2.3 GHz Dual-Core Real-Time Embedded
Controller for PXI Express
NI PXIe-8130 RT NEW!
• AMD Turion 64 X2 processor
(2.3 GHz dual core)
Development System
Requirements (Windows)
• LabVIEW
• 1 GB (1 x 1 GB DIMM) dual-channel
RAM standard
• Extended temperature and 24/7
operation mode, standard
• Execution target for NI LabVIEW
Real-Time or LabWindows™/CVI
Real-Time applications
• Reliable and deterministic operation
• Ethernet control of PXI
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module
• LabWindows/CVI
(contact NI)
Deployment Software (included)
• LabVIEW Real-Time
embedded software
PXI System Configuration
• Multicore enabled
• Complete PXI system configuration
• About 10 percent slower PID loop rates
than PXI-8106 RT
at ni.com/pxiadvisor
• 82 kHz single PID loop rate, maximum
Overview
devices through CAN, GPIB, Ethernet, or serial protocols. And use
NI-VISA to integrate third-party PXI/CompactPCI modules into
your application.
National Instruments RT Series PXI embedded controllers deliver a
flexible, rugged platform for your deterministic, real-time measurement
and control applications. The high-performance NI PXIe-8130 RT is the first
National Instruments embedded controller based on PXI Express. You can
develop your LabVIEW application with the LabVIEW Real-Time Module
on Windows and download the program to your NI PXIe-8130 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.
In addition, the NI PXIe-8130 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 into 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 dual
cores on the AMD processor to increase performance and determinism
for large real-time test and control applications. You can either explicitly
assign certain tasks to run on specific cores of the processor or let the
real-time operating system manage this assignment for you.
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 the latest processors
combined 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.
AMD Turion 64 X2 Processor
CPU
(2.3 GHz Dual Core)
Dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 RAM, standard
1 GB (1 x 1 GB)
Dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 RAM, maximum
Storage, hard drive
2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
40 GB PATA1
Storage, solid state
Optional2
PXI Express 4-link configuration
10/100/1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Ethernet
GPIB (IEEE 488) controller
Serial port (RS232)
4 x 4 links
Connect to Any I/O
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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 an NI PXIe-8130 RT with
any number and combination of PXI/CompactPCI plug-in modules.
With built-in LabVIEW libraries, you can create applications with data
acquisition, dynamic signal acquisition, motion control, image acquisition,
reconfigurable I/O, and instrumentation. Communicate with peripheral
Parallel port
Hi-Speed USB ports
ExpressCard/34 slot
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Watchdog/trigger SMB
140 GB PATA hard drive for extended temperature and 24/7 operation.
2Optional 512 or 128 MB solid-state drive can replace the hard drive.
Table 1. NI PXIe-8130 RT Features