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Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs)

To serve expanding machine and industrial control system development needs, leading automation companies have created a new class of industrial controllers known as PACs. PACs combine programmable logic controller (PLC) ruggedness with PC functionality under an open, flexible software architecture. With these controllers, you can build advanced systems incorporating software capabilities such as advanced control, communication, data logging, and signal processing with rugged hardware performing logic, motion, process control, and vision.
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PAC Software

LabVIEW

National Instruments LabVIEW is designed for engineers and scientists who need to create flexible and scalable test, measurement, and control applications rapidly and at minimal cost. The intuitive graphical development environment combines the ease of use of configuration-based tools with the flexibility of a powerful programming language.

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PAC Hardware

NI CompactRIO

National Instruments CompactRIO is powered by reconfigurable I/O (RIO) FPGA technology and combines an open, embedded architecture with small size, extreme ruggedness, and hot-swappable industrial I/O modules.

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NI Compact FieldPoint

National Instruments Compact FieldPoint offers the flexibility and ease of a PC and the reliability of a PLC in a small, modular package suitable for industrial environments.

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NI Wireless Sensor Networks

The National Instruments wireless sensor network (WSN) platform simplifies remote monitoring applications and delivers low-power, reliable measurement nodes that feature industrial certifications and seamless NI LabVIEW integration.

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NI Smart Cameras

Add machine vision and inspection capabilities to your LabVIEW application and embedded PACs.

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PXI/CompactPCI

PXI, built on the CompactPCI specification, combines the high-speed PCI bus with integrated timing and triggering to deliver more than 10 times the performance of older measurement and automation architectures.

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HMIs and Industrial Touch Screens

The LabVIEW HMI family of industrial panels provides three different hardware platforms so LabVIEW developers and programmers can deploy operator interfaces alongside a broad range of NI product platforms.

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