2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad
Real-Time Embedded Controllers for PXI
NI PXI-8110 RT NEW!
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 processor
(2.26 GHz dual core)
Development System
Requirements (Windows)
• LabVIEW 8.6.1 or later
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module 8.6.1 or later
Or
• 2 GB (1 x 2 GB MB DIMM) RAM (standard)
• Execution target for LabVIEW
™
Real-Time or LabWindows /CVI
Real-Time applications
• Reliable and deterministic operation
• Ethernet control of PXI
• Watchdog timer
• LabWindows/CVI
• LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module
Deployment Software (included)
• LabVIEW Real-Time embedded software
• 129 kHz single PID loop rate, maximum
PXI System Configuration
• Complete PXI system configuration
at ni.com/pxiadvisor
either explicitly assign certain tasks to run on specific cores of the
Overview
processor or let the real-time OS manage this assignment for you.
To fully exercise the available four cores on the PXI-8110 RT, you must
architect applications to create four independent execution threads by
implementing programming strategies such as task parallelism, data
parallelism, and pipelining. As an example of its high performance, the
PXI-8110 RT can process up to 167,000 1K fast Fourier transforms (FFTs)
per second, which is about 45 percent faster than the NI PXI-8108 dual-
core embedded controller. For in-depth multicore programming
resources, visit ni.com/multicore.
National Instruments RT Series PXI embedded controllers deliver a
flexible, rugged platform for your deterministic, real-time measurement
and control applications. The NI PXI-8110 RT controller with its 2.26 GHz
quad-core processor, 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 standard memory, and high-
performance 7200 rpm hard drive offers a high-performance platform
ideal for demanding real-time test and control applications. You develop
your LabVIEW application with the NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module on
Windows and download the program to your PXI-8110 RT controller via
Ethernet. The embedded code executes on a real-time OS. Thus, you use
the powerful and flexible development tools of LabVIEW to build
reliable, real-time solutions.
Connect to Any I/O
The modularity of PXI and open development environment of LabVIEW
make it easy to integrate a variety of I/O within your application. Create
a custom real-time embedded solution using a PXI-8110 RT embedded
controller with any number and combination of PXI/CompactPCI
plug-in modules.
LabVIEW Real-Time applications running on PXI systems achieve
microsecond loop rates with only 3 to 4 ns of system jitter. These real-
time measurement and control systems capitalize on Intel processors
coupled with the advanced timing, triggering, and I/O synchronization
benefits of PXI. Furthermore, NI measurement services software extends
the timing capabilities of PXI to deliver tight integration with LabVIEW
Real-Time applications through operations such as hardware-timed
software loops.
Built-in LabVIEW libraries help you create applications with data
acquisition, dynamic signal acquisition, motion control, image acquisition,
reconfigurable I/O, and instrumentation. Communicate with peripheral
devices through CAN, GPIB, Ethernet, or serial protocols. Use NI-VISA
to integrate third-party PXI/CompactPCI modules in your application.
In addition, the PXI-8110 RT controller includes an external SMB
connection for use as a trigger input, output, or watchdog timer. Use the
external SMB to pass trigger and timing signals in and out of the PXI
trigger bus in your system.
Run Parallel Tasks on Separate
Processor Cores
The LabVIEW Real-Time Module takes advantage of the available
four cores on the Intel Q9100 processor to increase performance and
determinism for large real-time test and control applications. You can