NI FlexRIO Adapter Module Family Grows to More Than 20 Members

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NI FlexRIO Adapter Module Family Grows to More Than 20 Members

Extended I/O and FPGA Access Make PXI an Option in Advanced Automated Test and High-Performance Embedded Systems That Used to Rely on Custom Solutions

AUSTIN, Texas, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Instruments (NATI) has expanded the NI FlexRIO product family, built on FPGA-based reconfigurable I/O (RIO), to more than 20 modules. Six new adapter modules add I/O including digitizer, signal generation and IF and RF transceiver capabilities. Engineers can pair these NI FlexRIO adapter modules with user-programmable FPGAs to solve almost any test application, from real-time spectrum monitoring and RF modulation/demodulation to signal intelligence and RF communication protocol prototyping.

Because these modules benefit from the parallelism and dataflow programming of the NI LabVIEW RIO architecture, they can be easily targeted by engineers without VHDL or Verilog knowledge. The combination of NI FlexRIO, LabVIEW system design software and access to more than 600 NI PXI modular instruments gives engineers a commercial off-the-shelf solution that can be customized using FPGA technology.

"Our recent investments in user-programmable FPGA instrumentation, as illustrated not only through these new NI FlexRIO adapter modules but also with the NI PXIe-5645R vector signal transceiver, help demonstrate our empowering vision for redefining instrumentation," said Charles Schroeder, director of test systems at NI. "The NI FlexRIO platform, through the NI LabVIEW RIO architecture, enables customers to create some of the most powerful test, research and embedded systems."

Product Features

    NI FlexRIO Adapter Module       Ideal Applications
    -------------------------       ------------------

    NI 5771 - 8-bit, 3 GS/s          Pulsing, light detection and ranging
     digitizer                       (LIDAR), high-resolution edge
                                     detection
    -----------------------         -------------------------------------

    NI 5772 - 12-bit, 1.6 GS/s       Broadband IF acquisition, real-time
     digitizer adapter module        spectrum monitoring
    --------------------------      ------------------------------------

    NI 5782 - IF transceiver         Custom modulation and demodulation,
                                     bit error rate testing, signal
                                     intelligence (SIGINT), real-time
                                     spectrum analysis

    ---

    NI 5791 - RF transceiver
    ------------------------

    AT-1120 - 14-bit, 2 GS/s         RF communications protocol
     signal generator                prototyping, RF record and playback,
                                     SIGINT, channel emulation
    ------------------------        -------------------------------------

    AT-1212 - 2-channel signal
     generator
    --------------------------
Visit ni.com/flexrio for more information.

Additional Resources
Case Study: See how NI FlexRIO is being used to control a single atom.

About National Instruments
Since 1976, National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI's graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company's long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.

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Editor Contact: Maegan Quejada, maegan.quejada@ni.com, (512) 683-9315

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