Data Acquisition Using NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW

About Course

The Data Acquisition Using NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW course teaches you how to use NI data acquisition hardware and the LabVIEW development environment to synchronize sensor measurements and signal generation using the NI-DAQmx API.

Benefits of the course

Develop integrated, high-performance data acquisition systems that produce accurate measurements.
Acquire data from sensors, such as thermocouples and strain gages, using NI data acquisition hardware.
Apply advanced understanding of LabVIEW and the NI-DAQmx API to create applications.
Eliminate measurement errors due to aliasing and incorrect signal grounding.
Initiate measurements using hardware and software triggering.
Acquire and generate single-point and buffered analog waveforms.
Acquire and generate digital signals.
Use signal conditioning to improve the quality of acquired signals.
Synchronize multiple data acquisition operations and devices.

Course Content

Introduction

00:22
Simulating the Hardware

02:17
Selecting the Right Hardware

13:27
Exercise 1-1: Sample Rate and Aliasing

00:27
Demonstration: Sample Rate and Aliasing

02:34
Exercise 1-2: Calculating Range, Resolution, and Accuracy

00:33
Considering Signal Conditioning

04:52
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:17

Introduction

00:30
Connecting the Signal

05:57
Exercise 1-3: Connecting Signal Sources with Measurement Systems

00:29
Validating the Measurement

00:53
Demonstration: Using NI MAX to Validate Connection

02:30
Demonstration: Using DAQmx to Measure a Voltage

01:32
Exercise 1-4: Using NI-DAQmx to Measure Voltage

00:27
Measuring Current

01:41
Demonstration: Measuring Current

03:58
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:24

Introduction

00:18
Selecting the Hardware

08:13
Connecting the Signal

03:33
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:25

Introduction

00:23
Validating the Signal

02:16
Demonstration: Using NI MAX to Validate Connection

02:56
Exercise 2-1: Using NI-DAQmx to Generate a Voltage

00:26
Demonstration: Using NI-DAQmx to Generate a Voltage

01:11
Generating Current

04:27
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:17

Introduction

00:25
Selecting the Hardware

03:55
Exploring Signal Conditioning

01:55
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:24

Introduction

00:26
Connecting the Signal

03:18
Validating the Signal

01:56
Demonstration: Using NI MAX to Validate Connection

03:23
Demonstration: Exploring Digital Output

04:12
Exercise 3-1: Using DAQmx to Generate a Digital Signal

00:24
Demonstration: Using DAQmx to Generate a Digital Signal

00:27
Exploring Counter Signals

07:30
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:27

Introduction

00:15
DAQmx Code Structure Overview

06:07
Matching Activity
Summary

00:24

Introduction

00:28
Reading and Writing Finite Amount of Data

02:30
Exercise 5-1: Using Digital Lines to Control Multiple Devices

00:26
Demonstration: Using Digital Lines to Control Multiple Devices

00:25
Acquiring Finite Amount of Data

06:17
Exercise 5-2: Acquiring Finite Data from a Light Sensor

00:28
Communicating Data Continuously

05:56
Exercise 5-3: Continuously Monitoring the Fan Status

00:24
Demonstration: Continuously Monitoring the Fan Status

00:28
Exercise 5-4: Continuously Controlling the Fan Speed

00:25
Demonstration: Continuously Controlling the Fan Speed

00:52
Matching Activity
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:26

Introduction

00:25
Communicating with Multiple Channels

03:14
Demonstration: Voltage and Thermocouple in a Single Task

02:41
Exercise 6-1: Solar Panel Temperature Monitor

00:23
Demonstration: Solar Panel Temperature Monitor

04:29
Creating Multidevice Tasks

02:09
Demonstration: Using Channel Expansion

01:53
Using Multiple Lines of a DAQmx Code in a Single VI

01:22
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:35

Introduction

00:29
Triggering Overview

03:56
Types of Hardware Triggers

03:19
Sources of Hardware Triggers

02:46
Demonstration: Trigger Information in Documentation

01:27
Exercise 7-1: Does the Trigger button produce an analog or digital signal?

