LabView 7 Express released

National Instruments have released LabVIEW 7 Express, which is the culmination of 4 years of effort. The software can be compiled for a range of targets including Palm OS, and Microsoft PocketPC PDAs.

Read more on the National Instruments web site.

Infrasound concert

A pianist GéNIA from the Ukraine will perform at the Purcell Room in London, several pieces from composers such as Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt during which researchers from the National Physical Laboratory will generate infrasound at a frequency of 17Hz from a loudspeaker attached to a 7m (23ft) length of sewer pipe. The audience will be asked to complete a questionnaire on mood and emotion, designed by the psychologists Ciaran O’Keeffe and Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University, both before and after listening to each piece of music. The results will be analysed to determine whether and how the vibrations have an effect.

“Infrasonic” concerts on Saturday, May 31, 3pm and 5pm, Purcell Room. Tickets are available from the Royal Festival Hall.

Colibrys releases high-G MEMS accelerometers

Colibrys has released the new SMD MS 8000 series of accelerometers that can withstand high shock loads and have an in-built temperature sensor that can be used to compensate the calibration of the device.

Read the press release on the Colibrys web site.

European sensor manufacturers join NI TEDS program

Several European manufacturers of acoustic and vibration sensors have joined with National Instruments to develop sensors that comply with the IEEE P1451.4 standard. The standard proposes that sensors add an embedded, low-cost memory chip containing a standardized transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) that stores important sensor information and scaling parameters for self-identification and self-description. TEDS eliminate the need to manually input this data when configuring a measurement system. The manufacturers include: Bruel & Kjaer, G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration, Kistler, LEM, RDP Electronics, Sensorex, WayCon Positionsmesstechnik. Other members include: Celesco, Endevco, Lebow, Lion Precision, Macro Sensors, Measurement Specialties, PCB Piezotronics, Honeywell Sensotec, Transducer Techniques, Watlow, Weed Instrument and Wilcoxon.

Read the press release on the National Instruments web site.

MTS and National Instruments join to integrate N&V test systems

MTS and National Instruments have developed a partnership that intergrates I-DEAS Pro and Sound Engineering families of noise and vibration analysis software with National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development software and family of dynamic signal acquisition hardware.

Read the press release on the MTS web site.