Date: 24/02/2010

New programmable automation controllers from NI operates at extended temperatures

NI cRIO-9023 and NI cRIO-9025, are the two new CompactRIO programmable automation controllers (PACs) from National Instruments suitable for high-performance measurement and control applications operating at extended temperatures.

The NI cRIO-9023 controller has a 533 MHz PowerPC processor, and the NI cRIO-9025 controller has an 800 MHz PowerPC processor, and dual Ethernet ports for network programming, communication and expansion I/O. Both controllers work with the existing CompactRIO reconfigurable chassis, which include field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) that are programmed using the NI LabVIEW 2009 graphical system design platform.

NI says that in addition to an extended operating temperature, the new CompactRIO controllers are available with conformal coating. This coating is a specially formulated thin film material applied directly to circuit boards or circuit card assemblies and provides an impermeable seal to protect circuitry from humidity, moisture, mold, mildew, fungus, dust and corrosion caused by exposure to extreme environments. Application areas in which conformal coating can provide protection include marine, railway, automotive, factory monitoring, fuel cell testing and oil and gas refining.

The new CompactRIO controllers provide more processing for advanced measurement and control applications ranging in temperatures between -40 and 70 degrees Celsius.

For more details visit www.ni.com