NI Releases Low-Cost 6 1/2-Digit Multimeters for PCI and PCI Express.New Offering Includes Industry's First PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. DMM See multimeter. DMM - Digital Multimeter AUSTIN, Texas -- National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. (Nasdaq:NATI NATI National Association of Teen Institutes NATI Newfoundland Association of Technical Industries ) expands its line of digital multimeters (DMMs) with new low-cost 6u-digit DMMs for PCI Express and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). . The NI PCIe-4065 DMM, the first-ever DMM available on the PCI Express bus, and the PCI-4065 DMM offer measurements of DC or AC voltage/current; 2- and 4-wire resistance; and diode test ideal for educational laboratories, cost-conscious test and measurement facilities and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who embed DC or AC measurements into an end-product or test system. The new DMMs complement the NI 407x series of 6u-digit and 7u-digit FlexDMM devices ideal for higher-performance test and measurement requirements. With the new NI 4065 DMMs, engineers can take advantage of the wide availability of PCI and PCI Express slots found in desktop computers, industrial PCs or expansion chassis to take DMM measurements in any environment - from a laboratory benchtop to a production test rack. With the NI-DMM Soft Front Panel and DMM/Switch Express VI software, engineers can either mimic benchtop DMM displays or build high-channel-count data-logging systems in seconds using NI SignalExpress. For automated test systems, NI 4065 DMMs are also compatible with NI TestStand, NI LabVIEW, Labwindows([TM])/CVI and Measurement Studio. With O300 VDC/Vrms of isolation, current measurements up to 3 A and 2- or 4-wire resistance measurements, NI 4065 DMMs offer a complete multimeter An instrument for measuring electricity (volts, amps, ohms) that is widely used and available in numerous shapes and sizes. An analog multimeter displays results by moving a pointer across a printed scale. solution for basic 6u-digit measurement needs. NI 4065 DMMs add to the existing family of NI DMM products that deliver industry-leading measurement accuracy and resolution (see table). Engineers can integrate the new DMMs with modular power supplies, precision sources and switch modules from National Instruments to build complete precision DC measurement systems. [TABLE OMITTED] The new NI 4065 DMMs represent the latest in a series of new NI products built on the PCI Express platforms. While the NI PCIe-4065 has no additional capabilities compared to the PCI version, it offers engineers measurement capability on the latest standard PC bus to ensure long-term compatibility for their test and measurement applications. About NI Modular Instruments NI offers essential technologies for test, which combine high-performance hardware, flexible software and innovative timing and synchronization technology for test and design applications. NI modular instruments offer accurate, high-throughput measurements from DC to 2.7 GHz. The product family includes: * Digitizers/oscilloscopes (up to 24 bits, up to 2 GS/s, up to eight channels) * Signal generators (up to 16 bits, 200 MS/s) * Digital waveform generator/analyzers (up to 400 Mb/s) * RF signal generators and analyzers (up to 6.6 GHz) * Digital multimeters (up to 7u digits, LCR See least cost routing. ) * Programmable power supplies (up to 20 W, 16 bits) * Dynamic signal analyzers (up to 24 bits, 500 kS/s) * Switching (multiplexers, matrices, general-purpose and RF) About National Instruments For 30 years, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has been a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation Virtual Instrumentation is the use of customizable software and modular measurement hardware to create user-defined measurement systems, called virtual instruments. - a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI (PCI EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1997, PXI uses the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement , PXI Express, PCI, PCI Express, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has 4,000 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past seven years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. [TABLE OMITTED] CVI CVI C (Language) Virtual Instrument CVI Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (journal) CVI Chronic Venous Insufficiency CVI Coastal Vulnerability Index CVI Canaan Valley Institute , FlexDMM, LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, National Instruments, NI, ni.com, NI TestStand and SignalExpress are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. |
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