Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAE 2005 World Congress
Booth 1600

ANN ARBOR, Mich . The PCI-RTA
is a line of intelligent, high-performance PCI-boards designed
specifically for real -time simulation, development testing, and
acceptance testing of electronic control modules (ECMs ) for
automotive, aerospace and defense applications. For example, when
developing engine control units, higher fidelity engine simulation
enables engineers to more accurately model combustion and heat
transfer behavior.

NI Introduces LVDS Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzers for PXI; 400/200 Mb /s Modules Ideal for Military and Aerospace ATE Applications

"The NI PAC industrial platform
combines the best features of the PC -- such as flexibility,
processing power and customizable software - - with the reliability and
ruggedness of the PLC.

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These boards were designed
specifically to emulate common automotive, aerospace and defense
sensors and offer superior performance for these particular tasks. A synchronization signal output
from the PCI-Engine board may be used to drive crank synchronous
signal emulation. Using LVDS, engineers can now transfer
data at fast rates with low power and across longer distances, which
is not possible with other single-ended or differential technologies .

About PXI

PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) is an open specification
governed by the PXI Systems Alliance (www.ni.com/modularinstruments

11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas 78759-3504
Tel: 800-258-7022, Fax: 512-683-9300
E-mail: info@ni.
In the current competitive business climate, engineers and
manufacturers face productivity demands that drive the need for more
automation throughout the manufacturing process. "In
the end, it directly benefits our customers when we improve
performance and reduce costs.

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(ADI) today announced the release of the
PCI-RTA line of I/O boards for real-time sensor emulation. High performance real-time simulation often requires
sample rates above 10000 Hz," said Scott James, Vice President of
Business Development, Applied Dynamics International, Inc. ADI will only develop a new PCI board when no suitable
solution is available .7 GHz)

Dynamic signal analyzers (up to 24 bits, 204.com

LabVIEW, National Instruments , NI and ni. As a result, many
companies are augmenting traditional PLC-based assembly lines with
more cost-effective, PC-based technologies.com/pac/pxi_cpci.

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Upon completion, the results are read from the FIFO using numerous
accesses to the PCI bus.
Demonstrations of the PCI-RTA boards can be seen in the ADI booth
at this year's SAE International 2005 World Congress at Cobo Hall in
Detroit, April 12th, 13th, and 14th, booth 1600, or by contacting
Scott James at: 734-973-1300 , ext 201. The ease with
which NI PAC hardware can speak to the Allen-Bradley hardware saved me
valuable programming and integration time on this delivery-critical
job," said Arif Bustani, ABCO electrical engineer for the project.ni.

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Engineers also can use the modules to interface to
communications subsystems or semiconductor devices such as A/D and D/A
converters. PXI offers additional features such as
environmental specifications, standardized software and built-in
timing and synchronization. Leveraging the PC and
its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases
productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software, such
as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular
hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition, instrument control
and machine vision .com are trademarks of
National Instruments.
"National Instruments OPC capabilities and interoperability with
PLCs were key factors in the success of this project."
For more information about the ABCO Automation customer
application, readers may visit www.htm

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www. Other product and company names
listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

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ADI's technological philosophy emphasizes the use of an open
architecture for real-time simulation."
The PCI-RTA boards also include crank synchronization with ADI's
PCI -Engine board launched in 2004.
For more information, visit ADI's website at: www.com/nati

Pricing and Contact Information

NI PXI-6562 LVDS digital generator/analyzer priced from $4,995
NI PXI-6561 LVDS digital generator/analyzer priced from $3,495
Web: www.

ABCO Automation Seamlessly Integrates PACs from NI with Allen-Bradley PLCs

Acceptable parts are sent to packaging while rejected
parts are isolated.

