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National Instruments
Academic Program
Physics & Astronomy
Canterbury University

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Academic Seminar
 Virtual Instrumentation uses in education
• LabVIEW and Data Acquisition
• Image Acquisition
• Distance Learning
 Academic Initiatives
• Books, Courseware, Academic Community
• Specially Priced Academic Product Bundles
• Site Licenses

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Integrating Your Laboratory
Application &
Driver Software
Measurement Hardware
GPIB
Serial
DAQ
Process
or
Unit Under
Test
VXI
Image
Acquisition
Motion
Control
PXI

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Applications of Virtual Instrumentation
T&M Applications
 Telecom
 Semiconductors
 Automotive
 Computers
 Electronics
 Advanced Research

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Applications of Virtual Instrumentation
Industrial Automation
 Petrochemical
 Automotive
 Textiles
 Food Processing
 Pharmaceutical

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Countless Educational Applications
 Lab measurements
 Distance Learning and web publishing
 Experiment and instrument control
 Data analysis and results presentation
 Simulations
 Demonstration of scientific principles
Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology…
You name it!

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Elements of Virtual Instrumentation
Data
Acquisition
and
Control
Real-Time
Analysis
Signal Processing
Digital Filtering
Statistics
Array Operations
Presentation
Graphical User
Interface
Hardcopy Output
File I/O
Signals
Plug-In DAQ Boards
IEEE 488 (GPIB)
RS-232

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Graphical Programming Benefits
LabVIEW
 Empowering technology
• Natural flowchart notation
• Eliminates syntactical details
 Reduces development time
• Rapid prototyping
• Self-documenting
 Intuitive and easy to learn
 Ideal for code reusability
• Modularity and hierarchy

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Real-Time Data Analysis
• PCs are evolving
faster than
instrumentation
• Real-time
processing is
now possible with
a PC
• Analysis format easily
reconfigurable
• Analysis functionality is
moving from
instruments to PCs
• Analysis defines the
virtual instrument

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Integrating Theoretical and Practical Data
G Math for LabVIEW
 Numerical recipes in G
• Differential equations, Optimization, Roots, Integration,
Differentiation, Special Functions, Linear Systems
 Hundreds of math functions in G
 Front panel formulas
• Generate arbitrary waveforms
• Control a process
• Simulate a system
 Data visualization
• 3D mesh plots, contour plots

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Virtual Instrumentation Demo
 What is LabVIEW?
Lets look at a short LabVIEW 6i Clip
 Build your own virtual instrument
 Virtual Instrumentation is Powerful.
Demo

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HiQ
ActiveMathTM
and Data Visualization
 Math for technical
professionals
 Graphs and data
visualization
 Report generation
Windows Technology
 Microsoft Office compatible
 ActiveX / Object linking and
embedding (OLE)
 OpenGL
d x
dt
p
m
dx
dt
k
m
x
m
2
2
1
   f(t)

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Distance Learning
 Monitoring lab experiments
• LabVIEW Web Server allows you to easily publish images
of your front panels to the web
 Interacting with experiments over the internet
• Internet Toolkit allows CGI scripting makes the front panel
more interactive
 Distributing live data to multiple computers
• DataSocket allows you to transfer live data between
multiple applications and web pages over the Internet

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Distance Learning Labs
 Stanford CyberLab
• cyberlab.Stanford.edu
 Virtual Laser Lab – Dalhousie University
• VLL.Phys.Dal.Ca
 EPFL – Real Laboratory
• iawww2.epfl.ch/LabUS.html
Demo

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Total Teaching Solution!
 Distance Learning!
• Access from homes and dormitories
• Share laboratory/experiments with other institutions
• Use industry standard TCP/IP based tools
 Combine classroom and laboratory!
• Appropriate for beginning analog/digital electronics
curriculum
• Teach and demonstrate concepts concurrently

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Development Resources
 Internet Applications in LabVIEW
• Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0130141445
• Excellent technical reference!
 Distance Learning Guide
• www.ni.com/academic/distance_
learning.htm, free download
• Collection of real user solutions

