Learn LABVIEW-FPGA with Real Code Examples

LabVIEW Host VI communicates with FPGA VI

FPGA VI compiled into bitstream for hardware

Deterministic execution on FPGA fabric

I/O via registers, DMA FIFOs, and memory-mapped interfaces

Optional real-time OS coordination via LabVIEW RT

FPGA fabric executes compiled VI logic

Host VI communicates via DMA, FIFO, registers

I/O nodes interface directly with hardware pins

Deterministic loops run at fixed clock rates

Bitstream downloaded to FPGA for execution

Host-FPGA split architecture

Parallel loop execution on FPGA

Event-driven Host communication

IP modular design for FPGA

Pipeline and timing optimization

PXI-based high-speed data acquisition systems

CompactRIO industrial embedded controllers

FlexRIO for custom signal processing

Hybrid RT+FPGA closed-loop control systems

Automated test equipment (ATE) platforms

Graphical, visual programming

Hardware-timed determinism

Parallel and pipelined processing

Seamless host-FPGA communication

Integration with NI hardware ecosystem

Modular FPGA IP development

Use multiple DMA FIFOs for high throughput

Optimize timing loops for parallel execution

Combine multiple FPGA modules for larger systems

Offload appropriate tasks from host to FPGA

Port existing LabVIEW VIs to FPGA VI structure

Identify deterministic loops for FPGA offload

Convert host-side logic to FPGA-compatible operations

Test in simulation before hardware deployment

Deploy bitstream to target FPGA hardware