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           NVSI NEWSLETTER                                          OCEANIA REGION EDITION                                         OCTOBER 2004
 

 What's New in this Edition?



Welcome to the slightly late October 2004 edition of the NVSI Monthly Newsletter!  We have created this newsletter in the hope to provide our clients, partners and the general measurement and automation industry public with updated information on the products and services from Neo Vista System Integrators Pty Ltd.  Below is a list of what's in this issue:

    Further Yourself - LabVIEW User Groups
    NVSI Award-Winning Us
er Solution - National Measurement Institute 50T Load Cell
                Compliance Tester

    Meet a Partner - Endevo
    Meet the Staff: Alex Gouliaev - Sales Manager
 
   
 

  Further Yourself - LabVIEW User Groups



One of the best resources in LabVIEW knowledge is other LabVIEW users.  LabVIEW User Groups (LVUGs) exist in Australia (unfortunately, none are registered in New Zealand as yet), and are an invaluable meeting place for like-minded developers to discuss coding and architecture techniques, view in-depth presentations by other developers, learn about new products from National Instruments, and often catch up for a social beer or two afterwards.

Currently registered LVUGs (and their moderators) in Australia include:

Hunter Region Sydney Melbourne Adelaide
Gil Smith Andrew Madry Brett Percy Vince Guadagnuolo
Next Meeting: 11/11/2004

For more information on a LabVIEW User Group in your area, click here.  If there isn't a group in your area, why not set one up?  If you're interested in holding a LVUG in your area, check out this National Instruments Developer Zone Article (includes a Start-Up Kit to help you on your way).

 
   
 

 
NVSI Award-Winning User Solution - National Measurement Institute 50T Load
              Cell Compliance Tester



The National Standards Commission (NSC) performs pattern approval type testing on measuring instruments used for trade purposes in Australia .  Part of this process involves the use of a 50 Ton Load Cell, with two temperature controlled chambers, used to test and calibrate third party load cells.  An International Recommendation (OIML R60 - from the International Organization of Legal Metrology) prescribes the principal metrological static characteristics and static evaluation procedures to follow.

The NSC requested a general improvement to the load cell and the environmental control parameters, with database control and comprehensive data logging features, which proved impossible with currently available low-cost off-the-shelf solutions.  The Load Cell consists of an Inner Stack containing ten 500kg weights and an Outer Stack containing ten 150kg weights.  Test loads of 50t are possible as a result of the Balance Arm, which amplifies the load using a 10:1 ratio when test objects are placed inside the Large Test Chamber.

The NVSI solution was written with two LabVIEW RT executables residing in two separate National Instruments Field Point modules (one controlling the temperature environment of the chambers, the other providing control of the motors used to apply the load).  LabVIEW real-time PID controls were used in both of these Field Point systems.  The LabVIEW database connectivity toolkit was used to communicate to the NSC SQL server, which stored test profiles and recorded test results.

Read more...  This paper recently won its authors Laurent Raynal (Technical Specialist) and Christopher Relf (Development Manager) 2nd place in the 2004 Annual National Instruments User Solution Paper contest.

 
   
 

  Meet a Partner - Endevo



Endevo is a Swedish consulting company/system integrators who design upper-level test systems.  Similar to NVSI, Endevo have a wide range of industrial automation experience in industries including medical and telecommunications, and are strong advocates of new technology in the automation industry, including advances in Object Orientated (OO) programming and the increasing use of inheritance. NVSI is extremely proud to be Endevo's only authorised Partner outside of the USA and Europe, and is able to provide our clients with product and training support.  You can find more information regarding Endevo on our website (select "Partners").
 
   
 

  Meet the Staff: Alex Gouliaev - Sales Manager



Alex graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and a Diploma of Engineering Practice.  Alex joined Online Control, where he developed SCADA systems for the power industry, and the testing of uninterruptible power supplies.  Joining Telstra/NDC, Alex co-developed an automated network switching device allocation system.

Alex joined one of our partners, National Instruments, four years ago as a Field Applications Engineer and subsequently a Field Sales Engineer where he gained even more LabVIEW and NI hardware experience from the people who created it.  Looking to move into a project management, sales and technical role, Alex joined NVSI in 2003 as a Sales Technical Specialist, and his expert knowledge meant that he quickly rose through the ranks to recently become our Sales Manager.  Alex's programming expertise includes C, C++, LabVIEW, LabWindows, VB, VBA, Java, Pascal, Delphi, HTML & assembler.

 
   
 

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In Our Next Issue (November 2004)      

  Stick around for our next issue, and read about:

* User Solution: Cable Analysis Measurement System (CAMS) - A Radical Improvement in Quality Control
* Meet a Partner: SICK Sensor Intelligence
* Meet the Staff: Ralph Dick
...and more!

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"To ensure our Partner's and Client's long-term viability and success, by providing them with timely, appropriate and effective advice, products and services that enhance their technology, increase their efficiency and decrease their product's time-to-market."
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