A novel control platform for the permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM) drive system has been built up based on virtual instrument (VI) and relavant data acquisition card (DAQ) devices. In the traditional control platform, it mostly depends on digital signal processor (DSP), which needs a lot of time to further develop the interface between the personal computer (PC) and operators, and its computational capability is not strong than computer. To overcome these shortages, a novel control platform is presented on the base of one PC, one LabVIEW, and one multifunctional data acquisition card. Firstly, a space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) signal source is executed in the VI. Then in order to improve the precision of control system, the field oriented control (FOC) is proposed for the PMLSM. Finally comprehensive experiments verify with relative simulations.