National Instruments announced a new USB-based modular data acquisition system – NI CompactDAQ – a new platform for sensor and electrical measurements on the benchtop, in the field and on the production line. The NI CompactDAQ system offers an eightslot chassis that accepts I/O modules capable of measuring up to 256 channels of electrical, physical, mechanical and acoustic signals in a single system. By combining the plug-andplay simplicity of USB with the performance and flexibility of modular instrumentation, NI CompactDAQ is said to provide fast and accurate measurements in a small and simple system.www.ni.com/daq