NI unveils Elvis II+ design and prototyping system
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Apr 16, 2009
National Instruments (NI) has introduced the Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (Elvis) II+ design and prototyping platform.
NI Elvis II+, a single, integrated system, is suitable for the laboratory or the classroom because it connects theory to real-world applications, according to the company.
The latest addition to the NI Elvis family incorporates an onboard 100MS/s oscilloscope and features a series of add-on boards to extend the platform beyond instrumentation and circuit applications.
Educators teaching circuit theory and electronics can use this system to engage students through project-based, hands-on learning with instrumentation based on NI Labview graphical system design software.
With its open configuration, NI Elvis delivers a cost-effective, expandable teaching and prototyping platform for a variety of advanced topics.
The 100MS/s oscilloscope pf NI Elvis II+ samples nearly 100 times faster than that of NI Elvis II, extending the reach of hands-on education into advanced circuit design.
The company claims that, using the oscilloscope, students can gain tangible exposure to high-frequency measurement techniques and high-frequency filter designs.
NI Elvis II+ also features add-on boards to deliver a fully functional, multi-disciplinary teaching platform.
In addition to NI Elvis add-on boards for the study of control, telecommunications and embedded systems and microcontrollers, students can use bundled packages to learn about aerospace dynamics and control, mechatronics sensors and the block diagram approach to fibre optics.
Two add-on boards from Quanser, a manufacturer of advanced controls and mechatronics systems, are intended to offer students hands-on experience in exploring controls topics.
The Quanser QNET-014 mechatronics sensor board is claimed to help students gain a fundamental knowledge of sensor physical properties, as well as sensor application techniques and limitations.
The second Quanser board, the QNET-013 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) actuator, introduces the aerospace application fundamentals of motion control, dynamics and kinematics.
Additionally, Emona, a telecommunications training equipment and software provider, has created a board that takes a block diagram approach to teaching fibre-optics concepts.
NI Elvis II+ provides tight integration with NI Multisim circuit design and Spice simulation software.
By combining NI Elvis II+ with Multisim, educators can guide their students through a full range of circuit concepts with interactive simulation, analysis experiments and printed circuit board (PCB) creation.
Educators, students and professional PCB designers can also take advantage of the NI Circuit Design Community: a collaborative online community that provides resources, including access to circuit diagrams from manufacturers and a forum for the interactive discussion of circuit design topics.
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