LabVIEW Real-Time Desktop ETS Validated Hardware Component List

[Riconquistiamola]

At the request of customers, National Instruments will post internally-validated components which are known to work with as Desktop ETS targets with the current version of  LabVIEW Real-Time. A list of general requirements is available at NI DevZone: Requirements for Desktop PCs as LabVIEW Real-Time Targets.

Component PC Solutions (LabVIEW Real-Time 2014+)

Dual CPU Server Motherboard Solution - 12 Core Configuration

• SUPERMICRO X9DRL-3F Dual Socket LGA 2011 Motherboard
  
• Intel Xeon E5-2620 (CPU1)
• Intel Xeon E5-2620 (CPU2)
• CORSAIR XMS3 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz
• Intel i210-T1 Ethernet Server Adapter
• Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 250GB HDD
• CORSAIR RM850 850W Power Supply

Mid-level I217-V Solution

• ASRock B85 Pro4 Socket LGA 1150
  • Onboard Intel I217-V Ethernet controller
• Intel Core i5-4590 (Haswell)
• CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz
• Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 250GB HDD
• Antec EarthWatts Green EA-650 Power Supply

Mid-level I217-LM Solution

• ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Socket LGA 1150
  • Onboard Intel I217-LM Ethernet controller
• Intel Core i5-4590 (Haswell)
• CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz
• Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD
• CORSAIR RM850 850W Power Supply

Component PC Solutions (LabVIEW Real-Time 2012+)

High Performance Solution

• Intel® Core i7-3770S (Ivy Bridge)
• Intel DH77KC LGA 1155 Motherboard
• Corsair XMS3 1x4GB 240-Pin DDR3
• Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB HDD
• Logisys 480W Power Supply

Full PC Solutions

• Dell Optiplex 790

Component PC Solutions (LabVIEW Real-Time 2011+)

High Performance Solution

• Intel® Core i7-2600K processor
• ASUS P8Z68-V Pro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS*
• G.SKILL 2x2GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600
• SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD
• Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Power Supply

• Also substituted the following components into the PC solution above:
  • Intel®  Core i5-660 processor

  • ASUS P7H55-M PRO Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

  • Intel® PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter

*Onboard Ethernet supported with beta Ethernet driver. This can be downloaded in the Downloads section of this Developer Zone article: Requirements for Desktop PCs as LabVIEW Real-Time Targets.

Mid-Level Solution

• AMD A6-3650 Quad-Core Desktop APU
• BIOSTAR TA75M+ Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
• G.SKILL 2x2GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600
• SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD
• Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Power Supply
• Intel® PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter

Low Cost Solution

• Foxconn D52S Intel® Atom D525 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU combo
• Kinston HyperX 2x2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800
• Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" MLC Solid-State Drive (SSD)
• Intel® PRO/100 Ethernet Adapter

Note: Most motherboards used with the Intel® Atom processor only have one PCI slot. This slot will likely need to be used for the Ethernet adapter.

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Full PC Solutions (LabVIEW Real-Time 2010+)

Dell Precision T3500 Workstation

     Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor

     2.0 GB (Dell standard) RAM
     Note: The internal NIC card is not supported in LabVIEW Real-Time.  It's recommended to use one of the below PCI-based NIC cards.

Component PC Solutions (LabVIEW Real-Time 2010+)

GIGABYTE Solution (requires video card)

     GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard (rev 1.0)

     Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor

     Kingston HyperX memory -- DDR3

     Antec EA-650 power supply

     Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter

Intel Solution

     Intel® Desktop Board DH55HC

     Intel® Core™ i3-530 processor

     Kingston HyperX memory -- DDR3

     Antec  EA-650 power supply

     Intel® PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter

[davidc10]

Are the internal LAN controllers on the Gigabyte and Intel boards supported?

[Online_Courses]

davidc10,

From my discussions with R&D, no - they are not supported.

Kevin S., Applications Engineer, National Instruments

[SLee2004]

I bought the Intel Pro/1000 GT desktop adapter and it is not supported in LV 2009 SP1.  The Intel Pro/100 S desktop adapter works fine, but now I cannot find any of these cards to purchase for my ETS system.  The chipset for the Intel Pro/1000 GT is not listed in the Requirements for Desktop PCs as LabVIEW Real-Time Targets document.

[Riconquistiamola]

SumTumWong,

These validated components are only for LabVIEW 2010 Real-Time. While many may work in older versions, they were not tested, so we do not claim support.

The Intel Pro/1000 GT uses an Intel® 82541PI chipset, which I've added to the Requirements document. Thanks for noticing this omission.

[Jiri_K]

One customer tested RT with 2.5" SBC with Intel® Atom™ processor up to 1.6 GHz on Pico-ITX™

http://us.kontron.com/products/boards+and+mezzanines/embedded+sbc/pitx+25+sbc/pitxsp.html

Jiri

[phmk]

Are Intel's 2nd generation Core-i7 processors (i7-2xxx) compatible with LV-RT 2010?

Paul

[JodyK]

It would be nice if this list included some updated options. The Intel board does not seem to be in production anymore. Also the document neglects to mention that a video card will be needed with certain CPUs in the Intel board. It mentions needing a video card for the Gigabyte board but provides no criteria for selecting the video card (brand, model, etc).

I'd really like to see an updated "validated hardware" list for 2011 with some more current hardware. Thanks.

-Jody

[Tanya_V]

Hi Jody,

I'm in the process of finishing up the testing of new components with LabVIEW Real-Time 2011. I will be posting an updated components list shortly.

Take care!

Tanya

[fabio.intel]

Hi TanyaV,

Have you finished your test?

Fabio