AUSTIN, TX – National Instruments (NI) introduced its design and prototyping platform, NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) II+. The single, integrated system incorporates an onboard 100 MS/s oscilloscope that is reported to sample nearly 100 times faster than the previous version, NI ELVIS II. The oscilloscope allows users to gain tangible exposure to high-frequency measurement techniques and filter designs. Features include several add-on boards, providing the study of control, telecommunications and embedded systems and microcontrollers. Users can learn sensor physical properties and application techniques and limitations through the Quanser QNET-014 sensor board add-on. The QNET-013 add-on provides aerospace application fundamentals of motion control, dynamics and kinematics.
The integration of NI ELVIS II+ with NI Multisim and SPICE software exposes users to a range of circuit concepts with interactive simulation, analysis experiments and PCB creation.
SAN JOSE, CA – Sales of EDA tools in the fourth-quarter fell 17.7% from last year to $1318.7 million, and the moving average dropped 9.4%, on declines in CAE, PCB/MCM and IC physical design and verification, the EDA Consortium said.