Controllers:

A range of NI controllers with widely varying performance capabilities and capacitiesYou can choose controllers based on a range of chassis – NI CompactDAQ, NI CompactRIO, NI DAQ, and NI PXI. Models can also be used with NI FlexRIO, NI PXI Express/CompactPCI Express, NI Robotics, and NI VXI systems.The cRIO-9057 is a rugged, deployable controller for data acquisition and control applications. It offers Intel Atom dual-core processing, an Artix-7 FPGA, and eight slots for C Series modules. It runs the NI Linux Real-Time operating system with access to the I/O through NI-DAQmx drivers or with LabVIEW. By contrast, the PXIe-8821 is an Intel Core i3-based embedded controller for PXI systems. You can use it to create a compact and/or portable PC-based platform for industrial control, data acquisition, and test and measurement applications. Other controller options include:Processor type: ARM Cortex, Intel Atom, Celeron, Core 2, Core i3, Core i5, Core i6, Core i7, and Xeon, Xilinx Spartan, and Xilinx ZynqOperating frequency: From 2.4MHz to 3.9GhzNumber of processor cores: 1 to 8RAM Memory Size: 720Kb to 16GbHard Drive Capacity: 128MB to 512GBNumber of Slots: 2 to 34Wide choice of Operating Temperature RangesInterface Types: CAN, Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485/422, SATA, SPI, USB, I2C, LPC, ParallelOperating Systems: Linux, Windows, Windows XP