• Boost Your PLC: High-Performance Analog Measurements 
• ROVs: The Paramedics of the Gulf  
• NI Raps: Just Plug It In (YouTube Video) 
• Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior Uses NI LabVIEW
• Virginia Tech Develops Vehicle for the Visually Impaired

Tech Tips

Boost Your Programmable Logic Controller System: High-Performance Analog Measurements
See how to use NI C Series modules to acquire accurate and timely measurements to build the foundation of any industrial monitoring or control system.
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Descriptive VI Icons without the Wait
Walk through the redesigned VI Icon Editor in LabVIEW 2009, which makes creating professional VI icons easier.
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Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing Starter Kit
This starter kit demonstrates how you can implement ultrasonic data analysis and presentation in LabVIEW.
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Webcast: Top Five Measurements for Audio Test Applications
Learn the basics of audio signals and watch as engineers build an application to take measurements such as total harmonic distortion (THD) and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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Community Highlights

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs): The Paramedics of the Gulf 
Learn about ROVs and how they are being used in efforts to contain oil that is spewing from a broken pipe deep in the Gulf of Mexico. 
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NI Raps: Just Plug It In
Watch Dr. James Truchard, National Instruments president, CEO, and cofounder, jam with NI engineers about the new NI USB-TC01 temperature measurement device with NI InstantDAQ technology.
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Eyes on VIs: The Navigation Window
Get a zoomed-out view of the block diagram highlighting the portion in your current view. LabVIEW R&D engineer Christina Rogers discusses this "hidden" LabVIEW feature.
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New Community for Wireless Measurements and Applications
Explore NI wireless measurement devices, download or share example code, and get the latest news and information from the wireless community.
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What's New

Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior Uses LabVIEW and NI CompactDAQ to Help Determine Battle Outcomes
When staging battles between the most feared warriors in history, the hit Spike TV show, Deadliest Warrior, uses National Instruments software and hardware to help determine the winner.
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Virginia Tech Develops the First Vehicle for the Visually Impaired
See how engineers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) used NI CompactRIO programmable automation controllers (PACs) and LabVIEW to build and program the world’s first functional prototype of a blind-driver vehicle.
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Enter the LabVIEW Add-On of the Year Contest
The winner will be announced at NIWeek and have the opportunity to present a product demo during a session. The deadline for entries is July 9.
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