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Academic Resources
 Books
 Courseware (Free PDF download!)
 Conference Proceedings (Free PDF download!)
 Academic Newsletter(Call National Instruments to subscribe)
 Academic Customer Solutions (Free PDF download!)
 Academic Directory (Enroll and get a FREE LV training CD)
 THE WEB
www.ni.com/academic

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Books
 Total 18 books
• Nine English
• Four German
• Two French, Japanese
• One Spanish

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The LabVIEW Student Edition
“Providing our students with the tools to
be competitive is the goal of all
education, but it is a constant battle for
schools to keep up with technology –
money and training time are the
problems. The LabVIEW Student Edition
addresses these difficulties, placing the
price of the newest technology at a level
where every school can afford it.”
Clark Gedney, Ph.D.
Instructional Computing
Department of Biological Sciences
Purdue University
Available at your bookstore!

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LabVIEW Student Edition 5.0
 Compatible with the latest classroom version
 Full Analysis Library
 Full National Instruments DAQ, GPIB and Serial
support
 Contact Prentice Hall to order for your bookstore
 Pick-up a flyer to request your complimentary copy
 Version 6 available in January 2001

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Courseware
 Complete description of experiments and
underlying concepts
 Resources for building experiments
including vendor information
 Complete LabVIEW applications with source
code
 PDF and LabVIEW VIs available for free
download!
 Modify and distribute on the web!
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Courseware
 A Survey of Modern Computer Based Experiments
 Fundamentals of Digital Electronics
 Modern HMI/SCADA Systems
 Contemporary Electronics
 Fundamentals of Analog Electronics
 Electric Circuits and Machines
 Modern Mechanical Engineering Lab

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User Community
 Academic Directory
• http://www.ni.com/academic.nsf/
• Sorted by Discipline, University, Name and Country
• Contact Information
• Brief Description of Applications
• Share resources
 Educational VI Exchange
• Special forum for sharing VIs

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New Product Initiatives
 Academic Site Licenses
 Academic PXI Systems
 LabVIEW RT Starter Kit
 Laboratory Workstation Bundle
 LabVIEW Student Edition
 Connectivity Solutions

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Site Licenses – Made Easy!
 Gates, Jobs, McNealy and Torvalds
 No “keys”, no hassle!
 You paid for it, you own it!
 All the tools that improve your productivity are
included!
 No fine print!
NO RULES

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What’s included in the license?
 LabVIEW Professional for all platforms
• Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux
 Measurement Studio (C and Visual Basic tools)
 HiQ
 Tookits
• Signal Processing Suite
• SPC, PID, SQL
• Control & Simulation
• Internet
• Motion
• IMAQ Vision

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PXI Academic System
 PXI-1000 Chassis
 8156 B Controller
 LabVIEW FDS
 Choice of two modules

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PXI 8156-B Controllers
 AMD-K6-2 333 MHz
 6 GB Ultra-DMA Hard Drive
 32 Meg RAM (up to 256 MB)
 Ethernet, GPIB, 2 serial, and 1 USB

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Choice of Two Modules
 NI-5102 Digital Oscilloscope
 NI-4060 Digital Multimeter
 NI-5401 40MHz Function Generator
 PXI-6070E Data Acquisition Board
 PXI-6533 High Speed Digital I/O Board
 PXI-1408 Image Acquisition Modules
 Appropriate probes and interfacing hardware
$19,995

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LabVIEW RT Architecture
Host PC running
Windows NT/98/95
RT Series Board
RT Engine
RT Development
System
DAQ Daughter
Board
Processor
Board

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Standard LabVIEW Programming

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LV RT Benefits
 Familiar tools with industry standards
• Windows
• LabVIEW
• Data acquisition
 Real-time and reliability
• Independent processor
 Flexibility and integration
• Complete programmability

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Intelligent RT Series DAQ Board
 PCI 7030 with:
• 6040E - 16 AI, 2 AO, 250 KS/sec, 12 bit, 8 DIO, 2 CTR
 486/133 MHz
 8M DRAM for User
Programs

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LabVIEW RT Bundle
 LabVIEW RT Development System
 Real-Time Data Acquisition Board (PCI 7030/6040E)
 SH 6868 and TBX 68 Connector Block
$9,995
P/n 777448-36

