Data acquisition expansion

National Instruments has expanded its USB-9000 series of USB data acquisition (DAQ) devices with the release of eight new USB 2.0 Hi-Speed DAQ devices.

With sampling rates up to 800 kS/sec,  the new USB 2.0 Hi-Speed devices include free interactive data-logging software for analysis that can log data and export it to spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel.

With bus-powered, plug-and-play connectivity, the new devices add to the National Instruments USB-9000 family of USB DAQ devices, most of which include 250 Vrms channel-to-earth ground isolation for safety, noise immunity and high-common-mode voltage range.

By using these devices with the included NI-DAQmx driver software, engineers can develop applications using NI measurement tools for hardware configuration and testing, program them using the step-by-step DAQ Assistant, and use automatic code generation and custom channel scaling.

In addition, all NI USB DAQ devices now include free ready-to-run data logger software – valued at $295 – that engineers can use to log and view real-time and historical data and export data to Microsoft Excel.