Product category:
I/O devices
News Release from: National Instruments | Subject: R series and CompactRio
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2005
Smart data acquisition devices are
reconfigurable
Engineers and scientists can use these intelligent devices to create their own data acquisition and control circuitry through Labview graphical development tools
National Instruments has announced the release of seven new R series devices and five CompactRio modules for embedded digital signal processing and high-speed control Engineers and scientists can use these intelligent devices to create their own data acquisition and control circuitry through National Instruments Labview graphical development tools
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 27 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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For example, by using the new Labview digital filter design toolkit, Labview programmers can take advantage of automatically generated Labview FPGA code and easily design digital filters on the FPGA chips of their RIO devices.
The Labview code in the FPGAs of these devices can run at rates up to 40MHz, making these devices an ideal solution for ultrahigh-speed analogue and discrete control.
"Labview FPGA and RIO technology is the heart of our data acquisition and control system, and the new denser three million-gate version of R series devices provides for additional onboard processing and future expandability," said Michael Wiltberger, principal engineer at Optimedica.
"By leveraging an off-the-shelf product, we are reducing our engineering and maintenance costs, and at the same time the FPGA offers greater safety and system reliability than a custom solution".
The R series devices feature a denser three million-gate FPGA chip, 40MHz digital I/O (DIO) rates, 200kHz analogue input rates and 1MHz analogue output rates.
The five new NI CompactRio modules expand the RIO embedded platform with up to 32 channels per module and increased digital performance with 100 nanoseconds I/O rates.
With the new NI 9476 module, engineers can control 24V actuators with up to 8A of current drive per module.
Two of the new CompactRio modules feature new D-Sub connector options for the industrial NI 9221 and NI 9201 analogue input modules, offering low-cost cabling options for high-volume OEM applications. Request a free brochure from National Instruments ...
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