National Instruments Introduces NI CompactDAQ Chassis

Oct. 6, 2009 – National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) has announced the NI cDAQ-9174 four-slot and cDAQ-9178 eight-slot NI CompactDAQ chassis, which are advanced versions of the popular NI CompactDAQ chassis released in 2006. The two new chassis build on the functionality of the original chassis by adding a four-slot option; the ability to take mixed-sensor measurements at different rates; two built-in, external BNC triggers; and four advanced counters. These, along with NI-DAQmx driver and measurement services software for the NI LabVIEW graphical programming and development environment, make the NI CompactDAQ system easier to program and more suitable for mixed-signal data acquisition systems.

NI offers more than 50 C Series modules to use interchangeably in NI CompactDAQ systems for measurements such as temperature, strain, voltage, current, sound and vibration. The smaller footprint of the cDAQ-9174 saves space and can measure up to 128 channels in a 16 by 9 by 9 cm system for as low as £23* per channel.