Instrument Control

National Instruments offers an extensive assortment of instrument control hardware and software tools to help you save time and money throughout the life of your instrument control system. Improve performance and increase reliability with bus hardware for GPIB, USB, Ethernet, LXI, LAN and serial whilst taking advantage of increased productivity due to software tools such as NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows™/CVI, and pre-made instrument drivers.

The Future of GPIB
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	Discover why GPIB is the standard for PC-based control of stand-alone instruments

Hybrid Test Systems
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	Easily integrate new components into an existing system without a complete redesign

IEEE 488.1 Transfer Rates up to 7.2 MB/s (HS488)
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Instrument Control System Components

Instrument Control Hardware

: GPIB
Plug-in and external controllers, industry-standard development software, custom ASICs, support products, and cables and accessories for GPIB applications

: USB
Family of converter products to control GPIB or serial devices from the USB port of your desktop or laptop PC

: Serial Interfaces
Complete family of serial interfaces and driver software for communication with industrial devices using RS232, RS422, and RS485 serial buses

: LXI and LAN
Family of converter products to control GPIB or serial devices on an Ethernet- and LXI-based network from your desktop or laptop PC

Instrument Control Software

: Instrument Control Software
Software development environments optimized for instrument control including LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, LabVIEW SignalExpress, and NI Measurement Studio

: Instrument Drivers
More than 6,000 free instrument drivers available for download to simplify and reduce the cost of instrument control test program development

: LabVIEW SignalExpress Tektronix Edition
Tools to quickly solve your design challenges and efficiently automate your tests by combining the advanced analysis and automation capabilities of LabVIEW and LabVIEW SignalExpress Tektronix Edition and the high-precision measurements of Tektronix oscilloscopes

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