LabVIEW Real-Time
Controller Interfaces with Ethernet
Compact FieldPoint Real-Time
Ethernet Controller Interfaces
NI cFP-2020, NI cFP-2010, NI cFP-2000
Controller Overview
• Real-time LabVIEW embedded
controllers for intelligent
industrial I/O
• Stand-alone embedded real-time
controller or PC-based distributed
I/O Ethernet interface
• Industrial-grade reliability
•
Automatic self-diagnostics
•
Redundant power supply inputs
•
Isolated communication bus to
I/O modules
• RS-232 and RS-485 serial
ports for local device control
• Removable CompactFlash
for data logging
• Class I Div 2 Rated
for Hazardous Environments
NEW
Operating Systems
• Windows 2000/NT/XP
• Real-time performance
with LabVIEW (page 134)
Recommended Software
• LabVIEW
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module
• LabVIEW Datalogging and
Supervisory Control Module
Other Compatible Software
• LabWindows/CVI
• Measurement Studio
• Lookout
• VI Logger
Driver Software (included)
• Measurement &
Automation Explorer
• OPC server (2.0 compliant)
Module
cFP-2020
cFP-2010
cFP-2000
DRAM
Memory
32 MB
32 MB
16 MB
Internal
Nonvolite
Storage
64 MB
64 MB
32 MB
Removable
Compact Flash
✓
–
–
Ethernet Ports
1
1
1
RS-232
Serial Ports
3
2
1
RS-485
Serial Ports
1
0
0
System Configurations
A single NI cFP-20xx controller manages a bank of up to eight
Compact FieldPoint analog and digital I/O modules, which
constitutes a node. The network module securely mounts on a
metal backplane that provides a solid mounting surface for the
Compact FieldPoint bank and forms the communication bus
between the controller module and the I/O modules. You choose the
I/O modules and connector block or cabling option that is best
suited for your application.
For more details on configuring a Compact FieldPoint system,
see page 517.
Overview and Applications
Compact FieldPoint is a programmable automation controller (PAC)
designed for industrial control applications performing advanced
embedded control, data logging, headless operation, and Ethernet
connectivity. It combines the packaging, specifications, and
reliability of a PLC with the software, flexibility, connectivity, and
functionality of a PC. Compact FieldPoint is our most rugged and
reliable platform and is designed for industrial and mobile
environments with high shock, vibration, and temperature extremes.
Compact FieldPoint banks run LabVIEW Real-Time, providing the
functionality, connectivity, and flexibility of LabVIEW on a small,
rugged, industrial platform. The modular I/O architecture with
built-in signal conditioning and isolation provides direct
connectivity to industrial sensors such as analog voltage, 4 to 20 mA
current, thermocouple, RTD, pressure, strain, flow, pulse width
modulation (PWM), and 24 V digital I/O.
Engineers and scientists use the National Instruments cFP-20xx
controllers in intelligent distributed applications requiring
industrial-grade reliability, such as process and discrete control
systems, to open and close valves, run control loops, log data,
perform real-time simulation and analysis, and communicate over
serial, phone, and Ethernet.
Industrial Control and Distributed I/O
Highly Productive Software
When your application requires powerful functionality and rapid
development, the key is flexible software that integrates seamlessly
with hardware. LabVIEW is an industry-standard graphical
development environment that provides all the tools necessary to
create advanced and full-featured measurement and control
applications. LabVIEW makes it easy to construct simple or
complex applications using an extensive palette of functions and
tools – from simple analog PID process control loops to high-
channel-count hybrid control systems that combine both analog
and digital components.
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