Emerson recently released the new NI mioDAQ, expanding the NI™ USB data acquisition (DAQ) product line. To help engineers meet the growing demand for improved quality and shorter time to market when developing advanced electronic technologies, the NI mioDAQ solution provides improved measurement performance, more powerful software, and a simpler user experience.

From smartphones to washing machines to biosensors that connect humans and machines, electronic products continue to grow in complexity. Engineers need more powerful tools to design and test these increasingly complex products that are integral to our daily lives. Emerson's NImioDAQ bus-powered USB DAQ device is the company's most powerful device yet, with up to 16 channels of 20-bit resolution and can deliver 1 million samples per second simultaneously.

NI mioDAQ is built for optimal performance, offering improved measurement capabilities, simplified setup, and upgraded software. Its modern mechanical design and USB Type-C connectivity simplify setup and increase accessibility for engineering teams. This capability enables engineers to debug complex designs early in the development cycle, significantly reducing costs.

"For more than 30 years, the NI brand has set the industry standard for quality and performance in data acquisition," said Ritu Favre, president of Emerson's Test & Measurement business. "Our team listened carefully to the needs of test and measurement professionals to simplify setup and save engineers Valuable time. NI mioDAQ solutions offer new powerful capabilities that provide best-in-class data verification capabilities.”
Designed for the desktop but rugged enough for fully automated test benches, the hardware features up to 32 analog input channels, 4 high-speed analog outputs, 16 flexible digital lines, 4 counters, and guaranteed specifications for 2-year and 10-year calibration cycles.

The setup page for NI mioDAQ devices simplifies the initial user setup process. By simply scanning a QR code on the device, engineers can instantly access essential software and startup resources, including pinouts, manuals, drivers, setup videos, and other technical documentation. This efficient access minimizes setup time and hassles, allowing engineers to get up and running quickly.

Each device comes with all necessary connectivity accessories and USB cables, further reducing configuration time and the ability to obtain quality measurements.
NI mioDAQ devices now support FlexLogger™ Lite data logging software, perfect for engineers who need fast access to data. It integrates seamlessly with Emerson’s NI LabVIEW software and LabVIEW+ suite for lab and manufacturing test systems. Engineers using existing NI DAQ hardware can expect backward compatibility and easier performance upgrades, thanks to using the same DAQ drivers for more than two decades.

In addition, the NI mioDAQ solution and its drivers support software development in C/C++, C#, Python, and other languages. Emerson offers enhanced Python support, simplifying installation of package and driver software through command-line package scripts. Full documentation is available on the Read the Docs hosting platform, and full open source access to the Python package, including more than 50 example programs, is available through GitHub.