NI News from National Instruments Your Global, Customized Source for Company and Product News, Events, and Support Top Stories -------------------------------------------- NI Introduces New Intelligent Data Acquisition Devices http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605bT1 World’s Most Accurate Multifunction Data Acquisition Device http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605bT2 In This Issue -------------------------------------------- Company and Product News-- 1. NI News Debuts in HTML July 8 2. NEW – Try LabVIEW Add-On Software Online 3. NI Honors Texas Tech University at Challenge X 2005 4. Protect Industrial Hardware with NI Isolated Products 5. Choose from Three Levels of NI Data Acquisition Software 6. Join the Community in the New LabVIEW Social Forums 7. Technical Data Mining with NI LabVIEW and DIAdem 8. National Instruments Introduces LabVIEW to Distributed Motion 9. NI RF Products Advance Emerging Wireless Technologies 10. NI TestStand Provides Framework to $4B TI Wireless Group Events-- 1. Tutorial: Custom Motion Control on Any Platform 2. Tutorial: Review Basic Analog Circuits 3. Integrating 3D Mechanical Design, Analysis with Physical Testing 4. Using LabVIEW for Model-Based Control Design and Simulation 5. Integrate Graphical Development with Hard Real-Time Performance Support-- 1. FAQ: R Series Reconfigurable I/O 2. Fundamentals of NI Switch Executive 3. Tutorial: Graphical System Design for Machine Control 4. Linear Waveform Generation with CompactRIO and LabVIEW FPGA 5. Introduction to National Instruments Flex II ADC Technology 6. Tutorial: Field Wiring and Noise Considerations for Analog Signals 7. Using FireWire Cameras with National Instruments Products 8. Get LabVIEW FPGA Support for NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision Systems 9. Tutorial: Impedance and Impedance Matching Company and Product News -------------------------------------------- 1. NI News Debuts in HTML July 8 Watch for the next issue of NI News, which will debut in HTML-enabled e-mail clients with a new look and feel. Along with the usual company and product news, events, and support sections, explore a new developer's resources segment as well as events in your region and a sales contact in your area. Take advantage of easier navigation to get to the content you want faster. View a preview. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/exmk4r 2. NEW – Try LabVIEW Add-On Software Online Following the success of the LabVIEW Online Evaluation, NI offers the new LabVIEW Add-Ons Online Evaluation to test-drive LabVIEW add-on toolkits and modules in an easy-to-use online environment. Learn about select LabVIEW software add-ons through your Web browser without downloading or installing any software. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b01 3. NI Honors Texas Tech University at Challenge X 2005 National Instruments joined major sponsors including the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors at the Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility competition last week and recognized Texas Tech University engineering students for their unique approach to control design and simulation through virtual instrumentation. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b09 4. Protect Industrial Hardware with NI Isolated Products Safety isolation, important for both manufacturers and consumers, physically separates hazardous circuits and transient sources from users and protects products and their surroundings. For applications that require isolation, National Instruments has released five new isolated products for two standard platforms frequently used in industrial environments. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b05 5. Choose from Three Levels of NI Data Acquisition Software The most important choice you make when specifying a data acquisition system may be the last thing you consider. It is software – not the number of channels or the bits of resolution – that dictates how easy it is to set up and take measurements. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b03 6. Join the Community in the New LabVIEW Social Forums After the NI Discussion Forums upgrade last November, many visitors found themselves using the forums as a general meeting place for social interactions. Because these types of conversations fall outside the scope of traditional discussion forums, NI created new discussion boards specifically for social interactions. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b04 7. Technical Data Mining with NI LabVIEW and DIAdem Despite the advances of the PC platform and the ability to generate more data faster than ever before, there remains a data storage and retrieval gap that impedes the role test data plays in the design process. Learn how to bridge this gap with LabVIEW and DIAdem. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b02 8. National Instruments Introduces LabVIEW to Distributed Motion Engineers now can use the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment to create powerful distributed motion applications with the new NI SoftMotion Controller for Copley CANopen and ORMEC IEEE 1394 intelligent drives. The NI SoftMotion Controller is a soft motion interface between NI-Motion driver software and distributed intelligent drives. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b07 9. NI RF Products Advance Emerging Wireless Technologies To test compliance of IEEE 802.15.4 WPAN (ZigBee) and IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) applications, engineers now can use SeaSolve Software Inc. tools that integrate with National Instruments PXI-based RF hardware and the LabVIEW graphical development environment for a flexible and cost-effective solution. