National Instruments cRIO-9031 CompactRIO Controller

The cRIO-9031 is a 4-slot CompactRIO Controller. The manufacturer of this device is National Instruments. This model is available under part number 783451-01. The cRIO-9031 is a software-designed controller with an onboard FPGA chipset. This model supports the 64-bit Linux RT operating system. All these features help simplify application programming by adding a local HMI. The cRIO-9031 can also perform timing and triggering tasks.

The cRIO 9031 CompactRIO Controller features an Intel dual-core processor. The processor is an Intel Atom E3825 with a CPU frequency of 1.33 GHz and 1 MB of L2 cache. The NI cRIO-9031 supports many types of application software, which includes LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT, and the LabVIEW FPGA module. The module also supports Linux RT and C/C++ development tools. The driver software compatible with the cRIO-9031 is the NI-RIO device driver. The versions older than 2014 are not supported for all types of software mentioned above. Only the newer versions are compatible with the cRIO-9031.

The cRIO-9031 CompactRIO Controller incorporates eight different ports. It has two RJ-45 Ethernet ports. The ports are configurable in MAX. These ports are compatible with a CAT-5E shielded Ethernet cable up to 10 m. This model also has an SD card slot. The cRIO-9031 supports up to 32 GB external cards. The cRIO 9031 also features serial communication with RS-232 and RS-485/422 ports available for this purpose. This Controller also has a mini display port. Other ports available in the controller are USB device ports and a USB host port.