Suggest Embedded PC for Labview realtime

[Timmar]

All,

It appears that I am not going to be able to use a cFP/cRIO for my applications am going to need to migrate (Back) to an embedded PC.

Previously I have been using windows xp embedded with a labview .exe which has been diabolical to be polite, windows is not a nice embedded environment.

I am investigating the use of NI LabVIEW Real-Time Deployment License for Desktop PCs and would like to see if anyone has any recommendations.

My application uses Comms (485/422) to interface with it's world, so built in comm ports are preferred.

Speed needs to be >800 mhz 0-50 degrees c.

Advantech have a range that may be suitable but I am interested to see if anyone has actualy successfuly done it before heading down a dead end path.

Problems tend to be drivers for ethernet or plug in cards

Thanks

[Aldo_A]

Hi Timmar,

Thanks for the detailed post. As you already stated, whenever converting a PC to a LabVIEW Real-Time ETS PC, the biggest thing to watch out for will be compatibility of Ethernet chipsets and processors. Since you don't have the Advantech embedded PC yet, you can check for hardware compatibility by referencing this Knowledge Base article: http://www.ni.com/white-paper/8239/en

If you do get your hands on any of the embedded PC or if you have a really awesome friend at Advantech, you can run a test program through a USB utility which can test out the hardware compatibility for you: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/9209361E17708D548625744A007FF353

With these two documents, you can get started on building your own LabVIEW RT PC.