Today, 30 years ago, was my first working day at GfS mbH in Aachen and also the first day I came into contact with the DIAdem software. Since then, my entire professional life has been closely linked to this product, which has been part of the NI ecosystem for more than 25 years. Over the […]
However, for formats that are not supported by default, these programs require assistance in the form of DataPlugIns—extensions that connect to a standardized interface, describe the format of the data to be imported, and thus enable the import. While DataPlugIns for reading simple data formats can be created with the help of wizards, those for […]
… – the one on the left in our picture? And does it work the way it looks? Graphical programming languages in general, and LabVIEW in particular, promise an easy introduction to programming and quick solutions. This is certainly true for very simple tasks, but very few programming tasks are that simple. That is why […]
Class structure, encapsulation and inheritance in LabVIEW are virtually part of everyday life in LabVIEW development at müller+krahmer. In our long-standing collaboration with customers, where LabVIEW projects involving several man-years of development time are continuously being refined, structuring is essential. Topics such as encapsulation of data and methods of accessing it, definition and inheritance of […]
According to the NI website, DIAdem is ‘… is high-performance software for seamless test and measurement data management, exploration, analysis, and automation’. What we and many of our customers feel is missing is a reference to DIAdem’s measurement and control capabilities, which make the software unique as a whole. While DIAdem supports a wide range […]
This was a frequently asked question at presentations of our solutions for LabVIEW fieldbus connectivity. Now we can answer this question ‘yes’ for LabVIEW RT on NI Linux Real-Time. To make physical integration as easy as possible, we initially limited the hardware options to netHOST LAN gateways.. In the first development step, our libraries enable […]
With Industrial Communications for EtherCAT and the EtherCAT master available with it, NI has created a powerful interface for integration into industrial environments for its compactRIO PAC family and, with EtherCAT, NI has chosen what we consider to be the most powerful and flexible Real-Time Ethernet bus. A wide range of sensors and actuators can […]
Testing sensors and actuators with fieldbus interface means first and foremost being able to handle a variety of different buses – in addition to Real-Time Ethernet, also “wired” fieldbuses such as Profibus and CAN / CANopen and the IO-Link communication system – and to be able to switch between several buses in one test system. […]
It is by far the most widely used PLC in Europe – the Siemens S7. It is therefore not surprising that it is also used on many test benches for both central and peripheral tasks. And the number of communication variants is almost as large as the number of applications. Many proprietary solutions are used […]
25 years ago, NI acquired GfS Aachen and added its flagship software DIAdem to its portfolio, ensuring its worldwide distribution. During this time, DIAdem’s data management capabilities have been consistently developed further – just think of the TDM data model, the DataFinder and the DataPlugIns, which make any data format accessible. At the same time, […]