Digital processing on Real-time or on FPGA?

[muahang1234]

I am new to real-time and FPGA (I got the starter kit 08-2012 but I just got all programs installed a few days).  I saw in LabVIEW FPGA module and LabVIEW Real-time modules, we can use digital signal processing functions on both. If in case, a function is supported on both - then what wil be some of the criterion to decide which one we should go with?

[_Tim · Accepted solution]

A lot of the decision will be probably be dictated by the type of signal you're working with. If you haven't worked with either one, Real-Time is probably easier to get started with. On the other hand FPGA may be better if you're looking at more advanced processing or working on a point-by-point basis.

There's a section of the NI Community that's dedicated to signal processing and analysis. I would look at some of the examples and discussion on there to get a feel for what your application may entail.

https://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/signal-processing-and-analysis