Control loops at up to 40kHz and embedded Labview run-time engine means new embedded controllers deliver significant performance gains
Engineers now can create high-speed real-time systems capable of executing control loops up to 40kHz with National Instruments's fastest RT series PXI embedded controllers to date - the NI 8176 RT and the NI 8175 RT.
The rugged NI 8176 RT controller boasts a 1.2GHz processor and runs Labview real-time control applications up to three times faster than other real-time controllers, and up to 28% faster than the PXI 8170 RT, previously NI's most powerful real-time controller.
The second new controller, the NI 8175 RT, is built on the same architecture as the NI 8176 RT and contains an 866 MHz processor. Both controllers come ready-to-run with an embedded Labview real-time run-time engine and feature built-in 100 BaseTX ethernet for open network connectivity.
Engineers can create customised, integrated applications with the Labview real-time module and then download the applications to either of these powerful controllers for guaranteed deterministic performance. Because the controllers include built-in support for hardware I/O, engineers can combine them with a variety of PXI plug-in modules from data acquisition, signal conditioning, dynamic signal acquisition, motion control, and serial and CAN connectivity, and even interface with third-party PXI/CompactPCI plug-in modules through NI-Visa software.
Because PXI systems are modular, engineers gain the flexibility to easily exchange or upgrade hardware to meet ever-changing application requirements. The controllers' high-speed performance and extensive I/O integration easily meet the demands of sophisticated design validation applications in industries such as aerospace, defence, and automotive.
For example, engineers can use the high-speed, deterministic performance of the NI 8176 RT to create hydraulic actuator test cells or hardware-in-the-loop simulation systems.
