Intuitive Software Streamlines Analysis And Report Generation

March 15, 2004

The DIAdem 9.0 interactive software from National Instruments does more than manage, inspect, analyze, and report test data. It provides a uniform environment that transforms test data into the information needed to drive engineering decisions as...

Roger Allan

This software imports data from industry-standard databases and file formats such as ASCII, binary, and Excel. Additionally, it can handle datasets with more than 1 billion data points. It should be suitable in automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods applications.

New drag and drop handling features make accessing test data from a wide range of file and database formats easier than ever. Engineers can quickly locate a specific dataset out of thousands by using sophisticated filtering and intuitive navigation features.

DIAdem's built-in Visual Basic Script host automates repetitive reporting and analysis tasks. Analysis can be performed by extracting the relevant information from the test data and then generating a Web-ready report, all from within the DIAdem environment.

This combination of overall functionality delivers ease of use and straightforward integration with existing landscapes like National Instruments' LabView, the MathWorks' Matlab, and Wolfram Research's Mathematica. The software, priced from $995, is available now.

National Instruments Corp.www.ni.com/diadem (800) 258-7022

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About the Author

Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.