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This line of sensor
emulation boards includes the PCI-RTA-RATIO for emulating ratiometric
analog output devices such as strain gauge sensors; the
PCI-RTA-HVRATIO for emulating high voltage ratiometric devices; the
PCI-RTA-THERMIST for emulating thermistor sensors; the PCI-RTA-LVDAC
for emulating low-voltage analog sensors such as oxygen sensors; and
the PCI-RTA-THERMO for emulating very-low-voltage sensors such as
thermocouples.
"The lower-performance data acquisition boards employ a memory
FIFO across which the PC's CPU communicates," James continued. In the case of the PCI-RTA line of boards, each
of these boards provides functionality that would require a
combination of commercially available boards cabled together with
external signal conditioning and would offer low accuracy, reduced
real-time performance, at a higher cost.com

Engineers also can use
the SMC synchronization technology to build high-channel-count systems
using multiple LVDS modules.
Readers may obtain investment information from the company's
investor relations department by calling 512-683-5090, by sending
e-mail to www.ni. Leveraging the PC and
its related technologies , virtual instrumentation increases
productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software , such
as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular
hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition, instrument control
and machine vision.

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During this brief instant of time the
real-time computer must calculate all equations, read and write PCI
board signals, and update the user interface. "When a particular real-time signal requirement is
raised we look to commercially available PCI boards to meet the
requirement. These signals are used in advanced engine control
strategies such as in-cylinder pressure-based engine control. NI
modular instruments offer accurate, high-throughput measurements from
DC to 2.7 GHz.

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Smaller integration
steps result in higher fidelity real-time simulation and ultimately
enable engineers to develop higher performance ECMs.
A pioneer in the development, manufacture, and use of simulation
and control system technology for more than 40 years , Applied Dynamics
International design engineering products are used in leading
real-time simulation laboratories around the world.

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Advanced real-time simulation uses integration step sizes in the
10s to 100s of microseconds. This architecture minimizes the computational load
placed on the real-time simulator's main processor(s) and maximizes
the simulator's ability to handle high-fidelity, small integration
step simulation models, and large signal counts. "Under
this architecture the CPU commands the PCI board to perform read and
write operations and then must wait for these operations to complete.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

AUSTIN, Texas----Automated test
engineers now can use National Instruments (Nasdaq:NATI) new 400 and
200 Mb/s digital waveform generator/analyzers to interface to
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) devices using the PXI
platform. The differential nature also permits a small voltage swing
while still maintaining high signal integrity . The modules feature 16
LVDS channels with user-defined per-channel direction control for
acquisition or generation in single data rate mode and deep onboard
memory up to 128 Mb/channel.
In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90
countries.

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The NI PXI-6562 and NI PXI-6561 LVDS digital waveform
generator/analyzers offer 200 and 100 MHz clock rates with 200 and 100
Mb/s data rates respectively in single data rate mode and 400 Mb/s and
200 Mb/s respectively in double data rate mode. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than
3,400 employees and direct operations in approximately 40 countries.ni.ni.

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This sequence of command/wait/read can add
10s and even 100s of microseconds to each integration step in the
simulation. Applied Dynamics
International is a supplier of advanced embedded hardware and software
development tools for the aviation, aerospace , automotive, defense,
electronics and other related industries. The speed, accuracy and
industrial communication capabilities made the NI PAC platform the
ideal solution for ABCO to meet rigorous application requirements,
including interoperability with existing factory control systems. The PAC
system acquires waveforms from an encoder connected to a tone wheel
operating at a specific RPM and analyzes the data to determine pass
and fail grades. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine named NI one of
the 100 best companies to work for in America.com/nati

DataSocket, LabVIEW , National Instruments, NI and ni.

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Each PCI-RTA board uses a Motorola MPC565
microcontroller to handle on-board computation and high-speed PCI bus
communication.ni.

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Applied Dynamics International Introduces New PCI-RTA Line of Real-Time Analog Sensor Emulation Boards

Headquartered in Ann Arbor,
MI, Applied Dynamics International also has offices in the United
Kingdom, installations in 23 countries and representatives throughout
the world. Because
LVDS is differential, it offers high noise immunity and common mode
rejection. To quickly create test applications with
the modules, engineers can use two powerful software tools: Express
VIs in the NI LabVIEW 7. Using the NI LabVIEW graphical development
environment running on an embedded PXI controller, ABCO created a PAC
solution for its automotive wheel speed sensor assemblies and
integrated the solution with existing Allen-Bradley PLCs via an RSLinx
OPC server for increased throughput of one part every six seconds.

