April 29, 2025, at the annual NI Connect conference, Emerson announced significant hardware and software enhancements to its portfolio that address the growing complexity in test.
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At Emerson's test and measurement conference, NI Connect, the business announced significant hardware and software enhancements to its portfolio |
During the opening keynote, the test and measurement business announced the release of NI Nigel™ AI Advisor for NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand in July 2025. A single intelligence trained across the NI software suite and built on Emerson’s secure cloud network, the NI Nigel™ AI Advisor can analyze code, offer suggestions for changes, and allow users to ask questions in plain language to surface the correct tools across more than 700 functions.
"For over five decades, we have delivered advanced innovations in test that simplified and redefined what is possible, becoming the gold standard by reducing complexity and delivering long term value," said Ritu Favre, president of Emerson’s test and measurement business. "I am more confident than ever that our approach to delivering the most open, flexible, modular platform is essential for moving into the next generation of technology innovation."
Providing engineers with a wider selection of hardware, the company expanded its robust data acquisition (NI DAQ) portfolio with the introduction of three new solutions: NI FieldDAQ for extreme environments, USB-C NI CompactDAQ chassis for greater flexibility, and a new connector for C Series Modules to make signal connection easier.
Emerson also announced an update to its third-generation NI PXIe-5842 Vector Signal Transceiver (VST3) with a new 4 GHz bandwidth option, and the ability to combine the bandwidth of two VST3s for up to 7 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth via its proprietary spectrum stitching.
Emerson unveiled numerous software enhancements including a broad base version of NI SystemLink™, third-party signal source support for NI InstrumentStudio™ via custom plugins, and many new NI LabVIEW features. These features include improved debugging workflow for wires and probes, support for .NET 8.0 and Python 3.12, better VI comparison, connectivity to Docker containers and more. More than a dozen suggestions from users via the online Ideas Exchange portal were implemented in product updates.
Commitment to global users continues with the launches of an open-source GitHub* repository for NI FlexLogger plugins, expansion of its free LabVIEW Community Edition to macOS for university students, and dedicated support for over 80 user groups worldwide.
The conference featured demonstrations of new products, technical expert panel sessions, and a renewed focus on technology innovation that included academic research presentations.
*Git™ is a trademark of Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc., corporate home of the Git Project, in the United States and other countries. GitHub is a registered trademark of GitHub, Inc.
