Boost Circuit Skills with Hands-On Learning
Electronics instructors face challenges with growing class sizes, limited budgets, and the need for real-time oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and power supply experience. Portable lab kits aid in remote and hybrid learning by extending hands-on practice with modern, mixed-signal design workflows outside of scheduled lab hours.
An ideal classroom solution would meet the following requirements:
- Include student-owned, USB-powered instruments for anytime labs
- Be breadboard-friendly I/O for analog ±25 V and digital TTL signals
- Have a 10-in-1 instrumentation to cut bench clutter and cost
- Incorporate SPICE + PCB simulation that mirrors real hardware
- Include use of some cross-platform software (Windows/Mac/Linux) and scripting API
- Is a quick setup for in-person, hybrid, or field labs
NI Circuit Lab Solution Options
- Digilent Analog Discovery 3 combines an oscilloscope, analog waveform generator, logic analyzer, DMM, and more into one USB-C device—ideal for every desk or dorm.
- Digilent Analog Discovery Studio Max adds 14 instruments plus built-in breadboard and partner “Canvas” boards for basic electronics, communications, and more.
- Digilent WaveForms offers a free no-code setup, scripting in LabVIEW with the free LabVIEW Waveforms Toolkit, and full Windows/Mac/Linux support.
- NI Multisim Academic Volume License (AVL) helps students simulate, analyze, and export PCBs, then verify on the same hardware.
- NI LabVIEW AVL lets students take measurements of interest and display and automate them alongside captured data.
Solution Advantages
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No need to repurchase—one hardware + software path from intro labs to high-speed faculty research.
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Industry-aligned tools build career-ready measurement and LabVIEW skills.
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Mix-and-match I/O protects budgets as curricula evolve semester to semester.
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Supports both no-code beginners and advanced code-based projects.
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Backed by NI educator resources and academic pricing for sustainable adoption.
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