Announcing InstrumentStudio 2019: adds waveform, sequence, and pulse mode, SourceAdapt, SW protection ranges, compact view, and more to SMU panels

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New features in InstrumentStudio 2019:

SMUs

• Waveform or “digitizer” mode for digitizing transients up to 1.8 MS/s
• Sequence and pulse mode in both charting and waveform panels, including automatic hardware synchronization across multiple devices
• SourceAdapt settings to customize the transient response to any load
• Asymmetric limits and software protection ranges to protect DUTs from overvoltage/current conditions
• Compact view (for high channel counts), power calculation, and option to hide idle channels 

Example load transient test using waveform mode, sequence mode, and SourceAdapt tuning

Other new features for InstrumentStudio 2019 include:

Oscilloscopes

• Same-model oscilloscopes in the same panel are automatically hardware synchronized with NI-TClk technology
  • Synchronization is internally optimized to minimize resync time and jitter for better performance
• Added power spectral density measurements to FFT channels

Waveform Generators

• Added ability to generate arbitrary waveforms from binary files (in addition to CSV)
• Added debug monitoring/control and configuration file export for parity with other instruments

DMMs

• Added inductance/capacitance measurements
• Added open and short cable compensation

General

• Export instrument configurations to TestStand for test step configuration and parametric sweep workflow
• TSM pin map alias support for debugging alongside TestStand Semiconductor Module using pin and site names
• Oscilloscope and DCPower panels can now trigger from another instrument in the system by configuring a digital trigger and selecting the source based on the device name
• Hosted applications – can run a custom .NET plugin alongside other instrument panels, like for DUT control

Export a starting point configuration from InstrumentStudio to TestStand

Create instrument sessions, configure parametric sweep loop settings, and perform example DC efficiency test

Example .NET plugin - hosting a Note Taker within the InstrumentStudio environment

As of this writing, the latest 19.1 driver versions of NI-SCOPE, NI-FGEN, NI-DMM, and NI-DCPower all install InstrumentStudio 2019. You can also install InstrumentStudio 2019 directly through NI Package Manager or the download page here.