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Lesson 4 Labview RT: Chad Evans Applications Engineer

This document provides an overview of resources for learning LabVIEW Real-Time and describes the workflow and considerations for using LabVIEW Real-Time and a RIO device with a Windows RT PXI controller. It discusses setting up deterministic and non-deterministic VIs with different priorities on the real-time target and Windows computer. It also introduces the RT Communication Wizard for creating communication between real-time and Windows VIs.

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Lesson 4 Labview RT: Chad Evans Applications Engineer

This document provides an overview of resources for learning LabVIEW Real-Time and describes the workflow and considerations for using LabVIEW Real-Time and a RIO device with a Windows RT PXI controller. It discusses setting up deterministic and non-deterministic VIs with different priorities on the real-time target and Windows computer. It also introduces the RT Communication Wizard for creating communication between real-time and Windows VIs.

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Lesson 4 LabVIEW RT

Chad Evans Applications Engineer

Resources for Learning LabVIEW RealTime


Real-Time User Manual
Start>Programs>National Instruments>LabVIEW 7.0>LabVIEW RT documents>Search the LabVIEW Real-Time Bookshelf>LabVIEW Real-Time User Manual

LabVIEW Real-Time Measurement and Control Course ($995) NI Developer Zone > Development Library > Measurement and Automation Software > LabVIEW > Real-Time Module

Using LabVIEW Real-Time and a RIO Device Windows RT PXI Controller


Workflow 1. Plan application
a) b) c) d) e)
Computer RT VIs Windows VI Com TC

PXI-7831R FPGA VI

I/O and timing RIO Device communication and timing Deterministic software operations on RT (Control, data acquisition, etc.) Non-deterministic operations on RT (Network, File I/O, etc.) GUI elements, other code to execute in Windows

2. 3. 4. 5.

Build and test FPGA VI (emulate, interact) Build and test Time Critical RT VI Build and test non-deterministic VIs (or use RT Communication Wizard) Build and test Windows VI (or use RT Communication Wizard)

LabVIEW Real-Time Time Critical Priority


Windows Computer RT PXI Controller PXI-7831R RT VIs

Windows VI

Com

TC

FPGA VI

Disable USB in BIOS Use only deterministic operations in the loop


Deterministic: FPGA communication, Real-Time FIFO Non-Deterministic: Memory allocation, file I/O, network communication, large global variables, using resources shared with other VIs

Set VI Priority to Time Critical (File>VI Properties>Execution) Remove all controls/indicators from deterministic loops one Time Critical VI, with one loop Must sleep for lower priority VIs to run Polling without sleep mode will starve lower priority VIs

Multithreaded FPGA Host Interface


Windows Computer Windows VI RT PXI Controller PXI-7831R RT VIs Com TC FPGA VI

Normal Priority

While waiting on RIO interrupts in Time Critical Priority, lower priority VIs can still communicate with the FPGA VI.

RT Communication Wizard
Windows Computer Windows VI RT PXI Controller PXI-7831R RT VIs Com TC FPGA VI

Uses Time Critical VI to create the Communication VI and Windows VIs Uses Real-Time FIFO and choice of network communication method New in LabVIEW Real-Time 7.0

RT Communication Wizard (cont.)


Tools>RT Communication Wizard Put controls or indicators in Time Critical VI for what you want communicated (these will be removed)

Exercise 4.1
To use the RT Communication Wizard to create a Time Critical VI for controlling the FPGA VI, a Normal Priority Communication Loop, and a VI to run on Windows.

Miscellaneous Real-Time Stuff


FTP Server Web Server Remote Front Panels E-mail File I/O

Lesson 4 Summary
Use LabVIEW Real-Time for deterministic processing Use the RT Communication Wizard for help in creating communication VIs

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