NI News: Top 3 Trends in Test in 2009

	January 27, 2009
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In This Issue

Four Techniques for Better PID Control		Top Three Trends in Test for 2009

Explore four techniques that you can use to augment your proportional integral derivative (PID) algorithm or replace it with a more precise algorithm. Read article »		Examine three trends that will significantly improve the efficiency of your test and measurement systems in 2009. Read article »

Developer Resources

What Is a Source Measure Unit (SMU)?
Learn how you can use source measure units (SMUs), which provide voltage sourcing and measurement resolution at or below 1 mV as well as current sourcing and measurement resolution below 1 µA.
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Demo: Develop Powerful DAQ Applications with NI LabVIEW
See how you can use LabVIEW graphical programming to create powerful data acquisition applications.
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Example Code: Minesweeper Game
Download this VI of the popular Minesweeper game, whose objective is to clear a field of mines without any mines exploding.
Download example »

Demo: Performing High-Speed Digital I/O Tests
See how you can use high-speed digital I/O instruments to perform digital validation, bit error rate, and LCD tests.
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Example Code: Simple 2D Array Transformations
Download a VI that contains the eight symmetry-related transformations possible with a 2D array.
Download example »

New Products and Technologies

Simplify LXI Configuration with LXI Autodiscovery in NI-VISA
Learn how you can use the Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) to communicate with your test and measurement instruments on any bus.
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MIT Remotely Connects Future Engineers Worldwide with LabVIEW
See how researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used LabVIEW to create iLabs, which gives engineers at underresourced universities around the world remote access to lab equipment.
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LabVIEW Real-Time 8.6 for NI CompactRIO Video Tutorials
Explore new features for programming CompactRIO hardware in LabVIEW Real-Time that reduce development time and complexity and provide tools for monitoring and maintaining CompactRIO applications.
Watch videos »

Sound Quality LabVIEW Algorithms
Get an overview of the sound quality algorithms you can download as part of the NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite.
Read white paper »

New Sound and Vibration Product Offerings for Machine Diagnostic Applications
Discover new NI analysis and signal processing tools for noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH); machine condition monitoring; and audio test applications.
Learn more »

Events and Training

Training without the Travel: Learn LabVIEW Real-Time Online
This two-day online LabVIEW Real-Time course delivers hands-on training for developing robust, reliable, and deterministic measurement and control systems from the comfort and convenience of your own desk.
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IMAC Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics
Attend technical sessions and tutorials led by NI engineers at the IMAC Conference 2009.
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LabVIEW Developer Education Day Coming to a City Near You
LabVIEW Developer Education Day offers free advanced technical sessions designed to help you improve your product skills, knowledge, and productivity using LabVIEW software.
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Top Five Example Codes of 2008

1. Calculator Built with LabVIEW »

2. Tic-Tac-Toe »

3. LabVIEW Interface to a "Wiimote" »

4. Flight Simulator »

5. Missile Defense Game Using LabVIEW Statechart Module »

NI in the Press

LEGO^® Championship »

The PXI Bus Hits Its Stride »

Fast Isn't Fast Enough in the T&M Universe »

Parallel Processing Zooms While Debugging Zags »

Community News
Video: Faces of the FLL Robotics Competition
The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) tournament gives students the chance to build and program robots while learning about current, real-world issues. Take a closer look at two teams participating in this year's Climate Connections challenge.
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IP Corner
Field-Oriented Controller/Space-Vector Controller for a Brushless DC Motor
This set of FPGA IP provides an example implementation of a field-oriented controller or a space-vector controller used to control a brushless DC motor, which has significant advantages over the more common brushed DC motor.
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