This document discusses LabVIEW FPGA and its uses for industrial and educational applications. It describes two FPGA platforms developed between 2005-2008 and 2008-2011 that featured Xilinx FPGAs and LabVIEW FPGA software. It also outlines a 6-hour LabVIEW introduction course for students covering topics like state machines and communication. Students learn LabVIEW FPGA through projects on Spartan3E boards involving Boolean logic, serial communication, and analog filtering. A wireless temperature measurement is provided as an example LabVIEW FPGA project.

1. LabVIEW FPGA
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2. Introduction
• XIOS – EA
– Biosensors (IMO – IMOMEC)
– Renewable energy (IMO – IMOMEC)
– RFID
• How did I learn LabVIEW?
• How do I learn now LabVIEW?
• How do I teach LabVIEW?
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3. FPDA-1 (2005 – 2008)
• FPGA Platform with DSP capabilities
for industrial and educational
Applications -1
– Xilinx EDK
– Xilinx ISE
– LabVIEW FPGA
• CompactRIO
• Spartan3E
– Actel Libero, Matlab/Simulink,…
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4. FPDA-2 (2008 – 2011)
• FPGA Platform with DATA-I/O
capabilities for industrial and
educational Applications -2
– Focus on data I/O
– LabVIEW FPGA (Spartan3E)
– Xilinx EDK, Operating System,…
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5. Students
• 6-hours introduction to LabVIEW
– Additional chapters on state machines, event
driven programming, call library function node,
… and extra exercises
• Communication with electronic circuits
(sensors, motors, DAQ, …)
– dll driver (LabJACK), ActiveX,…
• Communication with Measurement
Instruments (Tektronix)
• LabVIEW FPGA on Xilinx Spartan3E starter
boards
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6. Students (LabVIEW FPGA)
• Spartan3E @XIOS
– Embedded Systems (VHDL, ISE, EDK and XMK)
– LabVIEW
• LabVIEW FPGA on Xilinx Spartan3E starter boards
– Boolean Logic
– Serial Communication
– Embedding VHDL code
– 1-wire protocol
– ADC / DAC (filtering)
– Soon more…
• Final Projects for students
– KUKA robot interaction with Vision System
– Automation of USB certification lab
– …
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7. Example Project
• Wireless temperature measurement
with LabVIEW FPGA and Spartan3E

8. More information
• http://www.xios.be
• http://pwo.fpga.be
• vincent.claes@xios.be
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