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Measurement and Control Products for Linux

Linux® applicability to PC-based measurement and control applications is rapidly growing. As experts in PC-based measurement and automation, National Instruments offers software and hardware products for creating and running virtual instruments on the Linux OS including NI LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI and more than 200 data acquisition, modular instrumentation, and instrument control devices.

Software

Software is the most important component of any measurement and control system. Whether your application requires simple data logging and monitoring or advanced analysis and control capabilities, choosing the right software package is essential. One of the world's best graphical programming language, NI LabVIEW, is available for Linux. In addition, you can use LabWindows/CVI, the proven ANSI C environment for test and measurement, to port code to Linux.

LabVIEW

  • Easy-to-use graphical development environment
  • Designed for integration with measurement hardware
  • More than 450 built-in functions for signal processing and analysis
  • Included libraries for common protocols, such as TCP/IP and GPIB

LabWindows/CVI

  • Proven ANSI C development environment
  • Ability to develop on Windows, run on Linux
  • Advanced analysis functionality, hardware connectivity, and communication support
  • Scientific data display on LabWindows/CVI user interfaces

Measurement and Control Hardware

Hardware determines your system's physical capabilities - channel count, signal and sensor types, sampling rate, accuracy, portability, ruggedness, and more. National Instruments offers a wide range of more than 200 measurement and control devices for Linux.

PXI

  • Open, multivendor computing platform for instrumentation
  • Rack-mount, portable, and benchtop options
  • 10X performance increase over traditional instrumentation

USB Data Acquisition

  • Low-cost and extremely portable design
  • NEW support for select USB M Series data acquisition
  • Includes multifunction, digital I/O, and sensor measurement devices

M Series USB/PCI/PXI/PCI Express Data Acquisition

  • Up to 80 analog channels on a single device
  • Up to 18-bit resolution and 1.25 MS/s
  • Available low-cost to high-performance devices

Modular Instruments

  • High-speed analog I/O up to 250 MS/s
  • High-resolution I/O up to 26 bits
  • 80 switch hardware configurations

Instrument Control

  • Controllers for traditional instruments using IEEE 488.2
  • Optimized integration with NI LabVIEW
  • 4,000 FREE instrument drivers available

VXI

  • Broad range of embedded and remote VXI controllers
  • Comprehensive software package for configuring, programming, and troubleshooting VXI and VME systems
  • Continued innovation and longevity

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