Development tool speeds motion system projects

Austin, Tex.—Motion Assistant is a new point-and-click software tool that speeds programming and prototyping of motion systems using motors and positioning devices. Motion Assistant helps to further reduce development time by deploying prototypes into applications and easily adds special "placeholders" for integrated components, such as machine vision or data acquisition.

By Staff April 1, 2002

Austin, Tex .-Motion Assistant is a new point-and-click software tool that speeds programming and prototyping of motion systems using motors and positioning devices. Motion Assistant helps to further reduce development time by deploying prototypes into applications and easily adds special ‘placeholders’ for integrated components, such as machine vision or data acquisition. The tool also works with NI motion controllers for open/closed-loop motion control applications, and automatically generates LabView code. Pricing for Motion Assistant starts at $995. www.ni.com National Instruments


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