Digital Multimeters

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Digital Multimeters

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Overview
This document is a product flyer for National Instruments (NI) Digital Multimeters (DMMs), focusing on PXI and PC-based models. It highlights the specifications, features, and benefits of these devices, emphasizing their application in automated test and measurement systems across various industries.
PXI Digital Multimeters
The PXI DMMs range from low-cost 6½-digit to high-performance 7½-digit models, with the PXIe-4081 being the most accurate. Key features include:
  • Voltage measurements up to 1,000 VDC (700 VAC)
  • Current measurements up to 3 A
  • Resistance measurements up to 5 GΩ
  • Sample rates up to 1.8 MS/s
  • Common-mode isolation up to ±500 VDC/VRMS
These DMMs are designed for high precision and flexibility, suitable for industries like consumer electronics and aerospace.
Key Features
  • High-Precision Measurements: Utilizes advanced ADC technology for noise, linearity, and speed performance.
  • Flexible Measurement Rate: Offers variable reading rates from 7 S/s to 10 kS/s, with isolated digitizer mode for high-speed sampling.
  • Synchronization and Integration: Uses PXI platform capabilities for efficient communication and expanded measurement capabilities.
  • Self-Calibration: Ensures accuracy and stability across a wide temperature range, with a two-year calibration cycle.
NI-DMM Software
The NI-DMM driver software includes an interactive soft front panel and a robust API supporting LabVIEW and text-based languages. It provides access to help files and examples for ease of use and integration.
Digital Multimeter Devices
NI offers USB, PCI, and PCIe-based DMMs with features like:
  • Voltage measurements up to 300 V
  • Current measurements up to 3 A
  • Resistance measurements up to 100 MΩ
  • Sample rates up to 1.8 MS/s
These devices are designed for automated test and measurement, offering flexibility and high performance.
Platform-Based Approach
PXI Platform: A rugged, PC-based platform combining PCI features with CompactPCI packaging, suitable for various applications like manufacturing and aerospace. It is governed by the PXI Systems Alliance to ensure interoperability and maintain standards.
Integration of Latest Technology: NI leverages the latest commercial technology, including PCI Express Gen 3, Intel multicore processors, Xilinx FPGAs, and advanced data converters, to enhance performance and cost-effectiveness.
Overview of PXI Instrumentation: NI offers over 600 PXI modules, supporting a range from DC to mmWave. PXI, being an open industry standard, has nearly 1,500 products from over 70 vendors. PXI systems, when combined with a chassis and controller, provide high-throughput data movement and precise synchronization.
Types of Instruments:
  • Oscilloscopes: Capable of sampling at speeds up to 12.5 GS/s with 5 GHz bandwidth.
  • Digital Instruments: Used for semiconductor device testing with timing sets and PPMU.
  • Frequency Counters: Perform tasks like event counting and frequency measurements.
  • Power Supplies & Loads: Provide programmable DC power with features like isolated channels.
  • Switches: Include various relay types for simplifying wiring in test systems.
  • GPIB, Serial, & Ethernet: Allow integration of non-PXI instruments into PXI systems.
  • Digital Multimeters: Measure voltage, current, resistance, and more.
  • Waveform Generators: Generate standard and arbitrary waveforms.
  • Source Measure Units: Combine source and measure capabilities with high precision.
  • FlexRIO Custom Instruments: Offer high-performance I/O and FPGA capabilities.
  • Vector Signal Transceivers: Combine signal generation and analysis with real-time processing.
  • Data Acquisition Modules: Provide a mix of analog and digital I/O functionalities.
Hardware Services: NI hardware includes a one-year warranty and calibration. Service programs are available to enhance uptime and reduce maintenance costs, with options for extended repair coverage, system configuration, and advanced replacement.
Service Program Options:
  • Standard and Premium: Both offer extended repair coverage and system configuration.
  • PremiumPlus: Customizable offerings including on-site calibration and life-cycle services.
Technical Support: NI provides a 30-day trial for phone and email support, extendable through a Software Service Program. Support is available globally in over 30 languages, complemented by online resources and communities.
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Catalog excerpts

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Have a question? Contact Us. PRODUCT FLYER Digital Multimeters CONTENTS PXI Digital Multimeters Digital Multimeter Devices Platform-Based Approach to Test and Measurement PXI Instrumentation Hardware Services Page 1 | ni.com | Digital Multimeters

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eVz-Digit DMM ■300V CAT II Voltage Rani ■1A Current Range 1 ■ 1.8MS/S Isolated Digitizer 6!A-Digit DMM ■300V CAT II Voltage Rani • 1A Current Range 1 ■Capacitance Measurement ■ Inductance Measurement y/z-Digit DMM • 1000 V CAT I /500V CAT !l Voltage Range ■ 3A Current Range ■1.8MS/S Isolated Digitizer • Software: Includes interactive soft front panel, API support for LabVIEW and text-based languages, shipping examples, and detailed help files • Voltage measurements up to 1,000 VDC (700 VAC) • Current measurements up to 3 A • Resistance measurements up to 5 GQ • Up to ±500 VDC/Vrms common-mode...

