NI Technical

Symposium 2016

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NI Academic InitiativesNancy Dib

Technical Marketing Manager

NI

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The NI Teaching Philosophy

“To inspire and prepare tomorrow’s innovators to solve grand challenges by enabling them to do engineering throughout their

education.”

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Learning to ride a bicycle

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Research

Secondary

Primary

University

The NI Approach to Learning to be an Engineer

DO ENGINEERING – FROM K TO ROCKET SCIENCE

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The NI Academic Program

8,000+Classrooms using NI tools

for hands-on learning

300+LabVIEW Academies

in nearly 30 countries

100+Textbooks in more than 25 languages

35,000+Companies use NI tools

to solve grand challenges

240k+Students use LabVIEW-RIO

architecture for robotics

125+NI and 3rd party

ecosystem elements

WorkUniversityHome

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NI roboRIONI partners with like-minded robotics competitions such as FIRST and WRO

to help promote students to pursue a career in science or engineering. NI

helps to enable these students by donating the hardware and software used

to control the robots, which will in return prepare them for their future work at

university or in industry.

Dual-Core

ARM

Cortex-A9

LabVIEW-RIOTechnology

High channel countdigital I/O for robotics applications

Compact Form Factor

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Slide about Local Competition

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Student Design Competition

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Global Student Design 2013 Competition Winner

University:

Technische Universität

München

Project:

Real-time

communication

between mission

control station and

sounding rocket

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Global Student Design 2014 Competition Winner

University:

Swiss Federal Institute

of Technology Zurich

Project:

Robotic Cuttlefish

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Global Student Design Competition 2015 Winner

Scalevo

Stair Climbing

Wheelchair

ETH Zürich

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Prize: $10,000 USD, a trip to the Airbus factory in

Toulouse, and an invitation to attend NIWeek 2016

Global Student Challenge

New specialized category of the

NI Global Student Design Competition

Autonomous Vehicle Energy Management

Through Battery OptimizationSubmissions open Jan 2016

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LabVIEW Makers Program

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NI myRIONI myRIO places the power of real-time performance and customizable I/O in

the hands of students. With this integrated hardware and software tool, students

can quickly create applications on myRIO’s real-time processor to take

advantage of a default FPGA personality that they can customize as projects

become more advanced.

40 lines of digital I/O with

SPI, I2C, UART, PWM,

encoder, etc.

10 Analog Input

6 Analog Output

Xilinx Zync FPGA

and dual-core ARM

Cortex-A9

USB and Wi-Fi

integration

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NI myDAQDesigned to expose students to a hands-on learning and project development

experience anywhere at any time, the compact and portable myDAQ integrates

eight common lab instruments into one student-ready device.

2 analog inputs, 200 kS/s2 analog outputs, 200 kS/s

8 lines

digital I/O

60 V isolated

multimeter

USB connection

to host

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Analog Discovery

2-Channel Oscilloscope

16 Lines of Digital I/O

2-Channel Waveform

Generator

16-Channel Logic Analyzer16-Ch Digital Pattern Generator

±5VDC Power Supplies

UniversityHome Work

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Courseware Spectrum

Ready to Reference Ready to Utilize Ready to Teach

•Tutorials

•Example Programs

•White Papers

•Videos

•Textbooks

•Lab Supplements

•Project Sets

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•Courseware/Hardware

Bundles

•Online LMS Solutions

•MOOCs

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MediumGetting Started

LowFully Integrated

Public

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100 - 500 50+ 10-20

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LowA la Carte Topics

MediumTextbook Mapping

HighDaily Lab Guidance

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Project Essentials Guide: I/O Fundamentals for myRIO

Starter EmbeddedMechatronics

LEDs & switches7-segment display

PotentiometerThermistor

Photo resistorHall effect

Microphone/SpeakerDC motor

DC gear motors/encodersH-bridge driverAccelerometerTriple-axis gyro

Infrared proximity sensorAmbient light sensor

Ultrasonic range finderCompass

Hobby servo motors

Numeric keypadLED matrix

Digital potentiometerCharacter LCD

Digital temp sensorBluetooth

•Multimedia learning resource•Explains wiring, I/O requirements, device theory, and programming details of over 20 different devices

Alignment with off-the-shelf component kits

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Extending the Essentials Guide Concept

Vision Essentials Guide

Brings the exciting world of machine vision to myRIO projects

• Implement common vision algorithms• Real world application context with systems approach• Demonstrate value of myRIO seamless vision integration

Multimedia Resource with 115 Instructional Videos

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New Analog Circuits & Electronics Labs

New ELVIS Lab Materials through NI Partnership with Enable Inc.

Online FormatFully interactive lab instructions

Interactive lab notebook and lab report submission

Multiple videos per lab topic

Post lab quizzes

Student metrics & progress monitoring for professors

Topics

Circuits 101Multisim Overview

NI ELVIS Overview

Ohm’s Law

KCL

KVL

Thevenin and Norton

Voltage Divider and Resistance Bridge

Series & Parallel Circuits

RC Circuits

RLC Circuits

Transformers & Turn Relationships

Electronics 102Diodes

Diodes as Rectifiers

Diodes as Regulators

Bipolar Transistors

Transistors as Amplifiers

MOSFETs

Op-Amps

Amplifiers

Instrumentation Amplifiers

Thyristors/SCRs & Triacs

Optocouplers & IGBTs

Fault Detection

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Robotics

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USRP for Communications

Introduction to Communications

Courseware Basic analog to advanced digital

concepts

Built-in 2x2 MIMO

Support

USB 3.0

Connectivity

Continuous Coverage

from 70 MHz – 6 GHz

LabVIEW

Communications Compatible

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Virtual Bench – All in One Instrument

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Function

Generator

Multi-Touch

Interface

Digital

Multimeter

Programmable

DC Power Supply

Digital I/O

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NI LabVIEW Academy

A solution for educators seeking to sharpen their students’

competitive edge through a deeper understanding of NI LabVIEW

system design software.

Validate your students’ expertise

Prepare students’ for the global workforce

Use a comprehensive curriculum package

Join a globally recognized program

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LabVIEW Academies Worldwide

U.S./Canada: 19 Schools

U.K./Ireland: 9 Schools

Central/Germanic: 45 Schools

Eastern Europe: 18 Schools

France/Portugal: 18 Schools

Mexico: 10 Schools

Italy/Spain: 25 Schools

Northern Region: 8 Schools

Arabia/North Africa: 15

Schools

Singapore/Malaysia/Philippines: 3 SchoolsLatin and South America: 3 Schools

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WorkUniversityHome

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Connecting Students to Research and Industry

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Slide on cRIO and PXI RF

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NI Research Grant

Selected research projects are eligible to receive up to $50,000 USD or the equivalent in NI tools. Some

projects may also qualify for assistance winning government grants, training, and engineering consulting.

• This RFP is issued only to academic institutions that offer a post-graduate degree.

• The proposed research must include use of experimental hardware integrated with NI's software,

LabVIEW.

• Researchers are required to work with an NI sponsor, usually a local field engineer

• 2016: Special consideration will be given to the following application areas:

• Wireless Communications - applications that emphasize designing and prototyping wireless

networks, physical layer design, and integration of real-time hardware.

o Examples: Massive MIMO, 5G, and RF circuit design

• Energy – applications in power generation and storage, power transmission and distribution, as

well as energy usage and efficiency.

• Cyber Physical Systems - applications that emphasize simulation and integration of computation,

communication, and control.

o Examples: Advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems, verification and validation,

and human-machine interaction

Visit ni.com/academic/research/grant-rules for rules and eligibility

March 4—Deadline: Phase I applications

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Thank you

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