Data Acquisition (DAQ)
Designed for Performance
National Instruments DAQ devices provide high-performance I/O, industry-leading technologies, and software-driven productivity gains for your application.
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DAQ Devices
Modular Systems
NI CompactDAQ
USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet
Customizable with a variety of chassis and module types.
PXI Platform
PXI & PXI Express
Optimized for high channel counts and tight synchronization.
New to DAQ? Learn more about the fundamentals.
What’s New
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Download the 10-part tutorial that covers everything you should consider when building a DAQ system.
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See how Tim Samaras from TWISTEX quickly designed and built a new probe instrument to sample from multiple sensor types.
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"New 1-slot NI CompactDAQ chassis support over 50 measurement-specific modules on USB, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi buses."
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Discover how fiber Bragg grating (FBG) optical sensing provides highly distributed measurements and noise immunity.
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Watch short videos on using DAQ and NI LabVIEW.
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LabVIEW is a single environment that provides native integration with NI DAQ hardware and extensive libraries for signal processing.
Learn More About DAQ
Common DAQ Applications
View common DAQ applications and explore related technical materials on using a PC-based approach to save time and increase the performance of your test, monitoring, or control system.
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Compare DAQ Product Families
NI offers a wide-spectrum of PC-based DAQ devices and modular systems on a variety of PC buses. Compare the different types of NI products and select the right one to meet your application’s needs.
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Setup and Support
Learn how to get started quickly with National Instruments DAQ devices and view other resources for support, driver downloads, example code, and additional training.
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