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National Instruments has announced new Sensors Plug&Play software and hardware products based on the recently passed IEEE 1451.4 standard for smart Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) sensors. TEDS technology eliminates paper-based sensor data sheets by digitally storing data such as scaling parameters, calibration and sensor vendor information on an embedded EEPROM chip, simplifying sensor configuration and eliminating the risk of data entry errors (Plate 4).
NI-DAQmx 7.2, the latest version of NI measurement and control services software, incorporates TEDS reader functionality into NI Measurement & Automation Explorer and DAQ Assistant. In addition, three new NI hardware products - NI SC-2350, NI BNC-2096 and SCXI-1314T - include the circuitry required to communicate with TEDS, offering Sensors Plug&Play integration for systems using NI SCC and SCXI...