All of National Instruments embedded system hardware products have an architecture consisting of three components: an embedded controller for communication and processing, an FPGA for sophisticated control, regulation, signal processing, filtering and custom protocols, and industrial I/O. Modules for connection to any sensors or devices. All components can be reconfigured with a single collection of software tools.

Industry-leading PC-based platform for test, measurement and control applications

“NI has pioneered the PXI modular instrumentation standard and is a leading provider of PXI modules, with over 1500 PXI products from more than 70 vendors available.”

• http://www.ni.com/pxi/d/
• Biggest/strongest category
• Depending on the configuration from ~4.000,- Euro

Compact and reconfigurable control and monitoring system

“NI CompactRIO combines an open embedded architecture with compact, ruggedized, and hot-swappable industrial I/O modules based on reconfigurable I/O technology (RIO) and NI LabVIEW.”

• http://www.ni.com/compactrio/d/
• Depending on the configuration from ~ 2.000,- to 8.000,- Euro

Powerful Industrial Controller

“Powerful, fanless industrial controller for developers who need maximum processing power and connectivity for automation, control, and control applications in extreme environments Robust fixed-form factor with no moving parts, Kintex-7 FPGA, optimized hardware design with NI Linux Real-Time, maximum System reliability: Optimal connectivity for communication and synchronization with EtherCAT and Ethernet CompactRIO chassis, EtherCAT motor drives, … Integrated isolated, TTL and differential digital I/O. ”

• http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/213465
• ~5,000,- Euro

Reconfigurable single-board computers for control, regulation and monitoring

• http://www.ni.com/singleboard/d/
• Smallest/weakest architecture
• intended for OEM market
• without housing
• low priced (from ~600, - Euro)