tato

Thank you for answering. The choice of which side (RT/FPGA) I took, isn't yet decided, but RT seems easier than FPGA. Though, I don't have any experience with both. I have almost decided that I would buy a PXI-8102, it's with dual-core, so LabVIEW can devide the tasks over the 2 cores.

Hello all, I'm doing an internship to renew the software and computer hardware of a rollerbench with NI and LabVIEW. The rollerbench remains unchanged. The only experience I have with NI and LabVIEW is the Hands On of last thursday. So I hope you can help me sort some things out. At this moment these requirements are fulfilled: - 8x AI (250kS/s) - 3x AO (100kS/s) - 48x DIO - 4x counters - CAN-bus The system also runs a PID controller with a max loop time of 0,5 ms. I have configured some possibilities replacements: cRIO-9024 (800MHz) + chassis + 9205 (AI) + 9263 (AO) + 9493 (DIO) + 9862 (CAN) = 10k EUR cRIO-9074 chassis incl. (400MHz) + 9205 (AI) + 9263 (AO) + 9493 (DIO) + 9862 (CAN) = 5kEUR PXIe-8102 + chassis PXIe-6363 (32AI+48DIO+4AO)+ 8513 (CAN) = 10k EUR Dell Presision T5500 + PXIe-6323 (32 AI, 48DIO, 4AO) + 8513 (CAN) = 5k EUR The most interesting system is according me the cRIO-9074, but my contact person at NI says it is possible too slow for my application with the high loop rate of the PID controller as main reason. Normally, the second place is for the PC + PCI-e cards, but NI don't give any garantee it will work without problems. So the PXIe-configuration takes this place in as the reliability of the roller bench is highly recommended. What's your opionion about this question and is there maybe a better configuration possible? Thanks in advance. tato