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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: Hugoneus on June 28, 2015, 07:29:02 am

Title: Video PXI Chassis Upgrade & Various Module Examination
Post by: Hugoneus on June 28, 2015, 07:29:02 am
A quick video of moving to a new PXI chassis and a close look at all of my PXI modules:

Watch the video here: [17 Minutes]
https://youtu.be/b9y45cevjW8 (https://youtu.be/b9y45cevjW8)

More videos at The Signal Path:
http://www.TheSignalPath.com (http://www.TheSignalPath.com)
Title: Re: Video PXI Chassis Upgrade & Various Module Examination
Post by: Hugoneus on June 28, 2015, 09:09:07 pm
If anyone happens to have the software for the PXI-4472 let me know! O0
Title: Re: Video PXI Chassis Upgrade & Various Module Examination
Post by: miguelvp on June 28, 2015, 09:22:28 pm
You mean the drivers?

http://sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-529/lang/en (http://sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-529/lang/en)

Or the NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite?

If you click under resources on the product view:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/5031#productlisting (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/5031#productlisting)

there are links to get the software for just $4K  :scared:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/203624 (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/203624)

Or you can get the Sound and Vibration Toolkit for just $2K
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12152 (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12152)

There is an evaluation but not sure if that will actually talk to the hardware or is just a demo.

But if you already have LabView do you still need the stand alone software?

Title: Re: Video PXI Chassis Upgrade & Various Module Examination
Post by: Hugoneus on June 28, 2015, 09:31:51 pm
Quote from: miguelvp on June 28, 2015, 09:22:28 pm
You mean the drivers?
http://sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-529/lang/en (http://sine.ni.com/psp/app/doc/p/id/psp-529/lang/en)
Or the NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite?
If you click under resources on the product view:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/5031#productlisting (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/5031#productlisting)
there are links to get the software for just $4K  :scared:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/203624 (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/203624)
Or you can get the Sound and Vibration Toolkit for just $2K
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12152 (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12152)
There is an evaluation but not sure if that will actually talk to the hardware or is just a demo.
But if you already have LabView do you still need the stand alone software?

Thanks, I know about the NI software and the cost is insane. I thought perhaps there is third party software so I would not have to write my own.

I am not a huge fan of LabView, but I should be able to developed something in Matlab for capturing and analyzing data.
Title: Re: Video PXI Chassis Upgrade & Various Module Examination
Post by: HighVoltage on July 03, 2015, 08:55:03 pm
You can take a look at DASYLAB, the little brother of LabView.
It works with all NI drivers and is much easier to use.
The software was developed in Germany, then sold to NI but then re-acquired by the developer in Germany.
I just used it for a project and it worked pretty well.