Our Vision

Graphical System Design: A Platform-Based Approach

"To do for test and measurement what the spreadsheet did for financial analysis – and – to do for embedded what the PC did for the desktop." Dr. James Truchard

To adhere to a platform-based approach, National Instruments provides engineers and scientists with an integrated software and hardware platform that accelerates the design and implementation of any system that needs measurement and control. This unified platform scales across design, deployment and test, from desktop to embedded systems.

Accelerate Development

Engineers accelerate their development using highly productive NI LabVIEW software that integrates and abstracts the complexity of systems at multiple levels, including unprecedented visualization of system timing. They can lower total systems cost, increase flexibility, and integrate new technology easily using off-the-shelf customizable hardware that meets system needs from low power to high performance.

Innovate Fast

The flexibility and scalability of the platform, supported by a growing ecosystem of reusable IP and applications, gives engineers a strong competitive advantage in completing more projects with less time and resources. Thousands of engineers successfully use the NI graphical system design platform today to innovate, discover, and invent their own solutions—fast.

Graphical System Design

This platform-based approach helps companies more easily adapt to changing requirements and technology over time.

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