Devices lower the cost per I/O channel by more than 30%, and reduce overall system costs by minimising setup time through included advanced development tools
National Instruments has announced the next generation of multifunction data acquisition (Daq) products based on the newly designed NI-STC 2 system controller chip and NI-PGIA 2 amplifier technology.
The new NI M series multifunction Daq devices offer breakthroughs in accuracy as well as faster sampling rates, more I/O channels and a broad set of expanded features previously not available in multifunction Daq devices.
M series devices not only lower the cost per I/O channel by more than 30%, they also reduce overall system costs by minimising setup time through advanced development tools included in NI-Daqmx measurement services driver software, says National Instruments.
These 20 devices address low-cost, high-performance and high-accuracy applications.
"In the ten years since the introduction of the E series, we have collected feedback from thousands of data acquisition customers.
"The result is our new M series product line, offering significant enhancements compared to E series and other multifunction devices", said Tim Dehne, NI senior vice president of R and D.
"The NI-STC 2 consolidates several discrete chips into a single Asic for more performance in a smaller space, and NI-PGIA 2 amplifier technology improves accuracy while lowering the price for our customers".
M series multifunction Daq devices deliver an extensive set of features that are said to make them ideal for test, control and sensor measurement applications.
The core of each M series device is the new NI-STC 2 synchronisation and timing controller, which allows up to six operations to execute simultaneously at throughput rates up to five times faster than previous DAQ devices.
M series also offers a revolutionary design for calibration at every input range, improving measurement accuracy by up to five times in addition to extending the recommended calibration interval on most M series devices to two years.
The redesigned NI-PGIA 2 family of programmable gain instrumentation amplifiers dramatically reduces settling time to ensure accurate measurements even at the fastest scanning rates.
In addition, M series Daq devices offer up to 32 18-bit analogue input channels, four 16-bit analogue outputs, two 32-bit counter/timers and 48 digital I/O lines.
Engineers can use the new devices to hardware-time up to 32 of the digital lines up to 10MHz.
Each M series device includes the latest version of NI-Daqmx measurement services driver software, which delivers easy configuration and a flexible programming interface for NI Labview, Visual Studio.net and NI LabWindows/CVI.
