National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes Reviews

Name: National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes
Brand: National Instruments
Rating: 4 (10 reviews)

4.3 out of 5

10 reviews
92% willing to recommend

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National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is the #7 ranked solution in top Oscilloscope vendors. PeerSpot users give National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes an average rating of 8.6 out of 10. National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is most commonly compared to Tektronix Oscilloscopes: National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes vs Tektronix Oscilloscopes. National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 74% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a manufacturing company, accounting for 17% of all views.

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SeniorEn6bfd

Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The application space that this solution targets is 5G and high-speed systems. 5G is where we are developing some chips to test whether it prequalifies for a necessary requirement before we embed it into our box. Then, in high-speed systems, we're still figuring out how exactly we're going to test this out, but it should be also on prequalification. We are not using this product to support connected devices for IoT development nor are we planning to going forward. We are measuring millimeter wave signals. My colleague deals with the automation of the test systems. The user interface is okay.

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SignalInc769

Signal Integrity Engineer at Huawei Technologies

It took a good year until I felt proficient using the product, as It is a complex program. Their newest version has a less steep learning curve, but back closer to 15 years ago, it was a lot less user-friendly. I switch back and forth between the old version and the next generation. Therefore, I would like to see more integration of the old program's features into the next generation, because the next generation is not as feature-packed as the old version. I've had issues with getting different vendors' drivers working with LabVIEW. Some VISA drivers work better than others from different companies. I would like more plug and play,

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Armando Arenai

Senior Technical Officer at a aerospace/defense firm with 501-1,000 employees

Our primary use case is for control units, user interfaces, and machine controls. I am using multiple types of this product: RF, digital, and analog. The application space that the solution targets is military The customer support is its most valuable feature. The user interface is absolutely…

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National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes mindshare

As of November 2024, the mindshare of National Instruments (NI) Oscilloscopes in the Oscilloscopes category stands at 0.9%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"The user interface is absolutely great. It creates an easy working environment because it has well-integrated hardware and software. So, it is easy to use."
"The learning curve was really fast, which was also the reason for saving a lot on the budget."
"It makes programming simpler."

Room for Improvement

"I would like to have more RF. They're going that way, but still there is some work that they have to do."
"The software has room for improvement."
"I would like more speed and a reduction in size."

Pricing

"It's a bit expensive. However, you get the entire package, not just the box. It's a box which supports older releases."
"They have an initial investment cost, which is quite high. But, along the way, there is so much behind it that the product is really invaluable."
"I have saved almost 50 percent of my total budget for a project by using their products."

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