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- Quickly Get Your PXI System Up and Running
- Take Advantage of NI Tools to Initialize and Configure the System
- Access Multiple Training Courses to Build Expertise and Knowledge
- Accelerate System Development Using Professional Services
- Take Advantage of Domain Experts on Complex Projects
- Ensure Accurate Measurements and Extended Warranty of Hardware
- Leverage the Global Support Network of Application Engineers, AE Specialists, System Engineers, and Field Engineers
- Other NI PXI Design Advantages
Quickly Get Your PXI System Up and Running
NI system assurance programs, the industry’s first assembly and test services for PXI, provide the fastest, easiest way to get your new PXI system up and running. When you receive the system, it is ready to use right out of the box—fully assembled and tested. The hardware is placed in the appropriate slots within the system, and the installation of standard driver sets and application development environments, such as NI TestStand, LabVIEW, and LabWindows™/CVI, is complete as well. To ensure a full understanding of how the system was put together, NI provides custom documentation including a getting started guide, a maintenance plan, and calibration certificates. With these programs, you are able to take advantage of an extended warranty and calibration services that cover your system for up to five years.
Take Advantage of NI Tools to Initialize and Configure the System
NI understands that when configuring a PXI system, minimizing the time it takes to set up, configure, and initialize the system is important. Because of this, NI has software tools that you can use to quickly and easily configure and initialize your system.
To assist system integrators with the initialization process, the manufacturers of PXI and PXI Express chassis and system modules must document the capabilities of their products. Regardless of which chassis you use, NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) software simplifies system configuration and initialization. For most NI chassis with eight or more slots, NI MAX automatically identifies and configures these chassis using NI PXI Platform Services software, which is software specifically written to simplify the initialization process. All you need to do is identify the system controller in NI MAX to complete the configuration files. With the NI PXI Express chassis and NI PXI Platform Services, the system is automatically configured and the configuration file is generated when the chassis is powered on.
Access Multiple Training Courses to Build Expertise and Knowledge
NI training is designed to help you get started and achieve success as quickly as possible using NI products. From basic data acquisition and instrument control to advanced RF application development, NI offers more than a dozen courses to ensure your success with NI PXI hardware. With NI training courses, you learn recommended techniques to reduce development time and improve application performance and scalability. In a recent survey, customers reported 66 percent faster learning, 50 percent quicker development, and 43 percent less maintenance after taking NI training courses. Through NI training courses, you interact with experienced certified instructors in various formats such as online, self-paced, or classroom settings. The NI training program delivers the fastest, most certain route to increased productivity with NI tools.
Accelerate System Development Using Professional Services
From design and specification to application development, project management, and integration of third-party software and hardware, you can take advantage of the NI services team’s in-depth knowledge of NI products and applications when developing and deploying your solution.
The NI services team can serve as part of your design and development team, with an emphasis on design review, knowledge transfer, and collaborative development. Whether you are working on a single project, standardizing your development on the NI software and hardware platform, or integrating NI into your OEM product, the NI services team can work with your team to incorporate NI software and hardware products into your application. From system design and architecture to coding, optimization, integration of third-party software and hardware, and deployment, the NI services team tailors each system to meet your company’s specific needs.
Take Advantage of Domain Experts on Complex Projects
The National Instruments Alliance Partner Network comprises more than 600 companies worldwide that provide complete solutions and high-quality products based on graphical system design. Alliance Partners offer in-depth expertise in delivering complete solutions using NI products. Many partners also develop PXI-based automated test equipment (ATE) for turnkey applications for a variety of industries. To ensure a well-rounded offering of services and products, Alliance Partner expertise ranges from custom integration and the creation of turnkey solutions and complementary products to NI platform consulting and training options.
Many Alliance Partners are equipped to work with customers to understand their unique challenges. From the development of a proof of concept and requirements documentation to solution deployment and post-sales support, Alliance Partners can walk you through some of the toughest engineering problems and deliver custom-made solutions. Several Alliance Partners have become experts in niche industries and application areas. With this knowledge, they have developed complete platforms combining software, hardware, and support services. These turnkey solutions span across multiple industries and can be implemented easily to help you get up and running as quickly as possible.
Numerous Alliance Partners work closely with NI R&D to develop software and hardware that are compatible with NI products. Alliance Partners contribute to the LabVIEW Tools Network by creating LabVIEW add-ons and apps. In addition, you can find partners who develop instrument drivers, PXI modules, real-time test drivers, and more. From products to systems to integration to consulting and training services, Alliance Partners are uniquely equipped and skilled to help meet some of the toughest engineering project challenges.
Ensure Accurate Measurements and Extended Warranty of Hardware
NI strives to achieve a high level of quality in every test, measurement, and automation product it sells. Before a device leaves the factory, it undergoes rigorous testing and inspection because NI believes in its commitment to quality. However, test and measurement equipment sometimes needs repair. For this reason, NI warranty and repair services are designed to protect your investment, fix your maintenance costs, and minimize unexpected, costly downtime. To meet the life-cycle requirements of your project, NI offers options for extending the standard product warranty of the devices in your system. Extended warranties from NI give you the ability to fix your hardware maintenance costs for two or more years at a low cost and to avoid the complications of unexpected expenses in the future.
The accuracy of the electronic components used in all instruments naturally drifts over time. Therefore, you need to calibrate instruments at regular intervals as defined by the manufacturer. Calibration quantifies and improves the measurement performance of an instrument. The benefits of maintaining properly calibrated equipment include reduced measurement errors, consistency between measurements, increased production yields, and the assurance of accurate measurements. To help you meet your calibration needs, NI provides calibration support and services including manual calibration procedures, services to calibrate your products, and automated calibration software specifically designed for use by metrology laboratories.
Leverage the Global Support Network of Application Engineers, AE Specialists, System Engineers, and Field Engineers
In today’s world of tight budgets and deadlines, superior technical support can be the difference in the overall success of an application. A competent technical support organization facilitates proper configuration and installation of key system components, minimizes downtime through troubleshooting techniques, and provides key information for optimized use of your PXI and PXI Express equipment.
NI has offices in more than 40 countries to ensure that staff local to your country is available so you have access to field engineers who speak your language and are available to consult based on your needs. NI also has a worldwide support organization staffed with applications engineers trained to quickly provide superior technical assistance via phone, email, or web (ni.com/support). In addition, you can use online resources to access thousands of KnowledgeBase entries and more than 14,000 worldwide measurement and automation professionals within NI Developer Exchange discussion forums (ni.com/zone).
Other NI PXI Design Advantages
For more information about National Instruments PXI platform design advantages, please view the other sections of this series:
NI PXI Platform Design Advantages
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