Measure Angular Position using quadrature encoders

[friara]

Hi I’m new to LabView and NI and would like to know whether the angular position, measured using two quadrature encoders can be measured (and interfaced with LabView) using the following National Instruments hardware:

NI cRIO-9014 (CompactRIO Real-Time Controller)

NI-9403

NI-9215

NI-9263

If it can be done I would really appreciate some pointers or suggestions of how to start either setting the hardware up or writing the LabView program.

Many Thanks

Alex

[Daniel_Thomas_NIUK]

Hi Alex

Welcome to the world of LabVIEW and NI. You're off to a great start with the hardware and software that you already have. It sounds like you just need a bit of extra knowledge to get you started. A great place to look for help is in the LabVIEW  Find Examples.. This can be found on the LabVIEW splash screen pictured in the attached image.

For your specific set up I would also suggest navigating to the following links:

NI CompactRIO Starter Kit and Hardware Setup Wizard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

It may well be an idea for you to attend one of our customer education courses which would really give you a headstart in your application. Information regarding this can be found here:

LabVIEW Real-Time training

I hope this information is of some help to get you started.

Kind regards,

[viScience]

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3921

You could adapt this to work with your analog input.

Better solution would be to add a 9401 module and use its specialty input mode for quadrature

http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/372603F-01/riohelprt/sd_rt/