NI Mechatronics Technical Library

Development Techniques

Learn about Mechatronics fundamentals

Mechanical Design and Simulation

Understand the fundamentals to graphical system design

Embedded System Design

Learn tricks to cut your development time in creating high performance control systems

Motors & Actuators

Access technical tutorials and application resources to learn more about motion fundamentals

Digital Signal Processing

Access webcasts, technical papers and tutorials on signal processing

Electronic Design Automation

Browse NI resources to test and verify circuits and simulations

Control Design and Simulation

Customize LabVIEW Virtual Instruments to simulate dynamic systems

Sensing & Signal Conditioning

Get in depth technical content on Sensing and Signal Conditioning

Mechatronics Development Techniques

Learn about key concepts in Mechatronics

Featured Link: Mechatronics: 21st Century Design Engineering

• Case Study: Human Transporter
• Mechatronics Training Labs
• Webcast Series: Simplifying Machine Simulation Web Cast Series: New Mechatronics Technologies Enable Virtual Machine

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Mechanical System Design

Watch a series of webcasts to better understand the fundamentals to graphical system design.

Featured Link: Integrating 3D Mechanical Design and Analysis with Physical Testing

• LabVIEW Mechanical Design Resources
• Webcast: Accelerate Machine Design with SolidWorks/COSMOSMotion and LabVIEW/SoftMotion
• Coming Soon! Mechatronics Reference Design

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Embedded System Design

Learn how to streamline your embedded development using high-level graphical tools and flexible prototyping platforms.

Featured Link: Graphical System Design Summit Webcasts On-Demand

• Embedded System Design
• Tips and Techniques for Designing FPGA-based Control Systems with CompactRIO
• CompactRIO Reconfigurable Embedded FPGA Design

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Motors & Actuators

Find detailed tutorials and indepth application resources to quickly begin designing and integrating your motion applications.

Featured Link:  Controlling Industrial Actuators, Valves, and Motors

• Motor Fundamentals
• Motion Control Resources
• Tutorial: Motion Control with LabVIEW  (login required)
• Taking CAD to Motion in Minutes

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Digital Signal Processing

Learn how to design motor commutation and control algorithms for field-programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware.

Featured Link: Algorithm Engineering Case Study - The Development of Brushless DC Motor Intellectual (IP) Blocks

• Signal Processing Academic Resources
• Digital Signal Processing and Filters 

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Electronic Design Automation

Efficiently test and verify both circuits and simulations by combining electronic design tools with the data acquisition and automated test software.

Featured Link: Closing the Loop on Board Level Design and Test

• Printed Circuit Board Design
• Circuit Design Academic Resources

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Control, Design & Simulation

Learn how to use NI tools to simulate and analyze dynamic systems, and design, prototype, and deploy control systems to low-cost hardware targets.

Featured Link: Download the Introduction to LabVIEW for Control, Design & Simulation  (3 hour course)

• Interactive Model-Based Control Design and Simulation
• Control Prototyping with LabVIEW for Haptic and Telerobotic Systems
• Control Design and Simulation Academic Resources

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Sensing & Signal Conditioning

Get in depth technical content on sensing and instrumentation through theory, real-world examples, and interactive audiovisual tutorials.

Featured Link: Increase Your Measurement Accuracy by 10X with Signal Conditioning

• C Series I/O Module Product Selection Guide
• Data Acquisition (DAQ) Resources
• Measurement Fundamentals for Educators

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