Using a Switch Matrix for Automated Testing In the world of Test & Measurement Automation, a turnkey test system may have tens, hundreds, or even thousands of individual signals or signal pairs that need to be verified during a test. Swi...
DMC recently integrated a Fluke 726 handheld multifunction calibrator into a turnkey automated test system. The test system incorporated a large switching matrix connected to multiple test instrumentation hardware components to pe...
If you’ve ever used a LabVIEW application that generates a lot of data very quickly, you’ve probably dealt with TDMS files. TDMS files store data in a binary format that allows you to rapidly write data as waveform chunks. This wo...
DMC’s Test and Measurement Automation team has an annual tradition of using the LabVIEW Icon Editor to deck the halls by creating holiday ornaments, and this year was no different! We spread the LabVIEW programming cheer across our offices arou...
Last month, I attended NI’s Automated Test Forum in Milpitas, CA. This event provided an excellent opportunity for NI representatives, partners, and customers to connect and learn about NI’s latest offerings. Highlights included...
No matter what product you're manufacturing, end-of-line (EOL) testing is a critical part of the process. End-of-line testing verifies that the product satisfies its requirements, performs as it should, and meets quality standards. Implementin...
In the field of test and measurement we do tons of work with NI hardware and software. Clients often lean on DMC engineers as experts of the NI stack to help them figure out what’s going wrong and how to make things right with their test s...
The PXI-6683H timing and synchronization module allows for the synchronization of PXIe systems using GPS, IEEE 1588, or IRIG B protocols. This blog outlines the process of using IEEE 1588 protocol to synchronize a PXIe system to an external timing so...
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) allows many devices on the same network to maintain extremely precise times in relation to each other. However, different time standards and a device's interpretation of timing signals can cause issues. There are ...
I recently worked on a project that involved precisely synchronizing multiple devices over a network. This included an NI PXIe, an NI cRIO, and a Rockwell PLC, all connected over a network switch to a Microchip SyncServer. Our team was able to succes...