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Embedded Hardware Systems and Software

The NI LabVIEW reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform provides the best off-the-shelf platform to solve any demanding control and monitoring task. This NI platform-based approach gives small teams the confidence to build innovative embedded systems without wasting development time and cost on custom design.

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PXI or PC-Based

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  Board-Level Packaged PXI or PC-Based
Processor Speeds Up to 400 MHz Up to 1.33 GHz
(Dual Core)
Up to 2.26 GHz
(Quad Core)
FPGA Resources Up to 43,661 logic cells, up to 58 multipliers Up to 147,443 logic cells, up to 180 multipliers Up to 94,208 logic cells, up to 640 multipliers
Analog I/O Rates Up to 1 MS/s Up to 1 MS/s Up to 250 MS/s
System I/O Channel Count Low (10s of channels) Medium (10s to 100s of channels) High (100s to 1,000s of channels)
Ruggedness -40 to 85 °C, no enclosure -40 to 70 °C, packaged, passively cooled 0 to 55 °C, packaged, actively cooled
Target Applications
  • Power quality monitoring
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Mobile robotics
  • Medical diagnostics and device control
  • Special-purpose machines
  • In-vehicle logging
  • Machine condition monitoring
  • Industrial machine control and robotics
  • Oil and gas control and monitoring
  • Turbine control and monitoring
  • Rapid control prototyping
  • Hardware-in-the-loop test
  • Medical imaging
  • High-end simulation
  • Protocol-aware test
  • Wireless test
  • Software-defined radio
  • Signal intelligence

System Design Software

System Design Software

LabVIEW

LabVIEW is the only system design software that delivers an entire toolchain for developing measurement and control applications. With tight hardware integration, the NI graphical system design approach increases innovation, enhances productivity, and reduces time to market.

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System Design Add-Ons

LabVIEW FPGA Module

The LabVIEW FPGA Module extends the LabVIEW graphical development platform to target FPGAs on RIO hardware.

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LabVIEW Real-Time Module

The LabVIEW Real-Time Module is a complete graphical programming solution for creating reliable, deterministic, stand-alone embedded systems.

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Vision

Vision

From image acquisition and precision inspection to customized sorting and autonomous guidance, NI vision systems deliver an integrated hardware and software solution that helps you develop applications faster and at a lower cost.

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Wireless

Wireless

Create complete wired and wireless monitoring and control systems with the NI wireless sensor network platform, which features reliable, battery-powered measurement nodes that offer industrial ratings and local analysis and control capabilities.

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Motion

Motion

Engineers are using LabVIEW system design software, versatile controllers, and a complete drive and motor portfolio to build advanced motion applications faster and at a lower cost.

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Sound and Vibration

Sound and Vibration

From portable, low-channel-count to high-performance, high-channel-count systems, NI offers hardware and software tools that can meet the needs of applications like noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and machine condition monitoring (MCM).

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Industrial Communication and Embedded Networks

Industrial Communication and Embedded Networks

Whether you are communicating with devices such as process instruments, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), smart sensors, or single-loop controllers, NI offers reliable, easy-to-use hardware and software tools to meet your needs.

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Human Machine Interface

Human Machine Interface

NI offers a variety of rugged, industrial touch panel hardware that is ideal for human machine interfaces (HMIs) for embedded monitoring and control systems.

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Third-Party Modules

Third-Party Modules

Meet the growing demands of advanced monitoring and control applications with third-party custom I/O modules. Find the right modules for your application or design your own using the NI CompactRIO Module Development Kit.

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LabVIEW Tools Network

LabVIEW Tools Network

Expand the power of LabVIEW graphical design software with toolkits and third-party add-ons that can deliver complete turnkey solutions in a fraction of the time.

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Expansion I/O

Expansion I/O

Scale your RIO-based system to achieve hundreds or even thousands of channels, while maintaining the benefits of a user-configurable FPGA and modular NI C Series I/O.

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Training Packages

Training Packages

NI has many different training options designed to help you become successful using your RIO hardware with LabVIEW software.

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CompactRIO Developers Guide

CompactRIO Developers Guide

The guide provides recommended architectures and development practices for designing embedded control and monitoring systems with CompactRIO and LabVIEW.

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OEM Services

OEM Services

By providing competitive quantity discount pricing and top-notch application support, National Instruments is an award-winning, leading worldwide OEM supplier of measurement and control products.

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See Events in Your Area

See Events in Your Area

Interact with NI developers, executives, and partners to get a leg up on competition and stay abreast of the latest technologies and trends in graphical system design.

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Find a NI Alliance Partner

Find a NI Alliance Partner

The Alliance Partner program is a worldwide network of more than 600 consultants, integrators, developers, and experts who partner with NI to provide complete, high-quality virtual instrumentation solutions.

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Additional Resources

New Multicore CompactRIO Systems and Smaller NI Single-Board RIO Devices

Explore new high-performance CompactRIO hardware featuring Intel Core i7 dual-core processors and smaller, lower cost NI Single-Board RIO hardware.

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CompactRIO Embedded Control and Monitoring System Advisor

Select the appropriate chassis, controller, and modules for your control and monitoring application and let the advisor help you complete your system.

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