New high-performance and single-board reconfigurable I/O

High-performance NI cRIO-908x

With the Intel Core i7 dual-core 1.33 GHz processor and up to a Xilinx Spartan-6 LX150 FPGA, the cRIO-908x systems deliver the highest processing power of any CompactRIO product and are suitable for performing complex signal processing and control tasks within applications such as rapid control prototyping, advanced motion control and machine vision. The controllers can be configured with a WES7 OS, which gives engineers access to a broad choice of Windows-based software and integrated graphics, or a real-time operating system for reliable, deterministic performance. The systems provide a variety of high-performance peripheral connectivity including two Gigabit Ethernet ports, an MXI Express port, four USB ports, RS232 and RS485 serial ports, and a new CPU eXpansion Module (CXM) that makes it possible to add custom connectivity and expansion to CompactRIO using industry-standard protocols.

Michelle Tinsley, the General Manager of the Intel Embedded Computing Division at NI, comments: "By combining the power of the Intel Core i7 processor and the productivity of National Instruments' integrated CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software, we are giving engineers a high-performance solution to quickly solve their advanced control and monitoring problems."

Single-board NI sbRIO-9605/06

The new NI Single-Board RIO devices provide a small and cost-optimised form factor for the NI RIO platform and are suitable for embedded monitoring and control applications in industries such as energy and medical. The devices feature a 400MHz processor and Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA to provide reliability and performance at a low price point for OEMs. The devices also offer built-in peripherals such as RS232, CAN, USB and Ethernet. Additionally, the new devices feature a high-density and high-bandwidth connector that gives engineers direct access to the FPGA and processor as well as the ability to add peripherals for further customisation.

Dr Bill Kramer, who manages Research and Development for Energy Systems Integration Technologies at the USA government's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, states: "NREL is working directly with National Instruments to develop advanced power electronics inverter control hardware based on reconfigurable FPGA technology for renewable, electric vehicle and smart grid systems. With the new high-bandwidth connector on these NI Single-Board RIO devices and LabVIEW programming tools, we now can take our simulations and advanced algorithms from prototype to high-volume, deployable targets more quickly than ever."

More about RIO

An integral part of the NI graphical system design approach, NI RIO technology combines NI LabVIEW system design software with commercial off-the-shelf hardware to simplify development and reduce time-to-market when designing advanced control, monitoring and test systems. NI RIO hardware, which includes CompactRIO, NI Single-Board RIO, R Series boards and PXI-based NI FlexRIO, features an architecture with powerful floating-point processors, reconfigurable FPGAs and modular I/O. All NI RIO hardware components are programmed with LabVIEW to give engineers the ability to rapidly create custom timing, signal processing and control for I/O without requiring expertise in low-level hardware description languages or board-level design.

Go to www.ni.com/compactrio to find out more about the cRIO-908x systems and www.ni.com/singleboard for the new NI Single-Board RIO devices. Contact NI for OEM pricing information on NI Single-Board RIO, or go to www.ni.com/visit to request a free on-site consultation from an NI field engineer.