Case Studies

CERN Uses NI LabVIEW Software and PXI Hardware to Control World’s Largest Particle Accelerator
... Products: Data Acquisition, Real-Time Module, R Series, LabVIEW, NI SoftMotion Controllers, PXI/CompactPCI...LabVIEW FPGA Module, and NI SoftMotion software with NI R Series reconfigurable I/O hardware for PXI to develop an FPGA...

Selex-Galileo Develops Field-Orientated Control of a Three-Phase Brushless Permanent Magnet Motor
Developing rapid prototyping for the next generation of high-performance motor controllers.

Improving Retinal Disease Treatment with LabVIEW FPGA and Intelligent DAQ
...OptiMedica, and we decided to use LabVIEW FPGA and an R Series intelligent DAQ device instead of a custom hardware solution...advantage of the precise timing and triggering achievable with R Series intelligent DAQ hardware. With conventional methods of...

Use of NI LabVIEW on an Off-Shore Meteo-Oceanographic Buoy in the Ligurian Sea
...controllo remoto Author(s): R. Bozzano - CNR I.S.S.I...system is based on a SITEM s.r.l. custom REMO system developed...frequencies. The whole time series are store on the compact flash...this Case Study, contact: R. Bozzano CNR I.S.S...

Horizon Fuel Cell Uses NI LabVIEW and USB Data Acquisition to Test Toy Cars
...our engineers experimented with multiple methods during the manufacturing test process. At the early stage of development, R&D staff tested the fuel cell with a simple handheld measurement device. While this approach worked for individual verification...

Unmanned Space Vehicle Program: Electrical Ground Control Equipment (EGCE
...s): M. Ciaccini - VITROCISET R. Richiello - CIRA M. Mazzoccanti...process is validated at all levels through a series of check-out and test activities, culminating...schedule, it allows to keep under control a series of parallel trials:  the evolution...

Detection and Protection of Superconducting Accelerator Magnets with LabVIEW, PXI
...lacked the scalability required for a new series of tests we were developing. But with...PXI-7831R triggers the NI PXI-6143 S Series multifunction data acquisition module to... For more information, contact: R.H. Carcagno Fermilab National Accelerator...

Developing a Remote-Controlled CASE CX-160 Excavator Using National Instruments FieldPoint
...control, while the FP-2000 Real-Time series network module initiates the data acquisition...which reduces strain on the real-time series processor. It can also actuate limited...For more information, contact: Chris R. Terwelp Virginia Tech University ...

Modifying a Biaxial Film Stretcher to Measure Spectral Birefringence Using NI Hardware and Software
...apart the film clamps through a series of gear boxes and lead screws...the NI PCI-MIO-16E-4 E-Series multifunction DAQ card. Digital...systems. Testing consists of a series of predefined consecutive stages...Percent Developing the G.R.A.S. Microphone Calibration...

High-Speed Laser and Motion Control with Intelligent DAQ
...Solution: Using National Instruments LabVIEW FPGA and R Series intelligent data acquisition (DAQ) hardware to develop...development projects – is another key advantage for flexible R&D. Using intelligent DAQ technology from National Instruments...