Using Excel Data for Real Time Application on FPGA

[Mdy_Staff]

Hello,

Please I need help in using data from Excel for real time application. At the moment, I can read the data from Excel into Lab view, but need help in using it for real time simulation on FPGA (Compact Rio 9024)

[GerdW]

Hi staff,

please explain the meaning of "data from Excel"! Which file format do you use? How do you read this data using LabVIEW?

Why can't you use this data on your cRIO target? What's the problem?

Suggestion:

Store your "Excel data" as CSV files, they can easily be read even on RT targets (using the spreadsheet file functions)!

[Mdy_Staff]

Many thanks.

Actually am able to read the excel file in tab delimited format. (see attached) using the "read from spreadsheet file.vi" function. However, I cannot find this same function among those supported by FPGA for real time applications.

Regards,

Staff

[GerdW]

Hi Staff,

the FPGA cannot access your harddrive!

You need to send data from your RT host to the FPGA.

There are example projects explaining all this so examine them…

[Mdy_Staff]

OK.. many thanks. Please do you have any link to such example projects

[GerdW]

Hi staff,

you will find example projects here: LabVIEW -> File menu -> "New…"