Free NI Measurement Services Software Offers New Tools, Resources for Reducing Development Costs

National Instruments today announced the newest version of its measurement services and driver software, NI-DAQmx. Free for download at www.ni.com, NI-DAQmx 7.4 is the foundation of the measurement services software included with most NI data acquisition (DAQ) devices, including M Series multifunction DAQ devices. Application developers can use NI measurement services software to lower system costs by substantially reducing software development, system setup, configuration, maintenance and calibration time. NI-DAQmx 7.4 delivers a flexible programming interface for NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows/CVI and Measurement Studio for Visual Studio .NET, and includes new time-saving tools such as NI-DAQmx simulated devices, the new Channel Calibration Wizard and additional professional tools.

The new NI-DAQmx simulated devices feature gives engineers and scientists added flexibility for developing PC-based data acquisition applications. Developers can create NI-DAQmx simulated devices to virtually explore device capabilities and begin DAQ application development without having the physical hardware present. NI-DAQmx simulated devices also are ideal for experimenting with software tools such as DAQ Assistant or NI SignalExpress without setting up a physical acquisition.

The new professional tools included in NI-DAQmx 7.4 deliver capabilities such as data compaction for increased data streaming rates, programmatic NI-DAQmx task creation and saving, additional channels and scales for smoother application deployment and hardware-task triggered events for developers using text-based development languages. To learn more about NI-DAQmx measurement services software, readers can visit www.ni.com/dataacquisition/nidaqmx.htm.

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By integrating commercially available silicon and bus technologies with innovative designs, NI data acquisition products continue to improve measurement speed and accuracy while reducing cost for engineers and scientists. NI data acquisition devices are available on the most widely used buses, including PCI, PXI and USB, and work with the industry’s most popular operating systems such as Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Readers can learn more about the latest NI data acquisition hardware and software products and technologies at www.ni.com/daq.

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National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging the PC and its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,400 employees and direct operations in approximately 40 countries. In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

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