Choose your country MY ACCOUNT Log in INNOVATIONS SHOP SUPPORT COMMUNITY Home Innovations The NI Platform The NI Platform NI accelerates engineering success by providing you with an open, software-centric platform that takes advantage of modular hardware and an expansive ecosystem. Accelerate Your Engineering The NI platform comprises three key elements: productive software, modular hardware, and an expansive ecosystem. Software is the core element of this platform. It enables you to build the exact systems you need for your application. With the extensibility of this platform, you can build on your ideas and protect your investments by reusing your existing equipment more. Read how one expert compares the benefits of the NI software portfolio with a traditional OS. READ THE EXPERT ARTICLE KEY BENEFITS Productive Software Our extensive portfolio of software, from LabVIEW to TestStand, helps you translate your programming ideas into reality, reduce project development times, improve system performance, and deliver business insights based on collected data. Flexible, Modular Hardware NI modular hardware, which ranges from high-performance RF instrumentation to low-cost measurement devices, has flexible I/O that helps you to reconfigure hardware in software and avoid buying new equipment every time application needs change. Seamless Integration With seamless integration of flexible hardware and productive software from one vendor, you can design measurement and control systems more rapidly. NI software and I/O hardware work together so you can stop sweating the details and focus on designing better systems faster. Openness and Interoperability The openness and flexibility of the NI platform allows you to choose to use NI software and hardware or third-party tools in multiple different combinations. You can accelerate your system design to reduce complexity, innovate faster, and continually integrate new technologies based on the tools that you prefer. UNLOCKING THE PLATFORM Our Software Is the Key NI combines core software functionality, such as integrated data analysis, extensive hardware integration, and highly productive development semantics, with specialized capabilities for target applications, such as LTE IP, asynchronous communications design, and automated test sequence management, and a commitment to your success through services and training to help you design and test the world around you faster, at a lower cost, and with higher quality. SEE SOFTWARE Engineering Trends Staying ahead of the curve means thinking beyond current challenges and developing solutions for the future. Because we know it’s tough to keep up with the staggering pace of change, the NI Trend Watch provides insight into some of today’s biggest engineering trends and challenges. READ THE NI TREND WATCH NI: THE PLATFORM THAT ACCELERATES ENGINEERING The NI Ecosystem The NI ecosystem helps you build innovative systems more efficiently by providing services and support, software add-ons, and solution partners around the globe. NI Products NI offers a combination of productive software, high-quality drivers, and modular hardware that helps you build user-defined solutions. This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Learn more about our privacy policy. OK PRODUCT Order status and history Order by part number Activate a product Order and payment information SUPPORT Submit a service request Manuals Drivers Alliance Partners COMPANY About National Instruments Events Careers Contact Us MISSION NI equips engineers and scientists with systems that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery. Legal | Privacy | © 2021 National Instruments. All rights reserved.