NI Mechatronics Technical Library

Publish Date: Oct 27, 2014

Overview

The National Instruments Mechatronics Design Technical Library is your free online resource for learning about mechatronics
development techniques, example programs, share with the online developer community and examine best practices.
Table of Contents

Development Techniques

Mechanical Design and Simulation

Learn about Mechatronics fundamentals

Understand the fundamentals to graphical

system design

Embedded System Design

Motors & Actuators

Learn tricks to cut your development time in

creating high performance control systems

Access technical tutorials and application

resources to learn more about motion
fundamentals

Digital Signal Processing

Electronic Design Automation

Access webcasts, technical papers and

tutorials on signal processing

Browse NI resources to test and verify circuits

and simulations

Control Design and Simulation

Sensing & Signal Conditioning

Customize LabVIEW Virtual Instruments to

simulate dynamic systems

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
Virtual Prototyping
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Mechanical System Design

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

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.

Motor Fundamentals
Motion Control Systems
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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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)

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

Data Acquisition (DAQ) Resources

Measurement Fundamentals for Educators
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