National Instruments (NI) recently introduced a new embedded controller, the sbRIO-9627, which has important application potential in industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing. The sbRIO-9627 is an integrated real-time processor, user-reconfigurable FPGA, and I/O single-board controller designed for high-volume OEM applications, providing superior flexibility, reliability, and performance. The controller is powered by the Xilinx Zynq-7000 family