Calling a VI from the Stimulus Profile Editor – Possible?

NI VeriStand is an open environment that offers a powerful solution for many application areas, from the rapid control prototyping, to the HIL tests or simpler real-time data logging applications. VeriStand is capable of executing custom LabVIEW plugins from most of its components: in the real-time engine (Custom Devices, models) or in the UI/workspace (Custom […]

NI now offers a (really) portable CAN module

National Instruments has not been a major actor in the field bus industry, but its rich platform and the versatility of the products are interesting when it comes to integrating such functionalities in a more global system (e.g. with data acquisition and/or visual inspection). Software-wise, the NI-XNET driver supports CAN (including CAN-FD and J1939), LIN […]

What can you do with your Windows XP based system?

April 4th 2017 Since April 8th 2014, Microsoft stoped supporting Windows XP officially. This means, no more update, not even security updates nor support. When looking into migrating your system, several aspects must be taken into consideration. National Instruments has a public document on the subject that is available at: http://www.ni.com/newsletter/52276/en/ In summary, you need: […]

Build vs Buy

April 18th 2017 For a majority of our projects, our customer and us are constantly face the dilemma of Build vs Buy. This is typically not a straightforward answer to a problem. In these cases, we’ll narrow down a couple of options and then do a quick financial model to determine, to the best of […]