Advanced Motion Using NI CompactRIO

Discover how to achieve custom motion control systems based on NI CompactRIO hardware. With the National Instruments LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module, you can use the LabVIEW project to configure and test your motion axis settings. Also learn how to use the new high-level function block API for simplified motion application development.

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