The LabVIEW help reference is an incredible resource for learning and understanding LabVIEW mechanics. Included in the reference are a number of example VIs and many step-by-step tutorials.
LabVIEW is a graphical programming language that uses icons instead of lines of text to create applications. In contrast to text-based programming languages, where instructions determine program execution, LabVIEW uses dataflow programming, where the flow of data determines execution order.
This experiment will introduce opening and running virtual instruments in LabVIEW and using it to control data acquisition (DAQ) hardware for making electrical measurements. In addition some simple modifications to the virtual instruments will be performed to gain some experience with using the LabVIEW graphical interface and programming language.
Use the LabVIEW documentation resources to build a VI that generates a signal, reduces the number of samples in the signal, and displays the resulting data in a table on the front panel.
“Data acquisition is the process of gathering or generating information in an automated fashion from analog and digital measurement sources such as sensors and devices under test.” You should see the Front Panel. Close any open palettes or menus to simplify the look. Use the View menu to display the Tools Palette.
bVIEW Programming Environment Laboratory Learning Objectives Develop skills to navigate in the LabVIEW development environment, crea. simple programs, run programs and save them for later use. Use charts and gr. hs to visualize collected data and display program results.
