In the exercise manuals for LabVIEW Real-Time 1 & 2 and LabVIEW FPGA online training, a cRIO-9074 integrated chassis and controller and multiple other NI hardware items are required for the courses. Is there any other alternative to learn LabVIEW Real-Time and FPGA without spending thousands of dollars on hardware? Would going through the online courses without doing the exercises be enough to become adequate with both? Is the NI RIO Evaluation Kit a good alternative to learning how to use LabVIEW Real-Time and FPGA?
