A Primer for Machine Control

The Machine Control Primer provides an overview of one architecture you can use to build control applications on NI CompactRIO controllers running the NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module Version 8.6 or later. It explains how you can use new features for CompactRIO – such as the Scan Engine, Fault Engine, and Distributed System Manager – that were introduced in LabVIEW 8.6 and is designed to provide a framework for engineers designing industrial control applications, especially engineers who are familiar with the use of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is intended as a complementary guide to standard LabVIEW Real-Time training and includes architectural overviews, LabVIEW coding recommendations, and example code.