Predicting the Future of Technology

	July 6, 2009
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In This Issue

Predicting the Future of Technology: Tips for Innovators		Five Steps to Define a Real-Time Embedded System

Make your vision of a new product or feature come to fruition with these seven tips from John Hanks, NI vice president of industrial and embedded product lines. Read article »		Create real-time embedded control systems using time- and money-saving components, such as embedded middleware drivers, in five steps. Learn more »

Developer Resources

LabVIEW API: VI Scripting
Learn how to write a LabVIEW program that can generate and inspect LabVIEW code with VI scripting.
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Top 10 Reasons to Use LabVIEW for Controlling Instruments
Did you know that you can automate your instruments using free drivers from NI? Explore this and nine other reasons why LabVIEW makes it easier to control your instruments.
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Resources for NI CompactRIO and NI Single-Board RIO Custom Design
Explore resources such as reference designs, board-level reference designs, and printed circuit board fabrication providers that help you reduce your application development time when creating embedded systems.
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Example Code: Home Energy Monitor
Using this VI and some basic hardware, you can monitor your home energy use and save money on energy costs.
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New Products and Technologies

NI and MobileRobots Inc Collaborate on Robotics Industry Foundation Technologies
See how NI is collaborating with MobileRobots Inc’s MOBILEROBOTSindoors autonomous mobile platforms to help you rapidly deploy service robot applications.
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Create Custom Motion Profiles with NI GPS Simulation Toolkit 1.5 for LabVIEW
The latest GPS Simulation Toolkit offers new satellite simulation features including the ability to customize motion profiles for mobile receiver tests.
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New 200 MHz Instrument and Chassis Optimize Advanced Test Applications
The new NI PXIe-6544/45 32-channel digital generator/analyzers support clock rates of up to 100 and 200 MHz, respectively, and the NI PXIe-1082 3U chassis provides up to 1 GB/s per-slot bandwidth and up to 4 GB/s of total system bandwidth.
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New PXI Express Controller Ideal for Computationally Intensive RF and Wireless Test
The new NI PXIe-8108 high-performance embedded controller features an Intel^® Core^™2 Duo T9400 processor and is designed to significantly reduce test times for automated test systems based on PXI Express and CompactPCI Express.
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Events and Training

NIWeek Training and Certification Opportunities
See which discounts are available to NIWeek attendees for LabVIEW certification and recertification exams, and sign up for a two-day training course given the Sunday and Monday before NIWeek.
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Visit the NI Booth at HI-TEC 2009
Talk with NI engineers, view live demonstrations of NI products, and enter to win a LEGO^® MINDSTORMS^® NXT kit at HI-TEC 2009, the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Top Five Career-Building Resources

1. Government-Paid NI Training and Certifications »

2. LabVIEW Career Network »

3. Post Your Resume in the LabVIEW Career Network »

4. How to Cultivate Your Technical Reputation »

5. Top 10 Reasons Certification Will Improve Your Career »

Community Highlight
Did You Know That LabVIEW Is on Twitter?
See the latest buzz on graphical programming by following LabVIEW on Twitter.
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LabVIEW Tool of the Month
IDCON Classic
You can use this tool for automatic generation of continuous-time, dynamic models from measured data.
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NI Cares
Do You Have Old NI Hardware?
As part of the NI commitment to making the world a better place, NI wants to recycle the NI products you no longer use at no cost to you through the NI product takeback program.
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