Follow the link below to read one of the top articles of 2009 from ni.com on our revolutionary real-time systems.
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/10342?metc=mtzk2m
This brief paper gives an overview of what real-time systems are, what components make up a real-time system, and why you might choose to build a real-time system for your next project.