NI LabVIEW for Instrument Control
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NI LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment that makes it easy to control and acquire data from any instrument over any bus. You can automate measurements from several devices, analyze data as you acquire it, and create custom reports all in a matter of minutes. Avoid spending hours learning how to take measurements from a particular device. With LabVIEW, you can focus on the results rather than the process of obtaining them.
Top Reasons to Use LabVIEW for Instrument Control
Work Faster With a Graphical Approach
Develop and debug applications using drag-and-drop graphical icons and flowchart representations instead of writing lines of text.
Quickly Automate Any Instrument Using Free Instrument Drivers
Download time-saving LabVIEW drivers for virtually any instrument free of charge. The Instrument Driver Finder helps you install drivers in seconds directly from LabVIEW. Consistent driver APIs eliminate the need for you to learn low-level instrument commands specific to each instrument.
Get Started Immediately With Open-and-Run Examples
Never start developing code from scratch. Every certified instrument driver includes ready-to-run examples.
Explore LabVIEW in Instrument Control Applications
Connect to Any Instrument Using LabVIEW Instrument Drivers
Use the new Instrument Driver Finder in LabVIEW 2011 to quickly download instrument drivers and easily make your first measurement from any instrument.
Faster Instrument Control Development With LabVIEW Wizards and Examples
Use all of the LabVIEW wizards and examples designed to make you more productive when automating instruments.
Analyzing Your Acquired Data With LabVIEW
Perform advanced inline analysis and signal processing faster by using a single environment for measurements and analysis.
Get Started With LabVIEW
View installation, set-up, and learning guides for LabVIEW, NI-VISA, and NI-488.2.
Instrument Control Fundamentals
Control your instrument in LabVIEW using instrument drivers, the Instrument I/O Assistant, and the Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) API.
Download Thousands of Instrument Drivers From More Than 350 Vendors
The Instrument Driver Network offers more than 9,000 drivers for instruments from more than 350 third-party vendors that work with LabVIEW and other NI software.
Instrument Control Programming Series
View these five-minute videos to get started with instrument control using LabVIEW.
Resources and Hardware Products for Instrument Control
Improve performance and increase reliability with bus hardware for GPIB, USB, Ethernet, LXI, LAN, and serial combined with flexible software tools and instrument drivers.
See Recommended System and Pricing
View a starter system including software tools and hardware components.
Attend a LabVIEW Hands-On Seminar
Learn the basics of graphical programming by attending a free three-hour hands-on event.
Schedule a Personal Online LabVIEW Demo With an NI Engineer
In this free, one-hour online session, you will receive best practices, answers to your technical questions, and an overview of relevant hardware. (US and Canada only)
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A technical representative will call you to walk through your project-specific needs.
Other Application Areas
Learn about additional ways to rapidly create cost-effective systems for any application. Select from the areas below to see how LabVIEW can work for you.