National Instruments has released its newest virtualinstrumentation tools for Linux operating systems, including NI-DAQmx 8driver software and new instrument drivers for modular instruments. These innovative products not only triple the number of NI devices for the LinuxOS but also make it even easier for the growing number of global Linux OS users to take advantage of the benefits of virtual instrumentation, including increased productivity and lower system costs.
These new products build on the release of the NI LabVIEW 8 graphical development platform,National Instruments powerful flagship software that now is fully supportedon the Linux OS.Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentationcombines the easy-to-integrate NI LabVIEW software with open,cost-effective measurement and control hardware.
With the release ofNI-DAQmx 8 driver software, Linux OS users now can use ANSI C or LabVIEW 8to develop distributed systems using more than 200 NI devices for PCI, PCIExpress and PXI, including data acquisition, signal conditioning, dynamic signal acquisition and switching hardware.
Additional new NI instrumentdrivers for Linux OS deliver the flexibility and power of virtualinstrumentation to more specialised modular instruments, such as digitalmultimeters, high-speed digitisers, arbitrary waveform generators and instrument control devices. National Instruments also now supports Linux installation for select PXI and VXI controllers.
“The release of NI-DAQmx 8 and additional new modular instrument drivers isevidence of the high level of interest from our customers for Linux-basedsystem development and well as National Instruments commitment tosupporting virtual instrumentation on multiple operating systems,” said TimDehne, NI Senior Vice President of R&D.
“As Linux OS adoption gainsmomentum across the globe, National Instruments continues to be a leader inhigh-quality, modular hardware and open, flexible software for platformsthat scientists and engineers demand.”