VirtualBench Ready-to-Run Virtual Instruments
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1. Fax 512 683 8411 info natinst com www natinst com VirtualBench Ready to Run Virtual Instruments Interactive Waveform Editor You use the Waveform Editor to design arbitrary waveforms for generation The Waveform Editor hasa set of builtin basic waveform components to help you design your waveform pattems They include defined waveforms such as DC sine triangle and exponential curves expressions where a single variable equation is evaluated over a user specified interval and sketches where a user draws their waveform pattern using the mouse You combine one or more of these basic waveform components by adding subtracting multiplying or dividing to form a unique waveform segment You can append several waveform segments together to complete your waveform Standard Data File Formats VirtualBench ARB can importand export waveform data to WAV files ASCII text and binary files The VirtualBench ARB can load and output waveform files acquired from VirtualBench Scope or VirtualBench DSA You can also build your own waveform data PE prs F m i _ ia 7 iad ajajajaja Eal m a Aa mma Gee A e a Function Generator The VirtualBench FG has defined waveforms for generating sine square triangle exponential growth and exponential decay signals In addition VirtualBench FG generates user defined waveforms up to 2 048 points including waveform stored to disk using VirtualBench Scope or VirtualBench DSA2. have three basic solutionsusing PCMCIA DAQ Cards low cost solutions using parallel gt A J components acquisition and control data port DAQPads or high channel count solutions using SCXI Each in analysis and data presentation The trends solution is available with either 12 or 16 bit resolution oO 2 VI RTUALBENCH in desktop and notebook PCs have delivered Each VirtualBench virtual instrument includes specifications p D computers that surpass the display and based on the preferred DAQ hardware for maximum S0 a processing capabilities of most instruments The technology of performance and flexibility For detailed information ma todays plug in DAQ boards PC cards PCMCIA and parallelport concerning each VirtualBench instrument please visit 153 VirtualBench Instrumentation and Analysis Software 154 VirtualBench Ready to Run Virtual Instruments Virtual Instrument VirtualBench Scope Low bandw idth hig h resolution digitizing oscilloscope for low frequency test and measurement applications VirtualBench DSA Dynamic signal analyzer that uses digital sampling and fast fourier transform FFT techniques to analyze low frequency signals in fields such as acoustics noise vibration and speech VirtualBench ARB Arbitrary waveform generator for generating and synthesizing stimulus VirtualBench DMM Low cost digital multimeter for data acquisition test and research VirtualBench FG Low frequen
3. or a waveform defined by an array created in a spreadsheet or word processor Front panel controls adjust the frequency offset amplitude and duty cycle of the waveforms Digital Multimeter VirtualBench DMM measures DC and AC voltage DC and AC current resistance and temperature Input ranges are either auto ranged or user selectable from 1 mV to 10 V Temperature measurements are made from thermocouples thermistors or IC sensors With the click of a button data can be logged to disk youagjenul pue uo1 e u wn Su gt lt o 7 S a D 155 VirtualBench O gc D c os ED N E D 22 D S Saq 156 National Instruments Phone 512 794 0100 Fax 512 683 8411 info natinst com www natinst com VirtualBench Ready to Run Virtual Instruments Data Logger VirtualBench Logger acquires up to 384 channels of data while displaying up to 16 channels With menus you configure the parameters of each channel including channel name conversion factors Mx B units display range and display scale Built in conversion factors for B E J K N R S and T type thermocouples and RTDs simplify temperature measurement Thermocouple measurements use polynomial equations for linearization and automatically perform cold junction compensation Automatic current scaling is available for current measurements Softw are selectable 50 and 60 Hz noise rejection helps acquire accurat
4. resolution up to 16 bits depending on the DAQ hardware product that is used with VirtualBench Scope VirtualBench Scope offers sixteen channels with a range of sensitivity from 1 mV div to 10 V div a timebase range of 10 ns div to 100 ms div and record lengths from 500 to 660 000 points VirtualBench Scope triggers off both digital and analog signals with any DAQ board even if the board does not have analog triggering built into the hardware VirtualBench Scope goes beyond basic math functions to offer 17 realtime waveform analysis capabilities including VDC Vrms Vpeak to peak and others lt VirtualBench Stand alone virtual instruments that Custom configurations are saved and combine DAQ products software loaded y and PCs Instruments are configured when gt Portable instruments when used with turned on as they were when 2 PCMCIA DAQ Cards or parallel port last used DAQ products and a notebook PC VirtualBench Suite also includes Up to six instruments with one DAQ Board calibrator product Digital I O line port controller Some instruments can run Analog output DC level controller simultaneously Digital multimeter System Requirements Oscilloscope PC running Windows NT 95 98 3 1 Dynamic signal analyzer with16 MB RAM and 30 MB Arbitrary waveform generator hard disk space Function generator Data logger Ready to Run Virtual Instruments virtual instruments Choose between plug in DAQ devices portable 5 z Traditional instruments
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6. 50 NI 4060 All analog input products along with SCXI for more than 16 channels of input Varies based on the DAQ product used National Instruments Phone 512 794 0100 Fax 512 683 8411 info natinst com www natinst com Dynamic Signal Analyzer VirtualBench DSA measures total harmonic distortion THD harmonic content frequency response impulse response power spectrum amplitude spectrum coherence and cross power spectrum These measurements are displayed in units of Vpk Vpk2 Vrms Vrms2 Vpk rtHz Vpk2 Hz Vrms rtHz Vrms2 Hz dB dBm dBVrms dBVpk dBVrms rtHz dBVpk rtHz dBVrms2 Hz dBVpk2 Hz degrees radians and seconds depending on the measurement and your application Built in windowing functions include Hann Flat top Hamming Blackman Harris Blackman and Exact Blackman to reduce the effects of spectral leakage The VirtualBench DSA time display functions as a low frequency oscilloscope to view signals in the time and frequency domains simultaneously Cursors facilitate extraction of key control system performance parameters such as overshoot rise time settling time and delay time Arbitrary Waveform Generator VirtualBench ARB is a multichannel waveform editor and generator instrument It features two components the Waveform Generator and the Waveform Editor The Waveform Generator uses a CD Player type user interface to control the output of waveforms Phone 512 794 0100
