USB-6008

[MIKII]

Hi everybody,

    Does anyone have an idea of how to operate the NI USB-6008 device as a simulink target, i'm using the card to implement realtime control, and it seams it's not available on the real-time windows target toolbox. I have already written m-files that can access the card, but i have no clue how to use it on simulink.

    Please, any assistance will be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance...

[Matt_A]

Hello MIKII,

The USB standard is not supported in Real-Time because it constantly sends interrupts to the OS, compromising determinism. This means that you cannot use the NI USB-6008 as a real-time target. Based on your post, I assume you are using the LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit with LabVIEW to implement your controller. If this is the case, you should be able to use any PCI or PXI Multifunction DAQ device as your target so long as it is compatible with the NI-DAQmx driver. In addition, there are some RT Series plug-in devices which have embedded processors that can be programmed using LabVIEW Real-Time. 

If you have any questions about using the LabVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit, I would recommend that you post to the Real-Time Measurement and Control forums here. The users there will be more familiar with this add-on and more experienced with these types of applications.