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Data Acquisition and Measurements

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From temperature to dynamic signal measurements, virtual instrumentation delivers flexibility and power while maintaining affordability and ease of use. National Instruments, a market leader in PC-based data acquisition, offers the most complete family of data acquisition devices for desktop, portable, and networked applications on several buses, such as PCI, PCI Express, PXI, PCMCIA, USB, CompactFlash, Ethernet, and IEEE 1394.

To facilitate hands-on learning in classrooms and labs in a cost-effective manner, National Instruments also offers NI ELVIS II, an educational design and prototyping platform based on NI LabVIEW that includes the 12 most commonly used instruments, such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, function generators, and variable power supplies. NI ELVIS II is also completely integrated with NI Multisim and LabVIEW software to teach circuit design and electronics. Additionally, educators can use NI ELVIS II to teach control design and mechatronics with Quanser plug-in boards, telecommunications with the Emona DATEx Telecoms-Trainer 202 for NI ELVIS, and embedded/microcontroller concepts with the Freescale Semiconductor Microcontroller Student Learning Kit for NI ELVIS.

Pairing these products with the powerful LabVIEW graphical programming language increases educator and student productivity. NI data acquisition devices also include LabVIEW SignalExpress software, which helps educators teach concepts interactively, connects to thousands of instruments and sensors, and provides benefits such as fast interactive reports generation, automatic LabVIEW code generation to extend projects, and the ability to import SPICE simulation results to compare with real-world data.

Use these specially bundled products for your data acquisition and measurement needs in teaching and research.

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