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Laboratory Workstation Bundle
 NI-5102 Digital Oscilloscope (PCI)
 NI-4060 Digital Multimeter (PCI)
 NI-5401 Function Generator (PCI)
 LabVIEW Full Development System
$8,295
P/n 777448-38

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MXI-3 Bundle
 100 Mbytes/sec serial link
• PCI-to-PCI Bridge
 LabVIEW FDS
 PXI-1002 4 slot chassis
 MXI-3 PCI and PXI boards
 2m copper cable
$6695
P/n 778010-02

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DSA Bundle
 Dynamic Signal Acquisition for:
• Sound
• Vibration
 IEC and ANSI compliant
 LabVIEW FDS
 Sound and Vibration Toolset
 PCI-4451 DSA board
 BNC-2140 / 1m shielded cable
$9995
P/n 777448-39

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Laboratory Connector Accessory
 Robust BNC Connectivity to AI,
AO and User Configurable
inputs
 On-board Function Generator
 Adopters for sensors such as
thermocouple, quadrature
encoder and resistor
 LED’s for digital I/O lines
 Mounting adapters for table or
rack mounting

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NI Solution - Physics & Astronomy
 A Hardware & Software Solution that will meet next
years under graduate course requirements
 A solution that will allow expansion of future under
graduate course work
 A solution that will provide useful tools to post
graduate and research programs
 A solution that can be leveraged by others in the
department

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Software Licensing – The Solution
 What is a software license
In an academic setting National Instruments have defined the
following site licenses
Site Type Equivalent # of Workstations
• Department 11-50
• College/Faculty 50-200
• Campus >200
 The site licenses are really unlimited for each respective level
 The number of workstations is a guide for schools that do not
have a distinction between Department & College

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What’s in a Software License
 Comes in 6 CD set with separate CDs for each of the following
platforms–Win,Mac,Solaris/HP-UX/Linux
 Last CD contains toolkits
• LabVIEW Professional Development System for Windows CD
• MeasurementStudio for Windows CD (Visual Basic Tool)
• LabVIEW Professional Development System for MAC CD
• LabVIEW Professional Development System for UNIX CD
• LabVIEW Full Development System for LINUX CD
• Toolkits CD includes the following toolkits: G Math, Internet, Signal
Processing, Control & Simulation, PID Control, Statistical Process
Control, SQL, Automation Symbols, Picture Control, Motion Control and
HiQ

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Software Maintenance License
 Provides automatic upgrades for one year on all
software packages in Academic Software License
 Part number and the number of CDs with license
options are;
License Part Qty Maintenance Part Qty Total
Department 777455-01 2 900777-06 2 4
College/Faculty 777455-02 2 900777-07 4 8
University 777455-03 8 900777-08 8 16

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Software Solution!
 1x Software Solution Department License $13,303
Part Number 777455-01
 1x Software Solution Department Maintenance $3313
Part Number 900777-06
 1x Vision Development Software for LabVIEW $7442
Includes Advanced IMAQ Vision and IMAQ Vision Builder for Windows
Part Number 777859-03

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Hardware Solution!
 10x PCI-6024E Low Cost Multifunction 200k/S $1783 p.u.
12-bit I/O Card
Part Number 777743-01
 10x BNC-2120 Academic Terminal Block $835 p.u.
Part Number 777960-01
 10x SH-6868-EP Shielded 1 Metre Cable $284 p.u.
Part Number 184749-01
 4x PCI-1411 Colour Image Acquisition Card $2682 p.u.
Part Number 777857-01

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The Total Solution!
 Software Component Cost $24,058
 Hardware Component Cost $39,748
TOTAL COST $63,806
FOR A SOLUTION THAT WILL MEET YOUR
CURRENT & FUTURE NEEDS FOR A VAST
ARRAY OF ACADEMIC APPLICATIONS

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The Result!
Students learn the concepts of course -
*Physics and Astronomy fundamentals
*Advanced Computer based measurement & automation techniques
*Acquire skills that will assist them in the future
Students don’t get bogged down in learning
how to program in complicated language

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