National Instruments cRIO-9068 software-designed controller

The cRIO-9068 software-designed controller has been completely redesigned but maintains full NI LabVIEW and I/O compatibility with the CompactRIO platform. The controller integrates state-of-the-art technologies including the Xilinx Zynq-7020 All Programmable system on a chip (SoC), which combines a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and Xilinx 7 Series FPGA fabric.

Based on the LabVIEW reconfigurable I/O (RIO) architecture, the controller helps meet any demanding embedded control and monitoring task without wasting development time and cost.

The controller features four-times faster performance than previous generations, powered by a 667 MHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA; a Linux-based, real-time OS that provides greater flexibility for both LabVIEW Real-Time and C/C++ application developers; and an extended operating temperature range of -40 to 70°C.

The controller, programmed with LabVIEW system design software, enables engineers and scientists to use a single, graphical development environment to take advantage of improved hardware performance. LabVIEW 2013 support for the NI Linux Real-Time OS gives developers access to a rich set of community-sourced libraries and applications to augment their control and monitoring systems. LabVIEW 2013 also offers expanded connectivity options including improved web service creation and secure, industry-standard WebDAV browser-based file management.