVIEW. NI Motion Assistant features a graphical, point-and-click interface with 3D-visualization capabilities for creating powerful motion control applications using stepper, servo and piezo actuators. |
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| National Instruments software speeds machine vision with advanced Algorithms |
25 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI Vision 7.1 Development Module, which features hundreds of vision tools for engineers and scientists using NI LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, C/C++ or Visual Basic to create powerful vision applications that inspect, align, identify and measure objects. |
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| New eight-port serial boards from NI improve CPU utilization by 15X |
25 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced two new eight-port serial boards that achieve high-speed data rates up to 2 Mb/s and incorporate NI-Mite ASIC technology. The NI PCI-8430/8 and PCI-8431/8 improve CPU utilization by 15 times compared to traditional plug-in serial interfaces and offer dramatic improvements in speed, reliability and performance compared to native desktop serial ports. |
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| EDN Names National Instruments CompactRIO an Innovation of the Year Finalist |
20 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that EDN magazine editors selected the NI CompactRIO low-cost, reconfigurable control and acquisition system as a finalist for the magazine's annual Innovation of the Year award in the embedded systems category. |
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| More than 100 Institutions receive grants to integrate graphical system design into their Curricula |
19 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that it donated $4 million worth of NI products and $1 million in cash to more than 100 universities in 25 countries for academic research and classroom projects that improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The contributions, which were funded with $2 million from a patent infringement settlement, are being used for teaching and research applications in areas such as signal processing, control systems and communications. |
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| New lowest-cost NI USB devices deliver measurement-quality data acquisition |
18 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Scientists, technicians, engineers and students now can take advantage of measurement-quality data acquisition and the convenience of USB plug-and-play technology at a lower cost with the new National Instruments USB-6008 and USB-6009 data acquisition devices. |
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| NI adds 900 drivers for LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI to www.ni.com/idnet in 2004 |
18 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments now offers more than 4,000 instrument drivers in the NI Instrument Driver Network, the industry's largest source for instrument drivers at www.ni.com/idnet. In 2004, NI collaborated with Instrument Driver Development Program members, including Tektronix and Rohde & Schwartz, and other vendors, such as Agilent and Fluke, to introduce more than 900 new drivers that deliver connectivity for instruments serving many industries and all standard software and bus interfaces. |
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| Test & Measurement World names NI SignalExpress Software Best in Test |
12 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Editors from Test & Measurement World magazine recently recognized two National Instruments products in the publication's Best in Test 2005 competition, naming the NI SignalExpress interactive measurement environment a Best in Test winner and finalist for Test Product of the Year 2005 and the NI PXI-5670 2.7 GHz RF vector signal generator an honorable mention recipient. |
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| New NI 18-Bit M Series DAQ devices for PCI increase resolution by 400 percent |
12 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today introduced its highest-resolution multifunction data acquisition devices for the PCI bus with four new 18-bit M Series DAQ devices. The new NI PCI-628x devices deliver four times the resolution of 16-bit devices and sample up to 32 channels at rates up to 625 kS/s. The devices also measure DC voltages with accuracy equivalent to 5½-digit voltmeters, improving measurement accuracy of sensors such as thermocouples. |
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| National Instruments Expands Mac OS X Offering with Data Acquisition and GPIB Drivers |
11 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
Engineers and scientists now have more options for data acquisition and instrument control on Mac OS X with the new National Instruments DAQ and GPIB drivers for Mac OS X. |
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| District Court Orders Patent Infringement Trial on The MathWorks, Inc. New Version of Simulink |
11 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ordered an infringement trial to proceed on the latest Simulink product introduced by Massachusetts-based The MathWorks, Inc. Last week on January 5, the district court concluded that The MathWorks' modified version of Simulink presents substantial issues with respect to infringement that should be decided by trial. |
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| More Than 200 Central Texas Students Use Robotics to Solve Real-World Challenges |
10 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
After three months of research and preparation, more than 200 young innovators put their robotic inventions to the test at the first-ever Central Texas FIRST LEGO League Tournament on Jan. 8. National Instruments, Kealing Middle School and the Austin Independent School District teamed up to bring the worldwide competition to Austin, where participants, ranging in age from 9 to 14, were asked to solve many of the everyday challenges that individuals with disabilities face using LEGO building blocks and NI LabVIEW-based RoboLab programming software. |
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| National Instruments announces PCI-Based 200 MS/s 12-Bit Digitizer |
10 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments today announced the NI PCI-5124, a PCI version of its popular 12-bit, 200 MS/s PXI-based digitizer. The NI PXI-5124 and NI PCI-5124 digitizers use the latest commercial technology to deliver more than 75 dBc spurious-free dynamic range on two simultaneously sampled inputs with 150 MHz bandwidth. Both devices are based on the NI Synchronization and Memory Core architecture, which features up to 512 MB of onboard memory per channel, fast data transfer and tight synchronization. |
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| NI Celebrates Sixth Consecutive Year as one of FORTUNE's '100 Best Companies to work for' |
10 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
FORTUNE magazine has named National Instruments one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, marking the sixth consecutive year the company has appeared on the prestigious list. National Instruments ranked 40 on FORTUNE's 2005 list with the company's fun and relaxed environment, open company-wide communication and consistent commitment to employees through challenging economic times among the characteristics noted in making the Austin-based company a great place to work. |
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| Truchard addresses the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas at annual meeting |
06 January 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments President, CEO and Cofounder Dr. James Truchard will call on Texas academic institutions to explore areas such as energy and biomedical sciences this evening at The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas annual conference. Truchard's keynote speech addresses the state's Nobel laureates, top researchers, university and corporate leaders as well as state political representatives, including honorary Academy chairman U.S. Sen. |
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| National Instruments opens CompactRIO embedded system platform |
30 November 2004 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)
New CompactRIO module development kit offers access to low-level electrical architecture
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