Configure
Select pre-built plugins and link inputs/outputs to compose your real-time system. All plugins are displayed with functional descriptions; built-in versioning ensures repeatable deployments.
Real-Time Instrumentation
Build Reliable Real-Time Systems with Confidence
Building reliable real-time systems is inherently complex. The Composable Instrumentation Framework allows individual functions to be fully designed and tested in isolation before being composed into unique real-time applications — dramatically reducing risk and accelerating deployment. Deployed systems remain fully dynamic: additional plugins can be instantiated at runtime to add monitoring, logging, or control functions without stopping the running application or redeploying. CIF is Open Source — giving teams full access to the framework to inspect and extend it.
Workflows
From Configuration to Deployment
System Integrator Workflow
Interact
Each plugin dynamically launches an interactive UI with live configuration, tuning, and monitoring. Built-in benchmarking tools quickly surface determinism or performance issues.
Integrate
CIF auto-generates Python code to make configurations instantly repeatable. Native gRPC remote access integrates directly with Python, LabVIEW, and CI/CD pipelines — enabling teams to leverage AI tooling and modern Python ecosystems for rapid UI development and intelligent test sequencing.
Developer Workflow
Create
CIF extensions for LabVIEW auto-generate all essential components when starting a plugin project: core code, gRPC interfaces, test templates, and a custom UI.
Validate
Built-in RT-safe communication and automatic benchmarking verify timing and execution. Extensive CIF helper libraries and native LabVIEW tooling streamline development cycles.
Deploy
Automated build tools produce compiled RT code, dynamic UI, and Instrument Studio panels. Output is version independent and fully CI/CD pipeline-ready with integrated version management.
Why CIF — At a Glance
Optimized for Realtime
Quickly convert business logic into deterministic ready-to-run plugins
Isolation-First Design
Test each function independently before system assembly
Language Agnostic
gRPC callable from Python, LabVIEW & more
Forward Compatible
Compiled code runs unaltered on future controllers
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