NI ports LabView and LabWindows/CVI drivers to Anritsu test gear
-- Test & Measurement World, 11/5/2007 9:14:00 PM
National Instruments and Anritsu have joined forces to develop LabView Plug and Play and LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers for Anritsu test instruments. The companies are working together to make it easier for engineers and scientists to combine the LabView graphical development platform and the LabWindows/CVI integrated development environment with Anritsu RF and wireless test instruments.
“Because many of our customers take advantage of the easy-to-use LabView and LabWindows/CVI environments to automate their test and measurement applications, the availability of these drivers is a key factor in our customers’ adoption of Anritsu instruments,” said Donn Mulder, VP and GM of the Microwave Measurements Division of Anritsu. “Through this collaboration effort with National Instruments, we are providing our customers with access to high-quality drivers so they can save significant time and money developing their automated test systems.”
NI has developed LabView and LabWindows/CVI drivers for a number of Anritsu products, including the VNA Master MS2024A, MS2026A, MS2034, and MS2036A handheld vector network analyzers; the MS271xB series of economy microwave spectrum analyzers; the MT8860B WLAN test set; and the MT8852B Bluetooth test set with enhanced data rate (EDR). These drivers enable engineers and scientists to quickly connect and control their instruments from the desktop or benchtop.
All of the instrument drivers are free for downloading at www.ni.com/idnet.
