CompactRIO

For the programming aspect of the project, we are using the CompactRIO (cRIO) from National Instruments (NI). It's an embedded control system which can be easily configured by the user. It is programmed using NI 'LabVIEW' software which allows programming to be intuitive and easily adaptable. For more information on the CompactRio follow this link http://www.ni.com/compactrio/whatis/. We will upload screen prints of our program (when we have developed it further) and images of the cRIO controlling our arm. In the meantime here is an example of how the cRIO can be used http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x5IziyOcAg.