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  5. What Is the NI LabVIEW FPGA Module?

What Is the LabVIEW FPGA Module?

The NI LabVIEW FPGA Module is used with NI LabVIEW to help engineers develop and debug custom hardware logic that can be compiled and deployed to NI hardware with onboard FPGAs. When fast, deterministic response is required, use NI hardware with FPGAs for inline signal processing, communication with digital protocols, and closed-loop decision making.

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What Can I Do with LabVIEW FPGA Module?

In RF, communications, and power testing, FPGAs generate precise multifrequency, multiamplitude signals.

The LabVIEW FPGA Module is built for high-throughput, data-intensive RF and advanced communication systems. For signal generation and analysis, the LabVIEW FPGA Module includes ready-to-use FPGA Math & Analysis VIs for filtering, FFTs, waveform generation, and related processing. These VIs accelerate development while maintaining deterministic performance.

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FPGA Math & Analysis palette alongside signal generation VI

For DSP, the LabVIEW FPGA Module helps you achieve high sample rates and deterministic execution with compatible cycle-accurate hardware.

The LabVIEW FPGA Module enables a structured DSP flow from algorithm design to optimization and hardware deployment. Using FPGA-optimized primitives like FIR filters and FFTs, parallel stages run with deterministic timing. Built-in simulation supports bit-accurate validation before compiling—reducing risk and speeding development for RF, software defined radio, and high-speed systems.

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Example Diagram of a LabVIEW FPGA Module Data Flow

The diagram shows high-level data flow in the LabVIEW FPGA Module, from I/O acquisition and FPGA processing to the host VI handling GUI interaction.

LabVIEW FPGA diagram

LabVIEW FPGA Module Features and Benefits

The LabVIEW FPGA Module makes high-speed, low-latency systems accessible to more engineers.

The image displays a few of the available palettes that enable LabVIEW FPGA users to graphically program FPGAs for various applications.

Graphical Design Without HDL Code

The LabVIEW graphical design lets engineers build FPGA systems without HDL code, using an intuitive data flow programming environment to visually depict parallel processes and signal flow. This method removes the need to learn traditional hardware description languages like VHDL or Verilog while still supporting advanced FPGA development.

Example of integrating existing HDL code into LabVIEW FPGA showing the original HDL represented on the block diagram as a LabVIEW FPGA IP Integration Node.

HDL Code Integration

Engineers save development time by reusing existing code. The LabVIEW FPGA Module can integrate HDL or netlist IP, including VHDL and Verilog synthesis files, by using the IP block to integrate existing HDL.

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How the LabVIEW FPGA Module Integrates within the NI Ecosystem

In the diagram, the LabVIEW FPGA Module serves as the custom processing layer. It handles time-critical, deterministic tasks directly on the FPGA, bridging physical I/O and higher-level software that manages control, logging, and user interaction.

How the LabVIEW FPGA Module Integrates within the NI Ecosystem

NI LabVIEW+ Suite for HIL

Embedded system testing demands deterministic timing and real-time control. The LabVIEW+ Suite for HIL includes NI VeriStand, LabVIEW, the LabVIEW FPGA Module, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, and more NI software to meet the needs of engineers doing embedded software test and simulation.

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NI Embedded Control and Monitoring Suite

The Embedded Control and Monitoring Software Suite is a collection of software and tools for industrial equipment or designing smart machines.

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Why Choose LabVIEW FPGA

Feature

LabVIEW FPGA

Other HDL (Verilog/VHDL)

Programming Style

Graphical data flow

Textual design

Hardware Connectivity

Native integration with NI FPGA-enabled hardware

Requires manual constraints and detailed board knowledge

Ease of Development

Integrated compile flow and hardware abstraction reduce development time

Requires synthesis knowledge and deeper hardware expertise

Broader Ecosystem

Integrates with the NI software stack: LabVIEW Real-Time, TestStand, VeriStand, DIAdem, and more; enables full test and measurement workflows

Typically requires custom integration for system-level test and automation

Supported Hardware

LabVIEW FPGA can be used with a wide variety of NI hardware that features reconfigurable technologies such as CompactRIO Controllers, FlexRIO devices, USRP Software Defined Radio Devices, the PXI Vector Signal Transceiver, and more.

CompactRIO (cRIO) controller with empty 8-slot chassis

NI CompactRIO Systems

CompactRIO systems provide high-performance processing capabilities, sensor-specific conditioned I/O, and a closely integrated software toolchain that make them ideal for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), monitoring, and control applications.


