National Instruments lists mySTEM Project Board for NI myDAQ

kristielAll Topics, NI | National Instruments, STEM Education

We’ve got some exciting news to share here at Studica. Recently, Studica’s mySTEM™ Project Board has been listed on National Instruments’ NI miniSystems and Accessories for NI myDAQ. mySTEM goes hand in hand with myDAQ and LabVIEW as ideals tools in teaching and learning about science, technology, engineering and math. The mySTEM Project Board includes curriculum that can be used … Read More

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STEM in Action: Robotics and Controls Hardware Course

kristielAll Topics, STEM Education

Earlier this summer, Information Communications Technology (ICT) Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students from Heart Lake Secondary School attended a Robotics and Controls Hardware Interfacing Course at Studica Limited in Mississauga, Ontario. Studica Limited provided the students with fishertechnik, National Instruments myDAQ and mySTEM hardware products. The students were then asked to program and control a system of components and … Read More

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NI Help: Solving LabVIEW Device Identifier is Invalid Error

kristielAll Topics, NI | National Instruments

Ever since Studica started offering National Instruments’LabVIEW software, there has been one error that seems fairly common but has a very simple fix. When a user runs a lab, they will be presented with an error window that says something along the lines of “Error – 200220 occurred at DAQmx Create Channel (AI-Voltage-Basic).vi:2. Underneath this error, there’s a section that … Read More

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A Look at the National Instruments myRIO

kristielAll Topics, NI | National Instruments

I recently had the opportunity to visit the National Instruments headquarters in Austin, Texas.  While I was there, I was shown a demonstration of their myRIO Data Acquisition device. The myRIO basically takes the NI myDAQ to the next level. It has a built-in processor as well as its own memory so it can meet the demands of higher-end projects.  … Read More

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miniSystems for National Instruments: myQuake Review

kristielAll Topics, fischertechnik, NI | National Instruments

Often in the classroom realism is difficult to obtain when explaining and experimenting with real world systems, processes, and naturally occurring forces.  Simulation has come a long way in providing our students with the realism that is required when learning through software simulations such as Finite Element Analysis and Digital Prototyping but physical attributes of engineered systems are sometimes more … Read More

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National Instruments is Looking for Your Sweet Apps

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Looking to share your ideas and innovations with someone?! Look no further than the National Instruments Developer Zone. Users can blog about which NI products they use in the creation of unique application solutions. Also, see what others are developing and get some feedback on your latest project. View NI Sweet Apps Page. So go ahead and take a look. … Read More

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How to Remote Control your Car with an iPhone

kristielAll Topics, NI | National Instruments

And you thought texting & driving was Dangerous… it turns out you CAN remote control your car with iPhone. The two dudes from Waterloo labs, Hunter & Doug, made this sick video on how to remote control your car with your iPhone. With the help of LabVIEW software, a couple of motors, a wireless real time controller, an iPhone and … Read More

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How To Build a Solar Tracker

kristielAll Topics, fischertechnik, NI | National Instruments

For this post, Studica’s Co-op student utilized all the skills they have acquired the past few weeks with products such as the National Instruments myDAQ and fischertechnik models. They built and programmed a solar tracker using the fischertechnik Oeco Tech Renewable Energy kit as well as various spare parts as well as National Instruments LabVIEW with the myDAQ and a … Read More

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