New version of prototyping platform
25 June 2008
Design Automation
National Instruments has released ELVIS II, the latest version of the design and prototyping platform aimed at educators for hands-on, project-based learning. Based on the powerful LabVIEW graphical system design software, this new platform gives educators 12 new USB plug-and-play instruments and complete integration with Multisim 10.1 software for SPICE simulation to simplify the teaching of circuit design. In addition, it can be used with a suite of third-party boards and curriculum resources to teach control design, telecommunications and microcontroller concepts.
ELVIS II includes backward compatibility with the previous version, laboratory-friendly features such as USB plug-and-play connectivity and a smaller form factor to simplify setup and lab maintenance. It also features 12 of the most commonly used instruments in engineering and science laboratories, including an oscilloscope, function generator, variable power supply and isolated digital multimeter, in one low-cost, easy-to-use platform. Because ELVIS II is based on LabVIEW, educators can easily customise the 12 instruments or create their own using the provided source code for the instruments.
ELVIS II also features complete integration with new Multisim 10.1 SPICE simulation and schematic capture software. Educators and students can use Multisim 10.1 with ELVIS II to seamlessly switch between simulated and acquired data, overlay simulated and measured data in the same instrument and use a single platform when simulating or testing to provide a holistic view of the circuit design process - from designing and prototyping to deployment. Multisim also includes other relevant features such as custom in-circuit quizzes and a 3D feature that students can use to wire their circuits on a virtual replica of the system, increasing efficiency in the laboratory.
With an extensive network of plug-in boards from leading vendors in education and industry, educators can use ELVIS II to teach a variety of classes, from circuit design, measurement and instrumentation to design, telecommunications and embedded/microcontroller design.
For more information contact National Instruments, 0800 203 199, [email protected], www.ni.com/southafrica
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