NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS)

The NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) is a LabVIEW-based design and prototype environment for university science and engineering laboratories. NI ELVIS consists of LabVIEW-based virtual instruments, a multifunction data acquisition (DAQ) device, and a custom-designed bench-top workstation and prototype board. This combination provides a ready-to-use suite of instruments found in all educational laboratories. Because it is based on LabVIEW and provides complete data acquisition and prototyping capabilities, the system is ideal for academic coursework that range from lower-division classes to advanced project-based curriculum.

NI ELVIS Applications
The combination of the NI ELVIS workstation, LabVIEW software, and a DAQ board has extensive applications in the academic disciplines of engineering, physical sciences, and biological sciences. Learn more

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NI ELVIS Features

  • Integrated, multi-instrument functionality
  • Open platform based on industry-standard LabVIEW software and NI DAQ devices
  • Combination of instrumentation, data acquisition, and prototype station
  • Complete suite of virtual instruments
  • Oscilloscope, DMM, Function Generator, Variable Power Supply, Bode Analyzer, Arbitrary Waveform Generator, DSA, Voltage/Current Analyzer
  • LabVIEW source code provided
  • Ability to customize in LabVIEW environment
  • Data storage in Excel or HTML

NI ELVIS Architecture
NI ELVIS uses LabVIEW-based software, a multifunction DAQ board, and a custom designed workstation to provide functionality for a suite of instruments. The DAQ board and the workstation communicate with digital I/O lines and a custom LabVIEW-based communications module. Learn more

NI ELVIS Workstation
The custom workstation appropriately complements the capability of an NI DAQ board to make a complete laboratory system. Learn more

The NI ELVIS workstation features:

  • Short circuit and high-voltage protection
  • Variable power supplies
  • Manual or programmatic control
  • Function generator
  • Manual or programmatic control
  • +- 15 V and +5 V supply available
  • BNC inputs for DMM and scope
  • Detachable, prototype board you can customize
  • Affordable for student ownership
  • Designed for 2 or 3-ring binder transport

Virtual Instruments Suite Components
Learn more about each of the major virtual instruments available with the system. Software for every instrument is based on LabVIEW and is completely open, so that you can customize it to your needs.

  • Oscilloscope
  • Function Generator
  • Digital Multimeter (DMM)
  • Arbitrary Waveform Generator (ARB)
  • Power Supplies
  • Dynamic Signal Analyzer (DSA)
  • Impedance Analyzer
  • Bode Analyzer
  • Two-Wire Current-Voltage Analyzer
  • Three-Wire Current-Voltage Analyzer