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

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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!”

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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