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Name: Control Lab Setup: Choosing Control System Hardware and Software
ID: m13071
Language: English (en)
Summary: Choosing the right hardware and software is very important when setting up or upgrading an automatic controls lab. National Instruments LabVIEW can be used with a variety of hardware options for creating a real-time control system. Three control system hardware options are outlined for controlling plants, such as the ECP mechanical plants.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Automatic Control, Control, Control Lab, Control System, ECP, Educational Control Products, Feedback, Lab Control, LabVIEW
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)

Authors: Erik Luther (erik.luther@ni.com)
Copyright Holders: Erik Luther (erik.luther@ni.com)
Maintainers: Erik Luther (erik.luther@ni.com)

Version: 1.9 (history)
Created: Oct 17, 2005 4:22 pm GMT-5
Revised: Nov 8, 2006 2:46 pm US/Central

Version History

Version: 1.9 Nov 8, 2006 2:46 pm US/Central by Erik Luther
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Spelling Corrections

Version: 1.8 Oct 20, 2006 12:38 pm GMT-5 by Erik Luther
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Updated pictures and links for ECP-RIO Adapter

Version: 1.7 Jan 24, 2006 10:34 am US/Central by Erik Luther
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 Updated Links

Version: 1.6 Nov 4, 2005 9:09 am US/Central by Erik Luther
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Product Update for PXI

Version: 1.5 Nov 4, 2005 9:03 am US/Central by Erik Luther
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Updated Product Descriptions

Version: 1.4 Oct 29, 2005 1:09 am GMT-5 by Erik Luther
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 added speicifics to the lab

Version: 1.3 Oct 20, 2005 12:15 pm GMT-5 by Erik Luther
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edited

Version: 1.2 Oct 20, 2005 12:00 pm GMT-5 by Erik Luther
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Rename

Version: 1.1 Oct 17, 2005 4:53 pm GMT-5 by Erik Luther
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