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2
3
4
1.
Host computer
2.
Real-time controller
3.
RT VI
4.
I/O modules
Figure 2. Parts of a LabVIEW Project
From the
Getting Started
window, click the
Create Project
button and follow the instructions to create
a new LabVIEW project. You also can use the Robotics Project Wizard to create a LabVIEW project
from a template. Refer to the
Creating a Starter Kit Project Using the Robotics Project Wizard
section
of this manual for information about creating a LabVIEW robotics project using the Robotics Project
Wizard.
Real-Time Controller
Real-time controllers run programs you create in LabVIEW. On the Starter Kit robot, the Single-Board
RIO is the real-time controller. Some real-time controllers, such as NI Single-Board RIO products,
consist of a real-time processor and operating system and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).
Other NI real-time controllers, such as PXI products, contain only a real-time processor. You also can
use certain third-party hardware, such as ARM microcontrollers, to run LabVIEW programs. Use the
Getting Started with the LabVIEW Robotics Module
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