Provide Hands-On Data Acquisition for Engineering Education

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Professors must help students measure, analyze, and interpret physical phenomena across diverse experiments while class sizes grow and budgets shrink. Labs need hardware that scales from single-channel voltage checks to synchronized, high-speed, multi-sensor studies—and software that matches professional workflows. An ideal classroom solution would meet the following requirements:

Application Requirements:

Broad sensor coverage—voltage, thermocouples, strain, IEPE, digital I/O
Scales from USB student devices to modular, high-channel systems
Works with NI LabVIEW, Python, MathWorks® MATLAB® software, C/C++ for flexible coding
No-code setup for quick labs
Rugged, portable designs for classroom, field, or remote learning

NI DAQ Measurements Lab

(Introductory to Intermediate Labs) NI USB DAQ devices give each student ±10 V analog I/O, digital lines, and counters in a plug-and-play form factor for entry-level labs.
(Intermediate to Advanced Labs) NI CompactDAQ chassis + C Series modules add IEPE, thermocouple, strain, and more for multisensor experiments and graduate research.
NI FlexLogger™ Lite enables no-code sensor configuration, logging, and calculated channels in minutes—ideal for lab classes.
NI LabVIEW + NI-DAQ™mx (with Academic Volume License) lets students automate tests in G or text-based languages using the same hardware they just configured.
Academic Volume License extends licensed NI software to every student laptop, maximizing access at academic pricing

Solution Advantages

Simulation-to-hardware workflow accelerates concept mastery.
Portable ownership model maximizes lab uptime and remote flexibility.
Unified hardware-software stack shortens setup and grading cycles.

Industry-standard Multisim and SPICE build résumé-ready design skills.
Scalable to entire class with AVL—no per-seat add-on fees

Example End of Semester Project: mioDAQ Racing Game in LabVIEW

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Race-Ready Learning with Sensors

Watch LabVIEW drive a four-player race as NI USB DAQ devices log each button press in real time. See how state machines, edge counting, and sensor selection lessons come alive in a project students can finish by semester’s end. 

“LabVIEW [and DAQ] makes it so much easier and more fun—students don’t have to worry about low-level details, so they can focus on problem-solving and experimentation…It’s a sigh of relief for mechanical engineers who just want to solve a task—like taking data—without really having to program.”

–Eric Stach, Previous MEMS Lab Manager at Duke University

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Services and Support

NI works with customers throughout the life of an application, delivering training, technical support, consultation and integration services, and maintenance programs. Teams can discover new skills by participating in NI-specific and geographic user groups and build proficiency with online and in-person training.

Academic Institutes Save Up to 15% on NI Hardware

Enhance teaching and research labs with flexible, software-defined NI hardware for best-in-class measurements from DC to RF and designed for hands-on learning through bleeding-edge research. Connect with us to learn more about this exclusive academic offer.

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