Raw Data to Results

Proper Data Management Techniques

Agenda
Why are you here? Technical Data Management Solution from NI Demonstrations

Why are you here?

Data is Power.

The Data Challenge

We can create and collect complex data at tremendous rates, but unless we can manage and analyze that data, it's useless.

R on Musick, former lead researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The NI Technical Data Management Solution

Data Acquisition

Save.
Data Retrieval

Find. Process.

Data Utilization

TDMS File Format

Data Set (File) MyFile.tdms
Property 1 Author Property n Description

Single, streaming binary file Three levels of hierarchy for better organization

Channel Group(s) Cell Phone 1

Property 1 UUT Type Property 2 Test Fixture Property n Procedure

File, groups, and channels

LCD Brightness Channel(s)

Property 1 Sensor Info Property n Units

Customizable, descriptive properties at each level

The NI Technical Data Management Solution

Data Storage

Save.
Data Retrieval

Find.

Data Utilization

Process.

NI DataFinder Technology
NI DataFinder Index
Description Title Author ...etc UUT Procedure ...etc Name Comment Unit Max & Min Sensor Info ...etc

Parse Custom Scalar Properties

What about my custom file formats?

DataPlugins

Are they magic?

www.ni.com/dataplugins

NI DataFinder Technology
NI DataFinder Index
Description Title Author ...etc UUT Procedure ...etc Name Comment Unit Max & Min Sensor Info ...etc

Parse Custom Scalar Properties

NI DataFinder Technology
Any Arbitrary Data File DataPlugin NI DataFinder Index

Builds and scales automatically Requires no IT support to install, configure, or maintain

NI DataFinder for Individuals or Working Groups

Each client accessing Designed for individuals local My DataFinder

Each client accessing NI DataFinder Server Edition

Designed for collaboration

The NI Technical Data Management Solution

Data Acquisition

Data Retrieval

Find. Process.

Data Utilization

NI DataFinder Client Software

DataFinder Toolkit

NI DIAdem

The NI Technical Data Management Solution

Data Acquisition

Data Retrieval

Data Utilization

Process.

Demo of Technologies and DIAdem

Ready-to-use data search and mining Easy, flexible access to databases and files Interactive analysis and report generation Automation through VBScript

Learn More

Derrick Snyder Product Manager derrick.snyder@ni.com Brad Turpin Senior Product Support Engineer brad.turpin@ni.com Otmar Foehner Business Development otmar.foehner@ni.com

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