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What Makes Nigel Special

Optimized for Test

Unlike general-purpose AI tools, Nigel is built for test applications. It leverages our extensive domain expertise and trusted data to deliver smarter, more relevant answers so you can make faster, more informed decisions.

Fully Integrated

Nigel is integrated into LabVIEW, offering relevant suggestions based on what you’re working on without the need to switch between software applications. Even better—it’s included at no extra cost with existing LabVIEW+ Suite and LabVIEW Professional subscriptions or an active service agreement.

Optimized for Test

As Nigel expands across the NI platform and grows more capable, you’ll gain deeper, more holistic insights into your test system. More tasks that consume valuable time will become automated, freeing you to focus on more impactful engineering work. As Nigel improves, so will you. We are committed to expanding Nigel with a clear roadmap focused on the most impactful areas of test development to deliver greater value over time.

How Nigel Can Help You?

Learn LabVIEW Faster

Nigel answers your questions about LabVIEW programming concepts, offering real-time, situational help with your applications. No more scouring the internet for unreliable answers—Nigel is trained on trusted NI examples, providing you with the right answer faster.

Develop Faster

Need a function or example? Just ask Nigel. It will not only find what you need but also explain why it’s a good fit for your VI—helping you deepen your LabVIEW knowledge while accelerating your development.

Review Code Faster

Inheriting someone else’s code can be time-consuming and frustrating. Nigel helps by quickly explaining the code’s functionality and architecture, so you can focus your time where it matters most—developing— instead of deciphering old code.

Nigel Is Optimized for Test

Nigel AI is built on the latest industry models and enhanced with our 50 years of test and measurement expertise. Nigel leverages the leading industry models to take advantage of the rapid evolving technology, so you don’t have to compromise between solutions. Nigel has been taught test methodologies, test system design, and data analysis, so you get trusted information to help you advance your project. Unlike other AIs, Nigel will give you highly relevant technical answers for test application questions, because it was custom-built for that purpose.

Nigel AI answering a test hardware question

Nigel Is Integrated in NI Software

Nigel is built into our software so that you can get help as you work. With Nigel, you can generate code and sequences from a prompt, debug your applications with an expert at your side, review projects faster, and much more. Nigel has direct access to product documentation and receives the context of your project, making answers more reliable and better helping you as you develop. Answers are not generic; they’re specific for you. Nigel will provide you with clearer, more applicable guidance than other AIs because it understands your work.

Nigel AI inside the NI TestStand sequence editor

Important Information for Using Nigel AI

  • Nigel is built on Emerson’s secure and robust cloud operations platform. The underlying models used in Nigel are best-in-class models that a user can select from for different tasks. Nigel is hosted on Microsoft Azure, which makes enterprise-grade . Nigel never uses your data for training large language models. Learn more.

  • To access Nigel, you must have a valid license for the NI software and an active software service agreement. Software service is included with single-seat licenses (both subscription and perpetual), volume license agreements, and enterprise agreements. For perpetual licenses, the first year of software service is included and can be renewed annually. Before using Nigel, ensure your NI User Account is linked to an eligible license type.
  • Similar to most AI tools in industry, Nigel has a usage limit per user account. These limits vary by feature and are tuned to minimize impact on normal day-to-day usage. Refer to the user manual for your specific product to learn more.

  • In LabVIEW 2026 Q3, Nigel can create VIs for you from a prompt. This feature is currently focused on creating measurement code for the hardware you have connected to your system. In TestStand 2026 Q3, Nigel can create sequences using a specifications document that you provide. It can map existing code modules or create placeholder code modules that you can edit to complete your tests. Additional generative and other authorship and agentic capabilities will continue to be added over the next several releases. We continue working to ensure Nigel generative capabilities are optimized for your critical test applications.

  • Nigel can be used anywhere in the world with an internet connection and access to ni.com.
  • It supports many languages for conversational use. As with all generative AI models, the same prompt in different languages might result in a different response.

  • AIs, including Nigel, are emerging technologies. These advisors are in their infancy, so they can make mistakes. Nigel is here to advise you, but it is important to review responses for accuracy.

What Can I Do with the LabVIEW+ Suite

Increase test coverage and decrease development time with the LabVIEW+ Suite.

With the LabVIEW+ Suite you can configure, visualize, and automate measurements, analyze your data, and share reports more quickly. LabVIEW+ allows you to adapt to changing requirements with tools to efficiently develop new measurements, integrate them into existing programs, and evaluate the results.

DIAdem, FlexLogger, LabVIEW, TestStand and InstrumentStudio in the LabVIEW+ Suite

NI InstrumentStudioTM software enables you to quickly set up and configure your instruments with an instrument-specific control panel.

NI LabVIEW can connect to any instrument and acquire data, ensuring that every requirement gets tested.

NI TestStand sequences and executes the test code. With a drag-and-drop environment, sequences can be modified in clicks and includes automatic report generation for insights.

NI DIAdem provides a comprehensive tool for test data review and analysis with hundreds of analysis functions, extensive visualization tools, and a professional report editor.

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