Reference Systems for Application Areas
The National Instruments software-defined approach to test gives engineers the ability to lower their overall cost of testing by adopting flexible hardware platforms, such as PXI, and scalable software, such as NI TestStand and LabVIEW. Today, many leading automated test companies have adopted NI solutions for a variety of industry and application areas.
Aerospace and Defense Test
Avionics, unmanned vehicles, and structures
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Test
CAN, LIN, FlexRay, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, SCRAMNet+, and AFDX
Semiconductor Test
ADCs, PMICs, RFICs, MEMS, discrete components, and memory devices
Video Test
Set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, mobile devices, and video sources and sinks

Key Application Areas for Software-Defined Instrumentation
Learn about key application areas and industries for software-defined instrumentation.
Guides to Getting Started
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Solutions for Additional Industries and Applications
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