For versions 2019 through 2021, installation is managed exclusively via the NI Package Manager. Ensure NIPM is updated to the latest available version to avoid package feed errors.
Deploy the control loop directly onto reconfigurable embedded controllers. A common architecture runs the high-speed math solver on the real-time processor while offloading ultra-fast filtering, PWM generation, and encoder reading to the onboard FPGA via the LabVIEW FPGA Module.
Whether you are working with legacy systems in LabVIEW 2018 or deploying modern applications in LabVIEW 2021, this guide covers the core architecture, version differences, and practical workflows for this module. Understanding the Core Architecture
The 2021 edition benefits from modern NIPM update streams, making licensing and deployment across engineering teams easier to manage. labview control design and simulation module 2018 2021
Validate and deploy
Build mathematical models from measured stimulus and response data.
Simulation → Control & Simulation → PID For versions 2019 through 2021, installation is managed
: At the core of the module's simulation and deployment capability was the Control & Simulation Loop . Unlike a standard LabVIEW While Loop, this specialized structure executed its simulation diagram according to an ordinary differential equation (ODE) solver. Engineers could configure advanced parameters, selecting from a variety of ODE solvers (like Runge-Kutta methods) to manage the trade-off between simulation accuracy and speed. The loop could run deterministically on a real-time operating system, making it the foundation for both offline simulations and deployed real-time controllers.
This toolset allows for the execution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and algebraic loops to simulate linear and non-linear systems.
Engineers define the system dynamics. For example, a DC motor can be represented via state-space matrices where the states ( ) are rotor position and angular velocity, the input ( ) is armature voltage, and the output ( ) is velocity. Construct the matrices inside standard LabVIEW arrays. Pass arrays to the CD Construct State Space Model.vi . Step 2: Linear Analysis A common architecture runs the high-speed math solver
Place a block inside the simulation loop to calculate error (Commanded Value minus Plant Output). Insert a Continuous PID block from the Simulation palette. Wire the error signal into the PID block input.
A common workflow using the CDSim module included:
While the fundamental control blocks remained consistent, NI introduced sequential optimizations over this four-year span to match broader OS changes and hardware transitions. Feature / Aspect 2018 Release 2019 Release 2020 Release 2021 Release LabVIEW 2018 LabVIEW 2019 LabVIEW 2020 LabVIEW 2021 64-bit Architecture Limited Support Improved Stability Full Support Mainstream Standard OS Compatibility Windows 7 / 10 Windows 7 / 10 Windows 10 Windows 10 / 11 NI-Real Time Integration Pharlap / VxWorks Pharlap / VxWorks Linux RT Focus NI Linux RT Standard Installation Method NI Platform DVD / Package Manager NI Package Manager (NIPM) NI Package Manager (NIPM) NI Package Manager / Web Download Key Improvements in This Era