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Advancing the Vision for Virtual Instrumentation
Lino Fiore, Managing Director
Virtual Instrumentation
Signal Acquisition
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NI 2.7 GHz RF Signal Analyzer
NI 6 ½ Digit FlexDMM
A New Approach to RF Analysis: PXI 5660R
F Signal Analyzer
• 2.7 GHz RF analyzer• 20 MHz real-time bandwidth• Flexible software for
common measurements, plus much more
• 2.7 GHz wide-band downconverter,14-bit IF digitizer, and spectral analysis software
NI PXI 4070 FlexDMM- Fastest 6½ Digit DMM on Any Platform
FlexDMMOther DMMs
A New Vision – Personal ATE
Rack & Stack
MonolithicPoor SW SupportPoor IntegrationPerformanceMeasurementsInteractiveCost
ATE
ExpensiveProprietary SoftwareIntegrated I/O ResourcesMeasurement SoftwareTight synchronizationTight link to CAD
Personal ATE:CompactIntegrated
NI Software Platform
Virtual Instrumentation
Data Acquisition and Signal
Conditioning VisionPXI/CompactPCI Distributed I/O PLCsGPIB/Serial
and VXIModular
Instrumentation
Measurement and Control Services
LabVIEW MeasurementStudio
Other Software
Motion
LabWindows/CVI
Integrated Software FrameworkSystem Management Software
Test Management, Data Management
LabVIEW Everywhere
Networked I/ONetworked I/O
PCPC
PC BoardsPC Boards
WorkstationWorkstation
HandheldHandheld
EmbeddedEmbedded
Industrial Computer (PXI)Industrial Computer (PXI)
WirelessWireless
SensorSensor
LabVIEW Inside…
…Tektronix Oscilloscopes
Plug and Play Sensors
.
IEEE P1451.4 Sensor
IEEE P1451.4
Analog Signal(bridge, ICP, mV, etc.)Sensor
• Sensor manufacturer• Model number• Serial number• Measurement range• Transfer function• Calibration info• User Info (location)• And more …
TEDS(EEPROM)
TEDS(EEPROM)
Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS)
Digital(extra line, or switched w/
analog)
“Legacy” Sensor
Sensor Analog Signal
?Virtual TEDS
TEDS Database
WWW
Virtual TEDS file
LabVIEW FPGA to Hardware
First Target – NI PXI-7831R8, 16-bit Analog Inputs, 200 KHz8, 16-bit Analog Outputs, 200 KHz96 DIO Lines
Hardware description BitstreamLV-FPGA Module
“…LabVIEW FPGA…will blow all the opposition into the last century.
Imagine going from a block diagram to silicon!”
posting on comp.lang.labview
LabVIEW Enables Measurements in the Design Flow
Modeling,Design
Modeling,Modeling,DesignDesign
Verification/Prototype
Verification/Verification/PrototypePrototype ValidationValidationValidation ManufacturingManufacturingManufacturingAnalysis,
SimulationAnalysis,Analysis,
SimulationSimulation
Manufacturing TestValidationTest
System/ComponentVerification, Emulation
DeviceCharacterization
DesignTest
LabVIEW
LabVIEW Everywhere
Networked I/ONetworked I/O
PCPC
PC BoardsPC Boards
WorkstationWorkstation
HandheldHandheld
EmbeddedEmbedded
Industrial Computer (PXI)Industrial Computer (PXI)
WirelessWireless
SensorSensor