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b06 10. NI TestStand Provides Framework to $4B TI Wireless Group With close to $4 billion in wireless and RF revenue, Texas Instruments is one of the leading wireless IC providers. However, as semiconducter design growth increases linearly with new product introductions, device characterization tests have increased exponentially, creating a design bottleneck. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b08 Events -------------------------------------------- 1. Tutorial: Custom Motion Control on Any Platform Learn how to use NI SoftMotion technology to create custom motion controllers on any platform. Trace the evolution of soft motion technology, compare the architecture of a typical motion controller to the NI SoftMotion architecture, and take a look at some of the huge improvements in performance, platform independence, and flexibility with NI SoftMotion. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b10 2. Tutorial: Review Basic Analog Circuits Review analog circuit basics through this Measurement Fundamental Series tutorial, which explains Ohm's law, capacitance calculations, inductance calculations, series and parallel configurations for capacitance and inductance, and RC filters. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b11 3. Integrating 3D Mechanical Design, Analysis with Physical Testing During this Web Event on Demand, technical experts from SolidWorks and National Instruments demonstrate the ability to perform integrated design and analysis by validating the design of a model airplane wing. They then compare the results with prototype test results to pinpoint trouble spots and correct them before production. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b12 4. Using LabVIEW for Model-Based Control Design and Simulation See how LabVIEW helps you identify a plant model using real-world data, design controllers using interactive graphical tools such as root-locus plots and Bode plots, and perform offline simulation or connect to I/O channels for real-time implementation. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b13 5. Integrate Graphical Development with Hard Real-Time Performance Do you need a highly reliable measurement or control system? Learn how to incorporate real-time determinism and reliability into your applications to get answers to these questions, learn LabVIEW Real-Time Module basics, and see live demonstrations showing how LabVIEW graphical development helps you develop fully functional real-time applications. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b14 Support -------------------------------------------- 1. FAQ: R Series Reconfigurable I/O Get answers to your questions about R Series reconfigurable I/O devices, including the difference between new R Series devices and old R Series devices, ways to implement custom motion control with an R Series device, and more. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b15 2. Fundamentals of NI Switch Executive Get an overview of National Instruments Switch Executive, an intelligent switch management and routing application, and learn how it simplifies switch system configuration and increases test performance, ultimately lowering cost to test. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b16 3. Tutorial: Graphical System Design for Machine Control With NI LabVIEW tools, you have open access to low-level resources while taking advantage of easy embedded programming and hundreds of built-in functions for automating common machine control tasks. Learn how LabVIEW and the NI CompactRIO embedded system can help you streamline the machine control development process. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b17 4. Linear Waveform Generation with CompactRIO and LabVIEW FPGA Learn the different methods you can apply to output linear waveforms using NI CompactRIO reconfigurable I/O hardware and the NI LabVIEW FPGA Module. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b18 5. Introduction to National Instruments Flex II ADC Technology The National Instruments PXI-5922 flexible-resolution digitizer uses multibit deltasigma ADCs with patented linearization techniques to provide unprecedented resolution and dynamic range at higher sampling rates. This paper discusses the flexible-resolution technology that makes the NI PXI-5922 the highest dynamic range digitizer on the market. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b19 6. Tutorial: Field Wiring and Noise Considerations for Analog Signals Learn the types of input configurations available on data acquisition devices and ways to choose and use the configurations for your applications. Also explore interference noise pick-up mechanisms and methods to minimize interference noise through proper cabling and shielding. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b20 7. Using FireWire Cameras with National Instruments Products Because of their ease of use and standard interface, FireWire cameras are gaining rapid acceptance in the machine vision industry. Users can obtain software control of FireWire cameras with National Instruments NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394. Learn some technical FireWire camera details and ways to use them with NI-IMAQ. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b21 8. Get LabVIEW FPGA Support for NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision Systems Learn how to use LabVIEW FPGA with the NI CVS-1450 Series compact vision systems. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b22 9. Tutorial: Impedance and Impedance Matching Obtain tips and techniques for using National Instruments high-speed digitizers to build the most effective data-sampling system possible. Learn fundamental information about the underlying theory of sampling with a high-speed digitizer and various methods to optimize your data-sampling performance. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn0605b23 NI News is customized to your product, industry, and content subscription preferences. 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