Chapter 1
Introduction to NI-Motion
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National Instruments Corporation
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Figure 1-3 shows the components of the NI 73
xx
motion controllers.
Figure 1-3.
Typical NI 73
xx
Motion Controller Functional Architecture
Figure 1-4 shows the components of the NI SoftMotion controller.
Figure 1-4.
NI SoftMotion Controller Functional Architecture
Bus
Control Loop
Trajectory Generation
Supervisory Control
To drive
From
feedback
& sensors
Typical NI 73
xx
Motion Controller Architecture
Microcontroller running RTOS/DSPs/FPGAs
Host
Analog & Digital I/O
Bus
Control Loop
Trajectory Generation
Supervisory Control
To drive
From
feedback
& sensors
NI SoftMotion Controller Architecture
Any CPU on a real-time environment
Host
Analog & Digital I/O
Software is separate from the I/O