NI News from National Instruments Your Global, Customized Source for Company and Product News, Events, and Support Top Stories -------------------------------------------- NI Releases Industry's First PCI Express-Based GPIB Controller http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004aT1 Using the LabVIEW PDA Module Property Additions http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004aT2 In This Issue -------------------------------------------- Company and Product News-- 1. NI LabVIEW Real-Time Supports Breadth of High-Accuracy Instrument Modules 2. Real-Time I/O for The MathWorks, Inc. Simulink® with NI LabVIEW 3. NI DMM, CAN Cards Expand PDA Technology 4. Creating an Intelligent Laser Acupuncture System with LabVIEW 5. DOE Automates Electrospark Deposition Program with LabVIEW 6. Open Frameworks, Reconfigurable I/O Facilitate Longevity and Innovation for ATE Systems 7. National Instruments Achieves Top Environmental Management System Standard 8. Measure Precision Capacitance and Inductance with the New FlexDMM 9. Build Complete ATE Systems with New Technologies 10. New NI Vision Builder AI Tools Inspect, Identify Parts Events-- 1. Web Event: Interactively Acquire, Compare, and Store Electronic Measurements 2. Advanced Instrument Control in Measurement Studio 7.1 Web Event 3. Program Switch Systems Using NI Switch Executive Web Event 4. Test-Drive LabVIEW Real-Time at NI Technical Symposium 5. Integrate Filter Wheels and Shutters with LabVIEW Web Event Support-- 1. Digital Camera Basics 2. FTP Options with LabVIEW Real-Time 3. LabVIEW FPGA Support for NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision System 4. Measurement Studio Version 7.1 Hotfix for Visual Basic .NET Installations 5. How Can I Have LabVIEW Call a .NET Class? 6. IMAQ Ring Acquisitions in LabVIEW 7. Advanced Application Timing with LabVIEW Real-Time Company and Product News -------------------------------------------- 1. NI LabVIEW Real-Time Supports Breadth of High-Accuracy Instrument Modules You now can create reliable real-time test systems with National Instruments high-performance PXI modular instruments hardware, which includes products that deliver up to 24-bit accuracy or 200 MS/s sample rates. This new compatibility is the result of an updated modular instrument driver software that tightly integrates with LabVIEW Real-Time development software. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a01 2. Real-Time I/O for The MathWorks, Inc. Simulink® with NI LabVIEW The National Instruments LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit gives control system design and test engineers a seamless link between LabVIEW and The MathWorks Simulink® software. Learn how to reuse your Simulink® models with LabVIEW user interfaces and easily connect your Simulink® model to real-time I/O. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a02 3. NI DMM, CAN Cards Expand PDA Technology With NI LabVIEW 7.1, you now can build custom handheld measurement devices with triggered multichannel data acquisition, Wi-Fi (802.11), or Bluetooth connectivity, as well as built-in data-logging and analysis capabilities. Learn how you can use this technology to build a fully customized DMM that not only makes measurements but also tests devices based on specific parameters, analyzes the results, and stores the results in the PDA’s memory. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a03 4. Creating an Intelligent Laser Acupuncture System with LabVIEW In this application, researchers from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University used NI LabVIEW software, data acquisition, and NI IMAQ Vision to control and monitor laser acupuncture treatment with an automated intelligent system that automatically recognizes the meridian points and compensates for body movement. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a05 5. DOE Automates Electrospark Deposition Program with LabVIEW Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a viable automation/control program and associated hardware for the U.S. Department of Energy Electrospark Deposition (ESD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Read how they used NI LabVIEW, data acquisition, and motion control to speed development, simplify algorithms, and smooth motion movements in their system. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a06 6. Open Frameworks, Reconfigurable I/O Facilitate Longevity and Innovation for ATE Systems At the opening keynote panel at Autotestcon 2004, Tim Dehne, NI senior vice president of research and development, outlined how virtual instrumentation delivers open, flexible frameworks and reconfigurable I/O to ATE systems, leveraging the rapid evolution of generally available technology with minimal disruption. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a07 7. National Instruments Achieves Top Environmental Management System Standard KEMA-Registered Quality, Inc., an ANSI-RAB accredited registrar, approved National Instruments manufacturing operations for certification to the ISO 14001:1996 environmental management system (EMS) standard. By certifying to this standard, NI commits to a continual improvement system designed to increase the efficiency of the company’s processes as well as the effectiveness of its environmental performance. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a08 8. Measure Precision Capacitance and Inductance with the New FlexDMM The new PXI-4072 FlexDMM delivers 0.25 percent basic accuracy and measurement sensitivity down to 0.01 pF and 0.01 µH. Learn how you can use the new FlexDMM to test a broad range of devices including capacitors and inductors as circuit components, cables, harnesses, wafer-level go/no-go, and automotive sensors. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a04 9. Build Complete ATE Systems with New Technologies Shorter design cycles, rising test-system development costs, and recent globalization trends have changed the way leading electronics manufacturers approach automated test. Learn how the latest essential technologies and strategies help your test systems adapt more quickly while supporting a wider range of application needs. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a09 10. New NI Vision Builder AI Tools Inspect, Identify Parts You can use the new NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Version 2.5 to acquire and process images; communicate with industrial devices; and control the operation of lighting, triggers, and actuators without programming. The latest version features new algorithms, industrial connectivity, and enhanced flexibility. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a10 Events -------------------------------------------- 1. Web Event: Interactively Acquire, Compare, and Store Electronic Measurements In this October 12 Web Event, learn about NI SignalExpress through demonstrations that illustrate how this software simplifies your exploratory and automated measurement tasks with a drag-and-drop, configuration-based environment that removes the requirement to develop code. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a11 2. Advanced Instrument Control in Measurement Studio 7.1 Web Event In this October 7 Web Event, learn how to use advanced instrument control techniques such as asynchronous communication and legacy instrument driver code integration. You also see advanced data acquisition techniques in both C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a12 3. Program Switch Systems Using NI Switch Executive Web Event On October 14, see more than 30 minutes of online demonstrations and learn how to use NI Switch Executive to manage and control your switch system from any application environment. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a15 4. Test-Drive LabVIEW Real-Time at NI Technical Symposium Attend a LabVIEW Real-Time hands-on session to experience how LabVIEW delivers real-time technology through one development environment that scales from desktop to real-time targets for maximum reliability and seamless integration of test and control. This and a variety of sessions that include technology overviews, advanced tips and techniques, and the latest in virtual instrumentation make up this year's NI Technical Symposium, which visits 29 cities in North America. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a13 5. Integrate Filter Wheels and Shutters with LabVIEW Web Event Many applications in biotechnology and physical sciences require sophisticated optics, shuttering, and imaging techniques to capture the subject. In this October 5 Web Event, learn how to integrate filter wheels and shutters with NI LabVIEW in fast wavelength switching systems to complete your application. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a14 Support -------------------------------------------- 1. Digital Camera Basics Digital cameras have become increasingly popular for use in machine vision systems thanks to their accuracy, high frame rates, large image sizes, and the ability to change attributes of the camera programmatically. This document describes the basic concepts of digital cameras and how they interact with image acquisition hardware and NI-IMAQ software. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a16 2. FTP Options with LabVIEW Real-Time This article demonstrates how to download files from and upload files to your LabVIEW Real-Time target (PXI, FieldPoint, Compact FieldPoint, real-time PXI controllers) using various FTP clients. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a17 3. LabVIEW FPGA Support for NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision System The NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision System provides 15 digital inputs and 14 digital outputs for controlling triggers, lighting, cameras, and other devices in a machine vision system. Like other National Instruments FPGA targets, the NI CVS-1455 and NI CVS-1456 allow users to program the device using LabVIEW FPGA and define custom I/O functionality. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a18 4. Measurement Studio Version 7.1 Hotfix for Visual Basic .NET Installations This hotfix is required for systems that have Measurement Studio 7.1 installed with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Basic .NET systems only. This hotfix corrects a bug with the Measurement Studio add-in on systems with Visual Basic .NET only installed. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a19 5. How Can I Have LabVIEW Call a .NET Class? This KnowledgeBase item covers the steps needed to call a class library in LabVIEW. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a20 6. IMAQ Ring Acquisitions in LabVIEW A ring acquisition is a multiple-buffer continuous acquisition that uses multiple image buffers in a buffer list and fills them up as images are acquired. When all buffers in the list are full, the acquisition begins writing data at the beginning of the buffer list, similar to a circular buffer, or ring. This document discusses the buffer list and how to examine the images in the ring. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a21 7. Advanced Application Timing with LabVIEW Real-Time This LabVIEW user group presentation is an in-depth look into the LabVIEW timed loop feature. Use the PowerPoint presentation and five demos and learn how to integrate advanced timing into your real-time applications. http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/nn1004a22 NI News is customized to your product, industry, and content subscription preferences. 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