I build a lot of battery powered Labview systems. The lowest power Windows controllers I've been able to find are the Intel Atom based units (e.g. iGoLogic iBox510 at about 3-5 Watts). I'd love to find something in the 1 Watt or less range. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be willing to consider non-windows solutions if they had really low power consumption.
Have you looked at NI's cRIO systems? I know some of the single board cRIO run on less than a Watt. Your application needs will drive what models to look at.
Aha! You're talking about just a DAQ card. My understanding is the DAQ cards (like the 9481) have to plug into one of the single board RIO controllers (like the sbRIO-9601). The controllers are on the order of 5 Watts.
Yes, that is correct that the modules need to be plugged into a chassis or controller. I'll take a look into our controllers and see if any of them meet those power constraints.
I've taken a look into this, and unfortunately it appears that none of our controllers will have that low of a power consumption. Thanks for your interest!
After some years, I am wondering whether NI is selling any cDAQ chassis/controller product in which "sleep" mode is allowed for long-term power saving.
