Software-Designed Instrumentation Takes Center Stage at NIDays 2014
Latest Products Support Increased Efficiency and Speed Across Industrial Operations and R&D
SINGAPORE – Oct. 7, 2014 – NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of solutions that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, today announced that it has delivered the power and flexibility of software-designed instrumentation to new instrument types and automated test applications with the introduction of its latest suite of products at NIDays 2014.
Topping the list of new products is the NI InsightCM™ Enterprise, which is NI’s first end-to-end software solution to help companies gain insight into the health of their capital equipment for machine maintenance and operations. With more than 15 years of experience in condition monitoring, NI developed the NI InsightCM Enterprise to address Big Analog Data™ challenges and build on the industrial Internet of Things.
Companies can use NI InsightCM Enterprise to cost-effectively monitor both critical and ancillary rotating machinery, which helps them gain a more holistic view of their fleets and manage operational risk while maintaining profitability and production efficiency. Its inherent flexibility and open architecture make it an ideal choice for meeting evolving diagnostic program requirements that are common in Big Analog Data applications.
NIDays attendees can also learn about LabVIEW 2014 system design software. The heart of the NI platform, LabVIEW 2014 features upgrades to help users acquire, analyze and visualize data sets to make informed decisions fast. It standardizes the way users interact with hardware by reusing the same code and engineering processes across systems to scale applications for the future. This saves time and money as technology advances, requirements evolve and time-to-market pressure increases.
LabVIEW 2014 simplifies purchasing through the LabVIEW suites, which offer essential LabVIEW add-ons and complementary software specific to automated testing, embedded control and monitoring as well as hardware-in-the-loop and real-time testing. In addition, LabVIEW 2014 provides access to cutting-edge acquisition hardware such as the rugged and flexible 4-slot CompactDAQ system and CompactRIO system, software-designed instruments such as the PXI Express 8-channel high-resolution oscilloscope and the software-based VirtualBench all-in-one instrument.
Another key highlight is the NI sbRIO-9651 System on Module (SOM). It combines the Xilinx Zynq All Programmable system on a chip (SoC) with supporting components such as memory on a small PCB and features a complete middleware solution and ready-to-go Linux-based real-time OS (RTOS) already integrated.
NI SOM gives design teams the ability to customize an SOM without the increased time and risk of developing custom software. Design teams can deploy reliable, complex embedded systems faster because it is based on and has the same rigorous design standards as the LabVIEW reconfigurable I/O (RIO) architecture. This architecture has already been used in high-reliability applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles and cataract surgery machines.
The new CompactRIO performance controller integrates the latest embedded technologies from Intel and Xilinx to deliver unparalleled performance and flexibility and is fully supported by LabVIEW 2014 and NI Linux Real-Time. It is ideal for advanced control and applications in harsh, industrial environments and provides high-performance processing, custom timing and triggering, and data transfer from modular C Series I/O. LabVIEW 2014 with NI Linux Real-Time support lets engineers and scientists use a single, familiar development environment to continue developing their systems while taking immediate advantage of increased CompactRIO hardware performance.
NI also launched the NI Semiconductor Test System (STS) series. These PXI-based automated test systems reduce test costs for RF and mixed-signal devices by opening access to NI- and industry-offered PXI modules in semiconductor production test environments. Compared to conventional semiconductor automated test equipment, STS lead users are experiencing reduced production costs and increased throughput and can now perform both characterization and production with the same hardware and software tools.
Finally, the new CompactDAQ 4-slot controller integrates the processor, signal conditioning and I/O into a single CompactDAQ system so engineers and scientists can reduce overall system cost and complexity while increasing measurement accuracy. Integrated measurement systems reduce the number of components, connections and wiring needed, which often introduce noise and additional costs, to ensure high-accuracy measurements and cost-optimized systems.
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Since 1976, NI (www.ni.com) has made it possible for engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges with powerful, flexible technology solutions that accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation. Customers from a wide variety of industries—from healthcare to automotive and from consumer electronics to particle physics—use NI’s integrated hardware and software platform to improve the world we live in.
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