| DC Motor Calculations, part 1
Now that we have a good understanding of dc generators, we can begin our study of dc motors. Direct-current motors transform electrical energy into mechanical energy. ...
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| Laser Interferometer
Overview In a laser interferometer the laser beam is split into two beams by a beam splitter. One of the beams is directed to a mirror located at a certain distance ...
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| Why Hardware Trumps Software in Medical Devices
Hardware technologies like FPGAs and ASICs can remove some of the performance burden from the processor while simultaneously guarding against some of the most common ...
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| Do You Know Your True Cost of Test?
Your test strategy plays a role in maintaining your company's competitive advantage.
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| Introducing LabVIEW Robotics – From Fantasy to Fact
Not long ago, robots were little more than science fiction and highlights in Hollywood. Now they assist in surgery, navigate Mars, and help the blind drive vehicles. ...
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| 10 Ways to Inspire Your Children to Become Engineers and Scientists
Why Is Inspiring Children to Become Engineers and Scientists Important? The world has now realized that scientists and engineers will solve the most challenging ...
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| New PXI Specification Enables High-Performance, Multicontroller Systems
Connect multiple intelligent devices over cabled PCI Express using PXImc The PXI Systems Alliance recently released the PXI MultiComputing (PXImc) specification ...
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| The Robot Revolution: LabVIEW Addresses the Needs of an Emerging Market
Robots are steadily becoming a part of everyday life. They are vacuuming living room floors, assembling hybrid cars, and autonomously performing military reconnaissance ...
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| Three Steps to Save Three Weeks with LabVIEW – Automating Report Generation
To engineers, “report” is a dreaded word synonymous with “wasted time.” Although the IEEE 829 standard on software test documentation refers to the acronym TPS as ...
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| NI Offers Windows 7 on PXI Embedded Controllers, Extends Windows XP Availability
With better multicore performance and USB throughput than Windows XP, better legacy hardware and software compatibility than Windows Vista, and general usability ...
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| Facing a New Decade
It does not seem that long ago that we were waking up to the start of a new century and realizing that the Y2K bug had in fact not crashed our systems. We started ...
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| The Hidden Challenge of MIMO Test
Today, engineers can combine modern RF signal analyzers with a basic understanding of digital downconversion to produce a tightly synchronized MIMO measurement solution. ...
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| Linear and Rotary Encoders
Linear and Rotary Encoders An encoder is an electrical mechanical device that can monitor motion or position. A typical encoder uses optical sensors to provide a ...
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| New NI Embedded Vision Systems
Take advantage of a rugged controller that combines industrial camera connectivity and open communication with the high performance and flexibility of a multicore ...
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| Building Better Measurement Systems with Windows 7
With the latest version of the Windows OS, Windows 7, LabVIEW users can unlock new technologies. Instead of adding significantly new or different functionality in ...
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| New PXI Precision SMU Improves DC Measurement Speed and Sensitivity
The NI PXI-4132 , the newest precision source measure unit (SMU) from NI, offers greatly improved test times compared to traditional solutions. The improved measurement ...
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| Parallel Programming for Everyone – Take Advantage of Multicore CPUs with LabVIEW
NI LabVIEW software has been empowering domain experts to create complex applications for more than 20 years, but one of the most powerful LabVIEW features often ...
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| Standardizing Test Development and Reporting with ATML
The Roman Empire, which expanded throughout most of the Mediterranean and flourished for more than 500 years, developed what is probably the most effective method ...
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| Electrically Isolated, Long-Distance Remote Controller for PXI Express
The NI PXIe-PCIe8375 fiber-optic MXI‑Express remote controller for PXI Express systems is a new electrically isolated, long-distance interface with sustained bandwidth ...
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| Help Shape the Future of LabVIEW
The next version of NI LabVIEW software is under development, and NI R&D engineers are looking for your input. User feedback is an invaluable factor when developing ...
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