Here are a few suggestions for your automated test tool belt that you can purchase now, using your 2015 budget, before it goes away:
Battery Simulator 1200 Starter Kit – Ideal for battery management system (BMS) prototype design and testing, the starter kit consists of the Battery Simulator 1200 with 12 programmable cells that sink and source current, the 12-cell high-voltage interface cable and LabVIEW driver for $10,975 USD.
Battery Simulator 1200
compactUTS – Benchtop test platform for automating functional tests of simple PCBAs with edge connectors. Includes National Instruments DMM, DAQ module, Bloomy power distribution unit, UTS Software Suite, and a Virginia Panel Corporation I1 interface for $19,950 USD.
compactUTS
GPIC Back-to-Back 3-Phase Inverter Research Kit – design power control systems on your desktop for motor, inverter and converter systems. The kit contains a 3-phase inverter research board with direct connectivity to the NI 9683 Single-Board RIO General Purpose Inverter Controller (GPIC) for $895 USD.
GPIC Back-to-Back 3-Phase Inverter Research Kit
MIL-STD-1553B C Series Module – avionic bus communications for CompactRIO. The single-channel, dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553B bus interface can operate in bus controller, remote terminal, and bus monitor modes for $6,995 USD.
MIL-STD-1553B C Series Module
Stay current with NI software by upgrading to the latest and greatest versions of LabVIEW, TestStand, VeriStand, DIAdem, and more. Different bundles are available for automated test, prototyping and embedded design, as well as industrial measurement and control.
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