Answering my own question It seems that many NI Education products are been discontinued.
A colleague received this email.
Dear NI Customer,
NI is committed to serving you in academic and teaching endeavors. Due to impending component lifecycle issues, NI is discontinuing the myRIO (1900 & 1950), myDAQ, ELVIS III, roboRIO 1.0. You are receiving this letter because you have purchased one or more of these products in the past.
NI will continue to offer myRIO, myDAQ, ELVIS III, roboRIO 1.0 for sale until 30 April 2025. Orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until supplies are exhausted. If you do not have a near-term plan to transition to a replacement product, we encourage you to make a last time purchase of the affected models as soon as possible. Due to a fixed supply, we cannot guarantee that all orders will be fulfilled.
Moving forward, Digilent will provide the main products for academic teaching. Any future new NI academic teaching products will be released through Digilent. Digilent is an NI brand with a strong focus and commitment to the academic community. Our aim is to provide educators and students with low-cost, fundamental tools that make engineering technologies understandable and accessible to all. To find out more about Digilent’s academic product lines, please visit https://digilent.com/shop/academic/
Replacements for the affected models are listed below from the Digilent product portfolio:
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Affected Model
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Replacement Model
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ELVIS III
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Digilent Analog Discovery Studio
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myDAQ
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Digilent Analog Discovery 3
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roboRIO 1.0
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NI roboRIO 2.0
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myRIO-1900
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Digilent Raspberry Pi Hats or compactRIO/single-boardRIO product line
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myRIO-1950
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Digilent Raspberry Pi Hats or compactRIO/single-boardRIO product line
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Through Digilent, NI is committed to continuing to provide products that are designed for academic teaching needs.
After the last time buy date (30 April 2025), NI will continue to offer repair services and support until 30 July 2027. After this, NI will no longer guarantee the availability of repair services and support.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your NI account manager, your distributor or ni.com/contact-us
Best regards,
Joey Tun
Product Manager
NI