00:26
Demonstration: Adding Hardware Triggers

00:31
Knowledge Check
Matching Activity
Summary

00:33

Introduction

00:31
Synchronization Overview

05:31
Synchronizing a Single Device with a Shared Trigger

01:31
Exercise 8-1: Simultaneously Started Analog Input and Output

00:30
Demonstration: Simultaneously Started Analog Input and Output

04:23
Identifying Limitations of Shared Trigger Synchronization

01:51
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:28

Introduction

00:32
Synchronizing Multiple Devices

06:21
Exercise 8-2: Sharing a Sample Clock

00:23
Demonstration: Sharing a Sample Clock

03:31
Exercise 8-3: Synchronizing with a Boss Timebase

00:24
Demonstration: Synchronizing with a Boss Timebase

03:41
Synchronizing Specific Hardware Series

01:03
Demonstration: Example Program for Synchronization

03:51
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:22

Introduction

00:28
TDMS File Overview

03:35
Logging Data with the DAQmx API

03:57
Demonstration: Saving Metadata to Channels

04:37
Organizing the TDMS Data

01:36
Exercise 9-1: Streaming Fan Acceleration Data to Disk

00:27
Demonstration: Streaming Fan Acceleration Data to the Disk

00:33
Viewing the TDMS Data

02:37
Demonstration: Viewing the TDMS File in Excel

01:02
Knowledge Check
Matching Activity
Summary

00:25

Introduction

00:29
Exploring System Considerations for Hardware

04:58
Determining the Accuracy of a System

04:39
Exploring Bus and Computer Considerations

03:36
Where to Start the DAQ Application

01:38
Knowledge Check
Summary

00:36

$515.00 ~~$1,030.00~~

Lessons106
Quizzes19
Skill LevelIntermediate
LanguageEnglish
Course Duration 4h 30m

Target Audience

Developers using LabVIEW with NI data acquisition hardware to create data acquisition applications.
Users familiar with the DAQ Assistant or basic NI-DAQmx code that want to expand their programming capabilities.
Users new to PC-based data acquisition and signal conditioning .

Data Acquisition Using NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW

$515.00 ~~$1,030.00~~

Data Acquisition Using NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW

About Course

Benefits of the course

Course Content

01 Selecting Hardware and Identifying Analog Signal Conditioning

Introduction

Simulating the Hardware

Selecting the Right Hardware

Exercise 1-1: Sample Rate and Aliasing

Demonstration: Sample Rate and Aliasing

Exercise 1-2: Calculating Range, Resolution, and Accuracy

Considering Signal Conditioning

Matching Activity

Knowledge Check

Summary

02 Measuring Analog Signal

Introduction

Connecting the Signal

Exercise 1-3: Connecting Signal Sources with Measurement Systems

Validating the Measurement

Demonstration: Using NI MAX to Validate Connection

Demonstration: Using DAQmx to Measure a Voltage

Exercise 1-4: Using NI-DAQmx to Measure Voltage

Measuring Current

Demonstration: Measuring Current

Knowledge Check

Summary

03 Connecting Analog Signal to DAQ Hardware

Introduction

Selecting the Hardware

Connecting the Signal

Knowledge Check

Summary

04 Generating Analog Signal

Introduction

Validating the Signal

Demonstration: Using NI MAX to Validate Connection

Exercise 2-1: Using NI-DAQmx to Generate a Voltage

Demonstration: Using NI-DAQmx to Generate a Voltage

Generating Current

Knowledge Check

Summary

05 Selecting Hardware and Exploring Digital Signal Conditioning

Introduction

Selecting the Hardware

Exploring Signal Conditioning

Matching Activity

Knowledge Check

Summary

06 Generating and Reading a Digital Signal

Introduction

Connecting the Signal

Validating the Signal

Demonstration: Using NI MAX to Validate Connection

Demonstration: Exploring Digital Output

Exercise 3-1: Using DAQmx to Generate a Digital Signal

Demonstration: Using DAQmx to Generate a Digital Signal

Exploring Counter Signals

Knowledge Check

Summary

07 Exploring DAQmx Code Structure

Introduction

DAQmx Code Structure Overview

Matching Activity

Summary

08 Programming with NI-DAQmx API

Introduction

Reading and Writing Finite Amount of Data

Exercise 5-1: Using Digital Lines to Control Multiple Devices

Demonstration: Using Digital Lines to Control Multiple Devices

Acquiring Finite Amount of Data

Exercise 5-2: Acquiring Finite Data from a Light Sensor

Communicating Data Continuously

Exercise 5-3: Continuously Monitoring the Fan Status

Demonstration: Continuously Monitoring the Fan Status

Exercise 5-4: Continuously Controlling the Fan Speed

Demonstration: Continuously Controlling the Fan Speed

Matching Activity

Knowledge Check

Summary