NI CompactRIO Setup and Services
If you are a new user just getting started with NI CompactRIO hardware, please see the below resources for taking your system to the next level.
Getting Started
Get step by step setup information, paid services and training, or sign-up for a start-up demonstration.
Intermediate
Get application tutorials, read the developers guide, or professional services.
Getting Started
Setup
Step-by-Step Setup Guide
Follow this detailed tutorial to get your CompactRIO system up and running quickly.
CompactRIO Out of the Box
This five-minute introductory video shows you how to install, configure, and program the latest NI CompactRIO system.
Getting Started with CompactRIO Manual
This tutorial demonstrates the concepts and techniques necessary to develop a CompactRIO application in NI LabVIEW software using CompactRIO Scan Mode. The application uses a CompactRIO reconfigurable embedded system with LabVIEW to make a simple process-control VI.
Paid Training and Services
CompactRIO Training
Discover how to program CompactRIO hardware using NI LabVIEW Real-Time and LabVIEW FPGA software.
NI Hardware Services
Learn about the calibration, warranty, repair, and system configuration services NI offers.
Start-Up Demonstration
Request a CompactRIO Demo
Discuss the basics of graphical programming with an applications engineer and explore how LabVIEW and CompactRIO can meet your specific application needs.
Intermediate
Application Tutorials
Performing Basic Control
Build a PID control system from scratch.
Logging Data to Disk
Acquire high-speed data and log it to the internal storage of your CompactRIO system for archiving or offline analysis.
Monitoring I/O Remotely
Monitor and control your embedded applications from another computer or HMI on the network.
Offloading Signal Processing with LabVIEW FPGA
Use the onboard field-programmable gate array (FPGA) to perform processor-intensive signal processing, conserving your real-time CPU resources.
CompactRIO Developers Guide
Section 1: Designing a Real-Time Application
Design a maintainable and reliable real-time application using best practices for implementing deterministic processes, interprocess communication, and memory management.
Section 2: Best Practices for Network Communication
Add networked user interfaces to the embedded CompactRIO system.
Section 3: Customizing Hardware Through LabVIEW FPGA
Use the onboard field-programmable gate array (FPGA) for high-speed loops, inline filtering, waveform I/O, or mission-critical interlocks.
Section 4: Interfacing to NI or Third-Party Hardware
Expand your NI C Series I/O hardware with expansion chassis and add networked I/O, I/O from other devices, and advanced functionality such as machine vision.
Section 5: Deploying and Replicating Systems
Deploy final systems, configure for automatic start-up, and replicate deployed systems.
Professional Services
System Design and Integration
The National Instruments professional services team consists of NI applications and systems engineers and the worldwide National Instruments Alliance Partner program – a network of more than 600 independent consultants and integrators. From design and specification to application development, project management and integration of third-party software and hardware, take advantage of the team’s in-depth knowledge of NI products and applications when developing and deploying your solution.
Advanced
Reference Designs
Simple Machine Control
Combine individual reference libraries created for machine control into a complete application.
Waveform Acquisition
Create applications requiring waveform data acquisition with CompactRIO using RIO best practices.
In-Vehicle Datalogger
Create a stand-alone embedded datalogger using CompactRIO hardware.
Structural Health Monitoring
Deploy a structural health monitoring application using waveform acquisition and datalogging.
Temperature Controller
Control the temperature of a system or process. The same architecture can also be used for slow speed applications (<10Hz).
Professional Services
System Design and Integration
The National Instruments professional services team consists of NI applications and systems engineers and the worldwide National Instruments Alliance Partner program – a network of more than 600 independent consultants and integrators. From design and specification to application development, project management and integration of third-party software and hardware, take advantage of the team’s in-depth knowledge of NI products and applications when developing and deploying your solution.