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New National Instruments Measurement Studio(TM) Provides Integrated Measurement Tools for Microsoft Visual C++, Visual Basic, And LabWindows(TM) /CVI Users
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineers and scientists can now quickly and easily create measurement applications in Microsoft Visual C++, Visual Basic, and LabWindows/CVI with National Instruments Measurement Studio. Measurement Studio delivers a complete set of fully integrated measurement tools -- including acquisition, analysis, and visualization -- to integrate with the most popular text-based programming languages.
As a leading developer of instrumentation software, National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI - news) has a long history of delivering software tools for standard programming environments. In 1988, National Instruments introduced LabWindows for DOS, which simplified instrumentation programming for C and BASIC users. LabWindows evolved into LabWindows/CVI for full ANSI C support in Microsoft Windows. Now, Measurement Studio is National Instruments most complete solution for the thousands of engineers and scientists using text-based programming languages.
Measurement Studio extends the general-purpose Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Basic environments by adding measurement tools and libraries that simplify development of data acquisition and instrument control applications. Measurement Studio includes user interface controls, extensive mathematical analysis and signal processing routines, as well as high-level data acquisition and instrument control I/O libraries for Visual C++ and Visual Basic programmers.
``With Measurement Studio, we give engineers and scientists the acquisition, analysis, and visualization tools to develop their measurement applications quickly,' said Tamra Kerns, Strategic Marketing Manager at National Instruments. ``By integrating these measurement tools natively into each language, engineers and scientists have instant access to the tools in the programming environment of their choice.'
To ensure seamless integration of Measurement Studio tools into Visual Basic and Visual C++, National Instruments began working with Microsoft in July through the Visual Studio Integration Program (VSIP) (see the National Instruments VSIP July 1999 press release for more information).
Measurement Studio for Visual C++ Programmers
National Instruments Measurement Studio is the first dedicated package in the test and measurement industry to integrate tools for data acquisition, data analysis, and data visualization directly into Microsoft Visual C++ to ensure that engineers and scientists complete their applications quickly and efficiently. After launching Visual C++, engineers and scientists begin by using the simple Measurement Studio AppWizard to create a template that includes all of the measurement tools needed to build an application. This component of Measurement Studio extends Visual C++ by including:
AppWizard to quickly start your measurement and automation application
Class libraries for instrument acquisition
Robust class libraries for measurement analysis and signal processing
User interface (UI) class libraries to simplify UI development
UI ActiveX controls optimized for Visual C++ using standard C++ datatypes
COM components for measurement and automation
Measurement Studio for C Programmers
National Instruments LabWindows/CVI, a component of Measurement Studio, is a popular, interactive C development environment for engineers and scientists creating test and measurement applications. LabWindows/CVI minimizes the complexities of C programming so engineers and scientists can easily create test and measurement applications. Version 5.5, the latest version of LabWindows/CVI, includes the following powerful new technologies:
Developing, debugging, and deploying capabilities for multithreaded applications
Integration with popular source code control packages
Simple Internet data sharing technology
Enhanced report generation tools
Enhanced user interface options, including multilingual UI support and a table control
Measurement Studio for Visual Basic Programmers
National Instruments Measurement Studio also contains a collection of ActiveX controls for engineers and scientists building virtual instrumentation systems in Visual Basic. By providing engineers and scientists with the standard ActiveX controls for acquisition, analysis, and visualization tools needed for measurement applications, Measurement Studio ensures that Visual Basic programmers develop their measurement applications quickly and easily. This component of Measurement Studio features easy, nonprogramming connectivity to OLE for Process Control (OPC) and live Internet data, as well as the first collection of Interchangeable Virtual Instruments (IVI) ActiveX controls for communication with standalone or plug-in instruments.
About National Instruments
National Instruments, a leading supplier of computer-based measurement and automation products, was founded in 1976. The company manufactures hundreds of software and hardware products, which when combined with industry-standard computers, are used to replace and/or communicate with traditional instrumentation to acquire, analyze, and display data and to monitor and control processes. These computer-based instrumentation systems are used for measurement and industrial automation applications.
National Instruments stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol NATI. Interested parties can obtain investment information from the company's Investor Relations Department at (512) 349-5090, e-mail nati@ni.com, or by visiting www.ni.com/nati
Pricing, Availability, and For More Information
Measurement Studio will be available Q1 2000 - upgrades from previous development environments are $295, Euro 345, Yen 52,000. The price for the complete Measurement Studio package starts at $995, Euro 1195, Yen 173,000. For more information, contact National Instruments, 11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas 78759-3504. Call toll free in the U.S. and Canada at (800) 258-7022, fax (512) 683-9300, e-mail info@ni.com. Readers also can access information through the company's Web site at www.ni.com Product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
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