7. VirtualBench Ready to Run Virtual Instruments I O devices is comparable to much of the data acquisition and control capabilities of traditional instruments You use VirtualBench just as you would use stand alone instruments but you benefit from the processing display and storage capabilities of PCs VirtualBench instruments load and save waveform data to disk in the same format that can be used in popular soreadsheet programs and word processors A report generation capability complements the raw data storage by adding timestamps measurements user name and comments You can print the waveforms and the settings of VirtualBench to a printer connected to the PC Because the user manual and help are all online you can easily refer to them at any time Designed for National Instruments DAQ Hardware With VirtualBench you can convert any National Instruments DAQ product into a true virtual instrument VirtualBench delivers easy to use instrument front panels your National Instruments DAQ hardware delivers the power and flexibility of your instruments You can select from the wide array of National Instruments DAQ hardware to define the specifications for your Phone 512 794 0100 Fax 512 683 8411 info natinst com www natinst com www natinst com virtualbench Oscilloscope VirtualBench Scope offers real time sampling rates up to 20 MHz up to 1 GHz using equivalent time sampling bandwidths up to 15 MHz and vertical
8. cy function generator for generating and synthesizing stimulus signals VirtualBench Logger Multichannel data logger for recording and displaying low frequency signals such as temperature pressures and voltage Auto setup DC to 15 MHz bandwidth 1 GHz sampling rate 16 bit vertical resolution Math functions 4 trigger modes DC to 95 kHz bandwidth 204 8 kS s sampling rate 90 dB dynamic range with alias protection Up to 2 channels analog input 1 precision analog output 10 channels of simultaneous waveform generation signals Powerful waveform editor 40 MS s update rate 5 digit multimeter VDC VAC Current AC OC resistance Q and temperature measurements Autoranging Data logged to disk Sine square triangle ramp and user defined waveforms 0 1 Hz to 16 MHz sine wave frequency range Adjustable duty cycle Up to 40 MS s update rate 384 channel data logger Up to 16 channels displayed simultaneously Up to 250 V input range 100 Hz channel rates for up to 16 channels rates vary with hardware configuration Selectable hardware and software noise filters N15102 NI5911 NI5912 All E Series MIOs NI 4551 NI 4552 NI 5102 PCI 4451 PCI 4452 All E Series MIOs NI 5411 NI 5412 All E Series MIOs All analog output boards except AO 2DC Series NI 4060 NI 4050 All E Series MIOs NI 5411 NI 5412 All E Series MIOs All analog output boards except AO 2DC Series NI 4350 NI 4351 NI 40
9. e signals in noisy environments and complements the noise filters available on some of the DAQ hardware products Dual y axes make it possible to monitor signals of different types on the same display VirtualBench Utilities When you purchase VirtualBench Suite you receive six ready to run virtual instruments and three additional utilities Board Calibrator Digital I O Line Port Controller and Analog Output DC Level Controller Each of the virtual instruments and utilities is designed to convert your National Instruments DAQ hardware into a full functioning instrument workbench VirtualBench Suite Utilities Board Automatically calibrate E series and selected MIO boards Calibrator Record and display last calibration date for each board in your system Monitor and or control up to 32 digital I O lines Configure each digital port for input output direction inversion and initial state Control DC level of up to 8 analog output channels Configure initial output levels on a per channel basis Board Calibrator Using VirtualBench Board Calibrator you can perform automatic board calibration of any E Series board as well as the AT MIO 16X AT MIO 16F 5 and AT MIO 64F 5 boards VirtualBench Board Calibrator will also record and display the last calibration date Digital I O Line Port Controller Using VirtualBench DIO you can control and monitor any of the digital input and output ports lines and relays on your National Inst
10. ruments DAQ devices or SCXI modules VirtualBench DIO has the following features Works with one DAQ device or SCXI module at a time e Monitors and or controls up to 32 lines e Front panel with four 8 bit digital ports can be independently assigned to any of the hardware digital I O resources e Each port line independently configured as input output if possible with the particular hardware in use e Input or output inversion configured on a per ine basis e Initial output state configured on a per ine basis e Save Recall configuration setting Analog Output DC Level Controller Using VirtualBench AODC you can control the DC analog output level on your National Instruments DAQ devices or SCXI modules Virtual Bench AODC has the following features e Works with one DAQ device or SCXI module at a time e Front panel with 8 analog output controls that can be independently assigned to any of the hardware analog output resources e Analog outputs configured as voltage or current outputs if possible with the particular hardware in use e Initial output levels configured on a per channel basis e Save Recall configuration settings Ordering Information VirtualBench Suite ccceeeeen 777192 03 Includes all six instruments plus utilities for Windows NT 98 95 3 1 VirtualBench Instruments Virt alBench ARB o arana eiaeaen 777346 01 VirualBench DMM ache neaenacnencanneceescoseceaeeenneee 777194 01 VirualBench D Aeae a a EE a 777
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