Introduction

Introduction to LabVIEW

Benefits and Features of LabVIEW

Summary

Common Types of Applications Used with LabVIEW

Summary

Introduction

Introduction to NI DAQ Hardware

Types of Signals

Summary

Introduction

Connecting NI DAQ Hardware

Configuring, Testing, and Simulating NI DAQ Devices

Demonstration: Configuring Simulated Hardware

Connecting Sensors and Signals

Exercise 2-1

Summary

Introduction

Acquiring and Generating Signals

Analyzing and Validating Data

Troubleshooting Unexpected I/O Results

Demonstration: Acquiring and Visualizing Signals Using NI MAX

Exercise 2-2

Summary

Overview of Non-NI Hardware

Summary

Introduction

Installing Software and Drivers

Connecting Non-NI Devices to a Computer

Demonstration: Connecting Your Hardware

Exercise 3-1

Summary

Introduction

Validating the Instrument I/O

Demonstration: Validating the Instrument I/O

Troubleshooting Unexpected I/O Results

Summary

Introduction

Launching and Exploring a LabVIEW Project

Working with Files and Folders

Demonstration: Exploring and Existing Project

Summary

Introduction

Introduction to Parts of a VI

Demonstration: Parts of a VI

Summary

Introduction

Controls Palette

Front Panel Object Data Types

Demonstration: Front Panel Components

Demonstration: Exploring Properties of Front Panel Objects

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Functions Palette

Demonstration: Block Diagram Components

Wires

Using a VI as a SubVI

Demonstration: Using Context Help and LabVIEW Help

Exercise 4-1

Summary

Introduction

Dataflow Key Points

Summary

Introduction

NI Example Finder

Demonstration: Finding Examples

Exercise 4-2

Summary

Introduction

Creating a Project and a VI

Exploring Front Panel Objects

Wiring Tips

Searching Controls and Functions

Making Code Readable

Exercise 5-1

Summary

Introduction

Boolean Data Type

Numeric Data Type

String Data Type

Enumerated Data Type

Summary

Introduction

Acquiring Data from NI DAQ

Demonstration: Creating a Simple VI

Demonstration: Creating a DAQmx VI Using a DAQmx Task (Single Channel, Single Sample)

Building an Acquire-Analyze-Visualize VI

Exercise 5-2

DAQmx Task Approach vs. Full DAQmx API Approach

Demonstration: DAQmx Task vs. Full DAQmx API

Exercise 5-3

Summary

Introduction

Acquiring Data from Non-NI Instrument

Building an Acquire-Analyze-Visualize VI

Summary

Introduction

Additional LabVIEW Resources

Summary

Introduction

Visual Improvements

Programming Tips and Tricks

Demonstration: Working Efficiently in LabVIEW

Summary

Introduction

Programming Guidelines for LabVIEW

Summary

Introduction

Broken VIs and Their Causes

Identifying and Fixing Broken VIs

Demonstration: Correcting a Broken VI

Summary

Introduction

Types of Debugging Tools

Execution Highlighting

Breakpoints

Single-Stepping

Probes

Demonstration: Debugging Tools

Summary

Introduction

Advanced Debugging Tools

Undefined or Unexpected Data

Exercise 7-1

Summary

Introduction

Automatic vs. Programmatic Error Management

Demonstration: Automatic vs. Programmatic Error Management

Error Clusters

Errors and Warnings

Displaying Errors

Summary

Introduction

Exploring While Loops

Demonstration: Using While Loops

Exercise 8-1

Summary

Introduction

Introduction to For Loops

Demonstration: Using For Loops

Controlling Number of Iterations

While Loops vs. For Loops

Summary

Introduction

Reasons to Use Timing

Timing Functions and VIs

Demonstration: Timing Functions and VIs

Exercise 8-2

Summary

Introduction

Using a Loop with DAQmx API

DAQmx Read VI Wait Behavior

Demonstration: DAQmx Read VI Wait Behavior

Exercise 8-3

Using a Loop with Non-NI Instrument API

Summary

Introduction

Introduction to Shift Registers

Demonstration: Creating Shift Registers

Exercise 8-4

Real-World Shift Register Example

Using Stacked Shift Registers

Exercise 8-5

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Array Data Type

Demonstration: Creating and Viewing an Array

Exercise 9-1

Manipulating Array Data

Exercise 9-2

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Waveform Data Type

Exercise 9-3

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Single-Channel Acquisition Data Type

Demonstration: Viewing Single-Channel Acquisition Data

Processing and Analyzing Data

Exercise 9-4

Summary

Introduction

Exploring N-Channel Data

Demonstration: Visualizing N-Channel Acquisition Data

Exercise 9-5

Extracting a Subset of an N-Channel Array

Exercise 9-6

Process Every Channel in an N-Channel Array

Exercise 9-7

Summary

Introduction

Using Arrays

Summary

Introduction

High-level File I/O Operation

Exercise 10-1

Low-level File I/O Operation

Demonstration: Converting Numeric Data Type into String Data Type

1-Channel, 1-Sample Streaming Example

Exercise 10-2

Comparing File I/O Operations

Summary

Introduction

Streaming Examples

Exercise 10-3

Summary

Introduction

Methods of Creating File and Folder Paths

Exercise 10-4

Summary

Introduction

Offline Processing

Exercise 10-5

Summary

Introduction

File Formats

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Clusters

Using Clusters

Summary

Introduction

Demonstration: Creating a Cluster

Creating a Cluster

Reading and Modifing a Cluster

Demonstration: Reading and Writing a Cluster

Exercise 11-1

Common Clusters in LabVIEW

Summary

Introduction

Using a Cluster to Plot Data

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Conditional Logic

Demonstration: Conditional Logic

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Case Structure

Demonstration: Using Enumerated Data Type with Case Structure

Investigating Selector Terminal

Exploring Input and Output Tunnels

Demonstration: Exploring Selector Terminal Types and Tunnels

Summary

Introduction

Using Conditional Logic

Exercise 12-1

Exercise 12-2

Summary

Introduction

Modularity in LabVIEW

Reusing Code

Demonstration: Creating a SubVI from the Existing Code

Summary

Introduction

Working with Icons

Demonstration: Creating an Icon

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Conditional Logic

Terminal Assignment and Related Settings

Demonstration: Conditional Logic

Summary

Introduction

Documenting a SubVI

Demonstration: Placing a SubVI on the Block Diagram

Error Management in a SubVI

Exercise 13-1: Creating and Using a SubVI

Summary

Introduction

Type Definitions

Demonstration: Effects of Changing a Cluster Data Type

Demonstration: Using Type Definitions

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Custom Control Options

Demonstration: Identifying and Creating a Type Definition

Type Definition Recommendations

Exercise 14-1

Summary

Introduction

Sequential Programming

Sequence Structure

Error Case Structure

Summary

Introduction

State Programming and State Transition Diagram

Summary

Introduction

Exploring a State Machine

State Machine Transition

Demonstration: Implementing State Transition Diagram

Demonstration: Alternative Way of Implementing the State Machine

Exercise 15-1

Summary

Introduction

Exploring Design Patterns

Summary