What is the NI Elvis II?

The NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) II+ is a modular engineering educational laboratory device developed specifically for academia. With its hands-on approach, educators can help students learn practical, experimental skills.

What is NI ELVISmx?

NI-ELVISmx is driver software that supports NI ELVIS II, NI ELVIS II+, and the myDAQ device. NI-ELVISmx includes the NI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher, LabVIEW Express VIs, and SignalExpress steps for programming NI ELVIS II/II+ hardware.

What is NI Elvis test equipment?

The NI Engineering Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) is a modular engineering educational laboratory device developed specifically for academia. The NI ELVIS includes an oscilloscope, digital multimeter, function generator, variable power supply, Bode analyzer, and other common lab instruments.

Is NI LabVIEW free?

The LabVIEW Community edition is free for non-commercial use.

What is NI LabVIEW and why do we use it in this lab?

LabVIEW is systems engineering software for applications that require test, measurement, and control with rapid access to hardware and data insights.

What can I do with the NI Elvis series II?

NI-ELVIS Series II. The major device that you will use in this lab is the NI ELVIS Series II workstation shown in Figure 1. The workstation consists of a prototyping board and several other features that are essential for laboratory experiments conducted in the ECE department.

How to measure component values with Ni Elvis II?

Exercise 1.1: Measuring Component Values 1. Connect the NI ELVIS II workstation to your computer using the supplied USB cable. The box USB end goes to the NI ELVIS II workstation and the rectangular USB end goes to the computer. Turn on your computer and power up NI ELVIS II (switch on the back of workstation).

What do engineering students need to know about Elvis?

Engineering students must see the concepts they are taught in the context of real systems to fully understand them. They must explore fundamental topics used in engineering systems, while working in teams, and apply them in practical designs quickly and effectively.

Where is the USB ready led on ni Elvis II?

Turn on your computer and power up NI ELVIS II (switch on the back of workstation). The USB ACTIVE (orange) LED turns ON. In a moment, the ACTIVATE LED turns OFF and the USB READY (orange) LED turns ON.