This paper deals with the usage of National Instruments LabVIEW and its dedicated control platforms in the field of Power Electronics and Drives (PED) control applications. Specific requests of the PED field are covered with respect to the Real-Time target, formally microprocessor, and the on-board FPGA. Paper is focused mainly on algorithm implementation and testing, as well as performance and resource utilization are discussed. Benefits of graphical programming are highlighted and compared with conventional text-based code editing methods, such as VHDL and Verilog.