LabVIEW
can you control servo valves without the PID toolkit?
While the PID toolkit simplifies some aspects of doing proportional control, it isn't necessary. You can, if you are planning on doing PID type control, build your own vi's that essentially perform the computations. It is not trivial, but it is doable.
P.M.
Well first thing is to get a basic understanding of what a PID controller is doing. There is some discussion about PID on the NI web site, and a search of the net will also provide much information. What you are controlling with your valves will determine the complexity of your control solution and whether learning just the basics of control theory and PID in particular or whether you need to know more. It really isn't wasted effort, any success in implementing a PID control system, regardless of purchased toolkit or "roll it yourself" will need you to understand that basics. Even if you had picked up someone elses project that was complete except for "tuning" the system you would find that getting the system to run the way you need it to requires some knowledge and frequently a lot of patience. Good luck and keep asking questions.
P.m.
