cRIO for remote monitoring of voltage measurements

[joshfleming10]

Hi everyone,

I am a new user and I have looked around the forums a bit but have not seen something that totally answers my questions. I need to use a cRIO with LabVIEW to monitor several voltages. I am a novice so I am a little bit overwhelmed and am not entirely sure where to start. It also needs to be able to be accessed over a network through a web browser. However, I have already found a help topic for the remote control and viewing so I would really appreciate any advice for setting up the cRIO as an embedded system.

Thanks!

Josh

[Aldo_A]

Hi Josh,

To begin, you have two options on how to start data acquisition using the cRIO system:

1) Using the FPGA - In LabVIEW's Example Finder (Help  >> Find Examples), you can browse to Hardware Input and Output >> CompactRIO >> Basic IO >> Analog Input - cRIO.lvproj This project also works with other hardware besides the 9101 mentioned in the description. It will have a template VI that programs the FPGA on the cRIO chassis to collect analog data. You will need the FPGA module installed with LabVIEW

2) If you do not have the FPGA Module installed, you can use the Scan Engine. You can also find examples in the NI Example Finder >> Hardware Input and Output >> CompactRIO >> NI Scan Engine >> Module Specific >> from here you can select your Analog Input module template and begin data acquisition without having to program the FPGA.

Let me know if these examples shine some light to start your project. Hope this info helps!