National Instruments Expands Sound and Vibration Product

Feb. 3, 2009 – National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) has announced the release of new NI analysis and signal processing tools for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH); machine condition monitoring; and audio test applications. The NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite Version 7.0 extends analysis functionality with NI LabVIEW virtual instruments (VIs) for performing psychoacoustic measurements, making it possible for engineers to quickly set up tests to quantify sound quality. Additionally, National Instruments announced the NI USB-4432, a portable bus-powered dynamic signal acquisition module for making high-accuracy sound and vibration measurements.

The Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite 7.0 supports full-featured sound quality analysis, so engineers can ensure high-quality acoustics in their designs. The LabVIEW VIs in the Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite also contain octave analysis, frequency analysis and order tracking for automotive, military and aerospace and mechanical and structural designs. Engineers can quickly and efficiently get their applications started with the configuration-based Sound and Vibration Assistant or with more than 50 ready-to-run LabVIEW example code bases provided in the Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite.