The modular architecture of a real-time-test program lets wind-turbine engineers automate the task of verifying many control ideas by including hardware components in their test loop. That includes embedded-control software for wind turbines. To write the program, Siemens wind-turbine engineers selected NI TestStand, LabVIEW Real-Time, LabVIEW FPGA modules, and the NI PXI platform, all from…