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Power Your Connectivity with NI's Multifunction I/O

One Device, Infinite Possibilities

Multifunction input/output, or MIO, DAQ devices combine core measurement functions into a single device

Why NI for DAQ?

Software

NI has the best software options for engineers to assemble automated test and measurement systems. These software options include:

  • Support and example code for Python, C/C++, VB .NET and C#

  • FlexLogger Lite, free logging software

  • LabVIEW, the test and measurement industry standard for graphical programming

  • The LabVIEW+ Suite, a test software suite that includes LabVIEW plus software for advanced analysis, signal processing, and test sequencing

Block Diagram

(Click to enlarge image) Build real-time displays and log data with FlexLogger Lite software

Quality

  • NI hardware is known for reliability and measurement quality so engineers can have confidence in their data

Flexibility

  • Engineers use NI’s catalog of hardware to keep up with the change of their daily jobs. Instruments, sensor measurements, software for test; NI has it all

What can you do with multifunction I/O DAQ?

Measure

  • Any ±10 volt signal
  • Sensors that output ±10 volts
  • Quadrature encoders
  • Resolvers
  • Pulse/event counting sensors like meters
  • High-speed voltage signals
  • Voltage drops across a shunt resistor for current measurement
  • Battery cell voltages (±10 volt peak cell measurement)
  • Power rails on USB/battery-powered electronic boards (PCBs)
  • Linear potentiometers (string pots)
  • Pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signals Low voltage current sensors
  • Low voltage potential transformers

Generate and Control

  • Read/write TTL digital lines
  • Drive low current relays using digital lines
  • Generate ±10 volt output control signals
  • Generate ±10 volt signals to simulate sensors
  • Generate pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signals
  • Synchronize voltage, digital, and counter signal

Key applications and use cases

  • Measurement systems and testbeds for research (Academic or commercial)

  • Automated test systems for product validation

  • Production test systems for electronic devices and subsystems

key application

Build test systems from benchtop computers, laptops, or PXI systems

Videos

How to install DAQmx support in Python for NI DAQ hardware

How to install FlexLogger Lite for use with NI mioDAQ devices and other NI DAQ hardware

Python for DAQ

How to measure 10 Volts with NI mioDAQ and NI FlexLogger Lite