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Table 1. NI offers DMMs ranging from low-cost 6^-digit options to the most accurate 7^-digit DMM on the market. Frequency/Period • • • 1One-year calibration specifications are shown for the PXI-4065, because it doesn’t include a 2-year calibration option. Industry-standard connectivity Timing and synchronization Stream data through PCI Express Page 3 | ni.com | Digital Multimeters NATIONAL ^INSTRUMEN

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High-Precision Measurements The analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is the backbone of high-performance PXIe-408x DMMs. A unique combination of off-the-shelf high-speed ADC technology and a custom-designed sigma-delta converter provides the noise, linearity, and speed performance required to achieve high-speed and high-precision measurements. 12-hour DMM Noise and DriftTest 4.00E-Q6 3.0QE-Q6 2.QQE-Q6 5- 10QE-06 <u > 0.QDE-K30 -UOGG-Q6 -2.Q0E-Q6 -3.O0E-Q6 16.5-digit 8ox DMM 17.5-digit Box DMM ®NI PXIe-4081 Figure 1. Over a 12-hour noise and drift test of 0 VDC with each DMM set to 100 mV input range...

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Flexible Measurement Rate with an Isolated Digitizer Traditional DMMs are designed to provide high resolution and precision, with little regard to acquisition speed. The unique architecture of the PXIe-408x DMMs offers a continuously variable reading rate that ranges from 7 S/s to 10 kS/s, so you can choose the sample rate and resolution you need for your application. Figure 2. The unique combination of off-the-shelf high-speed ADC technology and a custom-designed sigma-delta converter optimizes linearity and noise for up to 7½-digit precision and stability, while offering digitizer sample rates...

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Synchronization and Integration NI DMMs use the inherent timing and synchronization capabilities of the PXI platform to communicate with switches and other instruments within the PXI chassis. You can use switches with a DMM to expand the instrument’s measurement capability to hundreds or thousands of test points. NI DMMs “handshake” with NI switches by sending and receiving hardware-timed triggers over the PXI backplane, scanning through a list of switch connections stored in memory onboard the switch module. This method of scanning removes the software overhead associated with traditional scan...

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NI-DMM Soft Front Panel The NI-DMM driver software includes an interactive soft front panel for full out-of-the-box functionality. This interactive soft front panel includes 10 common measurements, including: DC voltage, DC current, AC voltage, AC current, and more. You can also further configure the measurements by adjusting the settings for range, resolution, input resistance, and more. In addition, you can reset, calibrate, and selftest the instrument during troubleshooting, and you can enable a Debug Driver Session to monitor and debug the instrument during automated measurements. NI-DMM...

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Digital Multimeter Devices USB-4065, PCI-4065, PCIe-4065, and PCI-4070 • Software: Includes interactive soft front panel, API support for LabVIEW and text-based languages, shipping examples, and detailed help files • Voltage measurements up to 300 V • Current measurements up to 3 A • 2-wire and 4-wire resistance measurements up to 100 MΩ • Up to ±300 VDC/VRMS common-mode isolation • Up to 1.8 MS/s isolated, 300 V waveform acquisition Built for Automated Test and Measurement NI’s PC-based DMMs perform AC/DC voltage, AC/DC current, and 2- or 4-wire resistance measurements, as well as diode tests....

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Key Features Flexible Measurement Rate with an Isolated Digitizer Traditional DMMs are designed to provide high resolution and precision, with little regard to acquisition speed. The unique architecture of the PCI-4070 DMM offers a continuously variable reading rate that ranges from 7 S/s to 10 kS/s, so you can choose the sample rate and resolution you need for your application. Figure 4. The unique combination of off-the-shelf high-speed ADC technology and a custom-designed sigma-delta converter optimizes linearity and noise for up to 7½-digit precision and stability, while offering digitizer...

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High-Precision Measurements The analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is the backbone of the high-performance PCI-4070 DMM. A unique combination of off-the-shelf high-speed ADC technology and a custom-designed sigma-delta converter provides the noise, linearity, and speed performance required to achieve high-speed and high-precision measurements. Self-Calibration and Two-Year Guaranteed Specifications NI DMMs offer self-calibration, which is traditionally found in only the highest resolution DMMs. Selfcalibration corrects for all DC gain and offset drifts within the DMM using a precision, high-stability...

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NI-DMM Soft Front Panel The NI-DMM driver software includes an interactive soft front panel for full out-of-the-box functionality. This interactive soft front panel includes 10 common measurements, including: DC voltage, DC current, AC voltage, AC current, and more. You can also further configure the measurements by adjusting the settings for range, resolution, input resistance, and more. In addition, you can reset, calibrate, and selftest the instrument during troubleshooting, and you can enable a Debug Driver Session to monitor and debug the instrument during automated measurements. NI-DMM...

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