National Instruments has introduce a package comprising its LabVIEW FPGA
software and PXI-7831R reconfigurable I/O hardware, which can be used to
simplify the task of integrating field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA)
into measurement and control applications. Typical applications include
hardware-in-the-loop testing, simulation, rapid control prototyping and
custom digital I/O.
The PXI-7831R reconfigurable I/O device has eight independent, 16-bit
analogue input channels and eight independent 16-bit analogue output
channels. It also offers 96 digital lines that can be configured as
custom counters, pulse width modulated channels, encoder inputs or ports
for user-defined communications protocols. Users can then store their
custom-defined configuration in the onboard flash memory, so an
application can start running immediately on power-up.