Using an FPGA as a standalone system to run labview 2012

[T2dei]

Hello, 

I have an application for my senior project which is built using Labview 2012 and I want to transfer it to an FPGA such that it becomes a stand alone system with no PC attached. I saw that labview can do this but I am not sure which FPGA board and which labview libraries are capable of doing that, and what is the mechanism of doing that.

Software Details: LabVIEW Professional Development System version 2012
Operating System: Windows 10

[crossrulz]

Considering you are a student, you should look at using the myRIO.  It has a RealTime OS and an FPGA (two different targets).  Without knowing what all you have in your project, that is the best advice I can give you.

[nathand]

Are you sure you want an FPGA, and not simply a real-time system?

[T2dei]

What about Xillinx Zedboard? Is there any approach of transferring LabVIEW code directly without converting it, into the zedboard?

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

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@T2dei wrote:

What about Xillinx Zedboard? Is there any approach of transferring LabVIEW code directly without converting it, into the zedboard?

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No.  LabVIEW FPGA code only works on NI FPGA boards.  If you give us a better idea of what your project does and what you want, we could probably give you a better recommendation.

Also, since this is for student reasons, give your local NI representative a call and maybe they can cut you a deal on an sbRIO board.

[T2dei]

No, I am not sure to be honest, so I will briefly explain my approach in case you can advice me.

I am going to build a falling detector system using a shimmer device to acquire data, and labview to do the processing on a PC. However, when I am done I want to transfer the whole processing system to an FPGA and get rid of the PC. So my hardware will be a shimmer + FPGA device.

[T2dei]

My project is about building an elderly falling detector system using a shimmer device to acquire data, and labview to do the processing on a PC. However, when I am done I want to transfer the whole processing system to an FPGA and get rid of the PC. So my hardware will be a shimmer + FPGA device only. Or maybe any other standalone processor devices.

I shall check with my university for the sbRIO.

[nathand]

I don't know what a shimmer device is, but the details of the device probably aren't important to the question.

What sort of processing are you doing? How small does your eventual device need to be? What happens when the device detects a fall? If you're hoping to integrate the shimmer device and the processor in a small package, NI doesn't provide many options (unless you're making a lot of these devices, in which case they'll work with you on a custom design).

[Bob_Schor]

This might be an excellent project for an NI-myRIO, which has accelerometers "built-in", an FPGA board, and is attractively priced for students (you'll want to buy this, but the cost, I believe, is comparable to 2-3 textbooks).