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NI PXI chassis with FlexRIO cards and LabVIEW FPGA

NI FlexRIO Devices

These devices combine analog and digital I/O with a user-programmable FPGA for onboard signal processing and custom system timing and synchronization.​

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NI PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Modules

NI PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Modules

These modules combine analog and digital I/O with a user-programmable FPGA for onboard signal processing and custom system timing and synchronization.


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LabVIEW FPGA Module Resources

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Product Documentation

LabVIEW FPGA Module Programming Reference Manual

Understand how to configure, control, and communicate with FPGA targets, ensuring efficient development and integration of FPGA-based applications within LabVIEW environments.

Product Documentation

LabVIEW FPGA Module User Manual

The LabVIEW FPGA Module User Manual provides detailed descriptions of product functionality and step-by-step processes for its use.

Community

LabVIEW Community Forum

The NI Community is part of the vibrant NI Ecosystem. This is your place to network, ask questions, and collaborate on code with users all over the world.

Training

LabVIEW FPGA Module Courses

The Developing Custom FPGA Code Using LabVIEW FPGA course delivers a learning experience for designing, prototyping, and deploying reliable LabVIEW FPGA code for your application.

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System Requirements for the LabVIEW FPGA Module

Your system must meet the following requirements to use LabVIEW FPGA Module.

  • You need the same major LabVIEW version as the module with the Full or Professional edition
  • 3 GB of available disk space

Memory:

  • At least 3 GB of RAM for Virtex™-5 and earlier FPGA targets
  • At least 4 GB of RAM for Virtex™-6 and later FPGA targets

One of the following operating systems:

  • Windows 11 (Note: While official certification for Windows 11 by Xilinx is not available, we’ve seen promising outcomes from Windows 11 users, which is supported by our rigorous testing.)
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2022 64-bit
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021

Compatible NI FPGA-equipped device installed:

  • Device driver software—To program most devices with the LabVIEW FPGA Module, install the device driver software. Refer to the hardware documentation for requirements for a specific device.
  • Memory requirements vary according to both the FPGA target and the FPGA VI you create for that target.

Are you ready to get started with the LabVIEW FPGA Module?

The LabVIEW FPGA Module helps you develop and debug custom hardware logic that you can compile and deploy to compatible NI FPGA-equipped hardware.
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15-tap FIR filter with DSP48E nodes

LabVIEW FPGA Module provides the deterministic timing and precise protocol validation needed for reliable automotive electronics testing.

The LabVIEW FPGA Module enables custom and standard communication protocols directly on FPGA hardware without low-level HDL. Engineers can prototype quickly and integrate deterministic signal generation, triggering, and fault injection. This capability supports protocol validation, error testing, and ECU verification across automotive, aerospace, and telecom systems.

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This example demonstrates basic communication on the CAN bus on FPGA target
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Siemens combined the benefits of the FPGA and processor in NI CompactRIO hardware to create a rugged, semipermanent monitoring system that records multiple data formats and rates, synchronizes the data, and performs real-time analysis to remotely monitor sensors in an industrial environment for extended durations.
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Light rail vehicle
Upgrading a Wind Tunnel Test System with NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO
NI CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software enabled a smaller, more powerful wind tunnel test system with a more stable control system and simpler operation.
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Wind tunnel test system
Ovak Technologies Oil and Gas Reservoir Pressure Automation
Ovak Technologies developed a reservoir pressure maintenance automation system to remotely control, monitor, and protect devices in pumping station by combining the benefits of the NI CompactRIO FPGA and processor with various I/O modules.
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Rapid Control Prototyping for Advanced Engine Control System
Using an NI PXI Multifunction Reconfigurable I/O Module with an FPGA, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, and LabVIEW FPGA Module, Alma Automotive developed a rapid prototyping platform to implement a real-time control system for an internal combustion engine.
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Creating an Automated Microcontroller Test System Using LabVIEW and FPGA
Infineon Technologies used NI products to create an unmanned test bench with an intuitive user interface and comprehensive test cases.
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NI USRP Software Defined Radio (SDR) Devices

USRP SDR devices incorporate transceivers, receivers, and an onboard FPGA for rapidly prototyping high-performance, high-channel-count wireless communications systems.


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NI Spectrum and Signal Analyzers

Spectrum and signal analyzers measure electrical signals in the frequency and time domains. Use these products for applications such as wireless communications, RFIC characterization, radar test, spectrum monitoring, and signal intelligence.


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