850 MHz Intel Celeron Real-Time

Embedded Controllers for PXI

Overview

National Instruments RT Series PXI embedded controllers deliver a

flexible, rugged platform for your deterministic, real-time measurement

and control applications. This 2-slot embedded controller features an

850 MHz Intel Celeron processor and offers an ideal low-cost platform

for deploying PXI-based systems in real-time applications. You develop

your LabVIEW application with the NI LabVIEW Real-Time Module on

Windows and download the program to your PXI-8183 RT controller via

Ethernet. The embedded code executes on a real-time OS; thus, you can

use the powerful and flexible development tools of LabVIEW to build

reliable, real-time solutions.

LabVIEW Real-Time applications running on PXI systems achieve

microsecond loop rates with only 3 to 4 ns of system jitter. These

real-time measurement and control systems capitalize on the latest

processors combined with the advanced timing, triggering, and I/O

synchronization benefits of PXI. Furthermore, NI measurement services

software extends the timing capabilities of PXI to deliver tight

integration with LabVIEW Real-Time applications through operations

such as hardware-timed software loops.

Connect to Any I/O

The modularity of PXI and open development environment of LabVIEW

make it easy to integrate a variety of I/O within your application. Create

a custom real-time embedded solution using a PXI-8183 RT embedded

controller with any number and combination of PXI/CompactPCI

plug-in modules.

Built-in LabVIEW libraries help you create applications with data

acquisition, dynamic signal acquisition, motion control, image

acquisition, reconfigurable I/O, and instrumentation. Communicate

with peripheral devices through CAN, GPIB, Ethernet, or serial protocols.

Use NI-VISA to integrate third-party PXI/CompactPCI modules in

your application.

In addition, the PXI-8183 RT controller includes an external SMB

connection for use as a trigger input, output, or watchdog timer. Use the

external SMB to pass trigger and timing signals into and out of the PXI

trigger bus in your system.

• 2-slot real-time controller

• Intel Celeron processor

(850 MHz single core)

• 256 MB (1 x 256 MB DIMM)

RAM (standard)

• Execution target for NI LabVIEW

Real-Time applications

• Reliable and deterministic operation

• Ethernet control of PXI

• Watchdog timer

• 21 kHz single PID loop rate, maximum

Development System

Requirements (Windows)

• LabVIEW

• LabVIEW Real-Time Module

Or

• LabWindows/CVI

• LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module

Deployment Software (included)

• LabVIEW Real-Time embedded software

PXI System Configuration

• Complete PXI system configuration at

ni.com/pxiadvisor

CPU

Intel Celeron Processor

(850 MHz Single Core)

RAM, standard

256 MB (1 x 256 MB)

RAM, maximum

512 MB (1 x 512 MB)

Storage, hard drive (minimum)

40 GB PATA

Storage, solid state

Extended temperature and 24/7 operation option

–

10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet

✔

Serial port (RS232)

✔

Parallel port

✔

USB ports (v1.1)

2

Watchdog/trigger SMB

✔

1

Optional 512 or 128 MB solid-state drive can replace the hard drive.

Table 1. PXI-8183 RT Features