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CompactRIO Application Demos

The National Instruments CompactRIO programmable automation controller is an advanced embedded control and data acquisition system designed for applications that require high performance and reliability. With the system's open, embedded architecture, small size, extreme ruggedness, and flexibility, engineers and embedded developers can use COTS hardware to quickly build custom embedded systems. NI CompactRIO is powered by National Instruments LabVIEW FPGA and LabVIEW Real-Time technologies, giving engineers the ability to design, program, and customize the CompactRIO embedded system with easy-to-use graphical programming tools.

RIO-Based Embedded Medical Machine

Jeff Stevens from Sanarus Medical, Inc. demonstrates how his company designed, prototyped, and deployed a control system for an innovative medical machine using NI CompactRIO.

Just How Rugged is CompactRIO?

See how a cRIO-9004 Real-Time Controller, FPGA, and CompactRIO modules survive an explosion.

Using CompactRIO for Industrial Monitoring Applications

See how FIS created a monitoring system for industrial applications based on NI's rugged CompactRIO hardware.

Redesigning the Modern Car ECU with LabVIEW and CompactRIO

See how four University of Waterloo students reverse engineered an automobile using NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO.

CompactRIO in Extreme Environments

Watch NI CompactRIO survive a rocket launch, skydiving, and a fall from atop a building.

Embedded Datalogging with CompactRIO

See how engineers created a flexible, in-vehicle testing system using NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO.

CompactRIO Out of the Box

This introductory video will teach you how to install, configure, and program an NI CompactRIO system.

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