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March 25, 2008
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In This Issue
Improve Machine Design with Mechatronics Tools   Highest-Accuracy DAQ Devices with USB Connectivity
 

Read how you can quickly develop complex multiaxis motion profiles and simulate them on a 3D CAD model of a machine using the NI LabVIEW-SolidWorks Mechatronics Toolkit.

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  Learn how to increase the functionality of your data acquisition (DAQ) devices with 18-bit resolution, which provides a four times increase in resolution over traditional 16-bit devices.

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Development Resources

Memory Management in LabVIEW 8.5
Learn about the LabVIEW 8.5 In Place Element Structure, which you can combine with good programming practices to manage memory and improve performance.
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Make Accurate Power Measurements with NI Tools
Power requirements are an important parameter to consider as embedded systems become smaller and faster. Explore the importance of, methods for, and recommended hardware for reliable power measurements.
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Efficient Analog Video Test with National Instruments
Read how you can create efficient video test systems to test analog video signals and with NI hardware and software.
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Example Code: Multitone Generator for NI Arbitrary Waveform Generators
This VI library contains a multitone generator that quickly and easily generates a multitone signal on an arbitrary waveform generator.
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Best Practices for NI TestStand Developers
View the NI TestStand Advanced Architecture Series to find documents written by NI TestStand architects and experts covering best practices and architecture advice.
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New Products and Technologies

New C Series Modules for High-Performance Data Logging
Create a variety of systems with new C Series data acquisition modules that combine signal conditioning, direct sensor connectivity, and data acquisition into a small module for each measurement type for insertion into any NI CompactDAQ or CompactRIO chassis.
Learn about modules »

Validate RFID Tags with Real-Time Reader Emulation
Learn how you can use FPGA-based, software-defined instruments to perform the required real-time baseband processing for radio frequency identification (RFID) reader emulation.
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LabWindows™/CVI 8.5 Delivers Flexible Multicore Programming in C
Automatically balance tasks across multiple cores without sacrificing determinism or manually assign portions of code to specific processor cores for isolating time-critical sections of code.
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Webcasts and Events

New Forums, Summits at NIWeek 2008
Experience the new NIWeek Academic Forum, which includes technical seminars and new product previews, and discover the latest trends in robotics at the new Robotics Summit.
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Webcast: Accelerating Design, Validation, and Testing of Digital Communication Systems
Learn how to use integrated hardware and software modeling to accelerate the product test and design/validation phases.
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Webcast: Acoustic Noise Reduction and Speech Enhancement for fMRI
Explore the development and performance analysis of adaptive active noise control and speech enhancement methods using LabVIEW for reducing acoustic noise and improving auditory communication in the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) environment.
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Webcast: Design and Implement Custom Filters on Reconfigurable DAQ Hardware
Learn how to use the NI Digital Filter Design Toolkit for LabVIEW to graphically design and analyze custom digital filters and automatically generate LabVIEW FPGA code to embed on reconfigurable I/O hardware.
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Top Five Webcasts
1. What's New in LabVIEW 8.5 »
2. Connect LabVIEW to Any PLC Using OPC »
3. Designing Applications with the LabVIEW Statechart Module »
4. Programmable Automation Controllers with Embedded Technology »
5. Harness Multicore Performance with LabVIEW Graphical Programming »
NI in the Press
The Multicore Era Seeks a Parallel Paradigm »
Machine Vision and Smart Cameras: Powerful Tools for Machine Builders »
Standards Beneficial, but No Panacea »
Stepping Up to Green – It's Good Business »

Community News

Splash Screen Effect in LabVIEW
Make waves with this user-submitted VI to easily create a splash screen effect in your main application VI. Download and collaborate on this VI and other example programs in the new NI Developer Zone Community.
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IP Corner

Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) in LabVIEW FPGA
Learn how to use the new FFT intellectual property (IP) and take LabVIEW FPGA processing performance into the frequency domain.
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