Modular system has Core i7, Windows, FPGA

The cRIO-9082 CompactRIO modular system features a 1.33-GHz Core i7 dual-core processor, a Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA, and the option of a Windows Embedded Standard 7 OS configuration. The system has a PC type graphics port and keyboard connector for easy operator interface setup. It has eight expansion slots and can have up to 2 Gbytes of 800-MHz DDR3 RAM.

The unit can have up to a LX150 FPGA and also has two Gigabit Ethernet ports, a MXI Express port, four USB ports, and RS-232 and RS-485 ports. It has 32 Gbytes of SSD storage and a new CPU eXpansion Module (CXM) for custom connectivity. (From $7,599 — available now.)

By Jim Harrison

National Instruments , Austin , TX
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