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News Release from: National Instruments | Subject: LabView FPGA Module
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2006
Pioneer programmes enable technology
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Two new devices based on the NI LabView FPGA Module offer early access to technology for digital and communications system design.
National Instruments has announced pioneer programmes for two new devices based on the NI LabView FPGA Module, giving engineers and researchers early access to technology for digital and communications system design Engineers can now use LabView FPGA to write custom software for each device's FPGA to prototype and test emerging standards or create custom protocols
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The communications pioneer programme provides capabilities for building high-performance RF and communications test systems, while the digital pioneer programme provides capabilities for a new generation of FPGA-based digital test systems".
The high-speed digital test pioneer device features the largest LabView FPGA target to date.
The product has four high-speed serial I/O lines up to 3.125Gbit/s and 24 general-purpose digital I/O lines up to 400Mbit/s.
The PXI Express-based module offers a x4 connector for throughput rates up to 1Gbyte/s, ideal for streaming applications.
The digital pioneer device extends the capabilities of the company's current high-speed digital devices beyond 200MHz clock rates to empower engineers to interface to DVI, HDMI, SATA, IEEE1394 and other high-speed digital protocols requiring high throughput.
The digital pioneer programme includes the new high-speed digital device, a PXI Express chassis and controller, LabView 8.20 Professional Edition and the LabView FPGA Module.
The communications pioneer device is a PCI board with two 14bit IF input channels at 100Msample/s and two 14bit IF output channels at 200Msample/s.
The device features a LabView FPGA target, making it ideal for software-defined radio and RFID applications.
Engineers and researchers can perform digital upconversion and digital downconversion in hardware to alleviate bus bandwidth requirements and perform custom pulse shaping while still leaving the FPGA free for user-defined processing.
The communications pioneer programme includes the new communications device, LabView, the LabView FPGA Module and the Modulation Toolkit for LabView.
Through NI pioneer programmes, engineers can preview technology before it is released to help with the design and functionality of the product. Request a free brochure from National Instruments ...
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