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LVDS is rapidly gaining momentum among automated test system
developers for its high data rates and low power consumption.

Readers may obtain investment information from the company's
investor relations department by calling 512-683-5090, by sending
e-mail to www.

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The PCI-RTA boards were designed specifically for high-performance
real-time simulation.
"The vast majority of commercially available DAC and ADC boards
are designed for data acquisition tasks where sample rates rarely rise
above 100 Hz. The PCI-RTA board performs
its read/write operations and returns results directly to the PCI bus
without tying up the PC's CPU.
"By embracing an open architecture , our customers are able to
select the best available components for their real-time simulation
tasks , avoid sole source lock-in, and reduce obsolescence," explained
Melissa Wright, Chief Operating Officer , Applied Dynamics
International, Inc. This low-voltage swing
minimizes power dissipation and also provides potential for fast data
rates in the hundreds of Mb/s.org) that defines a
rugged, CompactPCI -based platform optimized for test, measurement and
control. The product family includes:

High -resolution digitizers (up to 14 bits, up to 200 MS/s)

Signal generators (up to 16 bits, 200 MS /s)

Digital waveform generator/analyzers (up to 200 MHz)

Digital multimeters (up to 6 1 /2 digits)

RF vector signal generators and analyzers (up to 2.
In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90
countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine named NI one of
the 100 best companies to work for in America.
"The automotive sensor test solution from ABCO is an example of
how traditional PLC-based automation can be combined with powerful,
cost -effective PC-based automation using PACs and the open, single
development environment of NI LabVIEW ," said Robert Jackson, National
Instruments PXI product manager.com) is a technology pioneer and
leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has
changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and
academia approach measurement and automation.

This includes but is not limited to SCADA systems.

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"
ABCO Automation used an NI PXI-1042 chassis and an NI PXI-8186
controller along with several NI PXI-6070E data acquisition (DAQ)
devices to develop a high-speed assembly line that acquires and
analyzes waveform data and then communicates with the existing
PLC -based control system. Using NI LabVIEW DataSocket technology and
RSLinx from Allen-Bradley, ABCO integrated the NI PAC hardware with
traditional PLCs for seamless control and data monitoring.

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The PCI-RTA boards employ an on-board microprocessor to
reduce PCI board read/write times to an absolute minimum.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

AUSTIN, Texas----

Easy Integration Through NI LabVIEW Increases System Throughput,
Reduces Deployment Costs for PACs

Automation manufacturers such as ABCO Automation are using
programmable automation controllers (PACs) from National Instruments
(Nasdaq:NATI) to seamlessly integrate testing and automation solutions
into existing PLCs.

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The new modules are ideal for military and aerospace ATE
applications, such as surveillance, avionic communications, satellite
and intelligence.com) is a technology pioneer and
leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has
changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and
academia approach measurement and automation. Other product and company names listed are
trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

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By incorporating this detailed behavior, the
resulting engine controller may be tuned to provide more power with
lower emissions and higher fuel efficiency.adi.1 graphical development environment and the NI
Digital Waveform Editor for creating and editing test vectors.

Companies manufacturing or installing equipment for the automatic collection of data from sensors and instruments, and the remote control of process equipment such as lights, valves, heating and cooling chambers, etc.

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----Applied
Dynamics International, Inc .
The new modules are built on the common Synchronization and Memory
Core (SMC) architecture, so they tightly synchronize with other
SMC-based modular instruments, such as the recently released 200 MS/s
PXI digitizer and arbitrary waveform generator.pxisa. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than
3,400 employees and direct operations in approximately 40 countries.

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The CPU
issues a single command across the PCI bus. PXI products are compatible with the CompactPCI industrial
computer standard that is supported by more than 60 member companies
and more than 1,000 products.

About NI Modular Instruments

NI offers essential technologies for test, which combine
high-performance hardware, flexible software and innovative timing and
synchronization technology for test and design applications.8 kS/s)

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About National Instruments

National Instruments (www.com are
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The PCI-RTA boards conform to the PCI standard and can be used
with ADI's open architecture, PC-based real-time simulator, the rtX.