LabVIEW- INTRODUCTION

LabVIEW environment

VI Front Panel

VI Block Diagram

Controls and Functions Palettes

Tools Palette

data types

Basic operations

Conversions

Absolute values

Round to nearest

scale by power of 2

Random number

Numeric, enum and ring constants

Basic operations

compound arithmetic

And array elements

Or array elements

Number to array

array to number

Boolean to 0,1

Boolean constants

Creating a subVI

Connectors and Icons

All types of comparison functions

For loop

While loop

Shift register

Tunnelling

Number to array

Feedback Node

Nested for loop

Scope chart

Sweep chart

Stripe chart

Wiring Data into Charts

Merge signals

Split signals

Plotting techniques

FORMULA NODES, CASE AND SEQUENCE STRUCTURES

Case Structures - (Boolean, Numeric and String supports)

Nested case structure

Flat sequence Structures

Stacked sequence structure

Event Structure

Formula Nodes

Diagram disable structure

String length

concatenate string

String subset

Trim white spaces

Replace substring

Search and Replace strings

Match pattern

Scan from string

Format into string

Number/String conversion

To uppercase

To lowercase

Spreadsheet array to string

Array to spreadsheet string

String, space and tab constant

String constants

Array Functions

Array size

Index array

Replace array subset

Insert into array

Delete from array

Build array

Initialize array

Array subset

Array to cluster

Search 1D array

Reverse 1D array

Rotate 1D array

Split 1D array

Array Constants

Cluster functions

Unbundle

Unbundle by name

Bundle

Bundle by name

Cluster constant

Cluster to array

Local Variables

Global Variables

Shared Variables

File I/O functions

Accessing a text document using LabVIEW

Accessing a excel document using LabVIEW

TDMS streaming

Visa configuration serial port

Visa read

Visa write

Visa close

Bytes at Port

Tick count

Wait ms

Wait until next ms multiple

To time stamp

Get Date/Time string

Get Date/Time in seconds

Date/Time to seconds

Seconds to date/time

Time constant

executing a mini project

Application Development

Creating a .exe file

Queries session

Image acquisition

Vision assistant

Object tracking

Pattern matching

OCR read

Colour matching

Accessing JPEG, BMP & PNG file formats

Basic AT commands

Sending an sms

Receiving an sms

Controlling LabVIEW using smart phones

Data dashboard

LIFA tool

Programming arduino using LabVIEW

Web application

Accessing LabVIEW using web browsers

What is LabVIEW?

Project Explorer

Parts of a VI

Front Panel

Exercise 1-1 Concept: Exploring a VI

Exercise 1-2 Concept: Locating Controls, Functions, and VIs

Exercise 2-1 Selecting a Tool

Exercise 2-2 Simple AAV VI

Correcting Broken VIs

Loops Review

Exercise 4-1 Pass Data through Tunnels

For Loops

Timing a VI

Exercise 4-2 Calculating Average Temperature

Exercise 4-3 Temperature Monitor VI—Plot Multiple Temperatures

Exercise 6-1 Temperature Warnings With Error Handling

Exercise 6-2 Converting a Polling Design to an Event Structure Design

Arrays

Common Array Functions

Polymorphism

Exercise 5-1 Manipulating Arrays

Exercise 5-2 Temperature Warnings VI—Clusters

Exercise 5-3 Temperature Warnings VI—Type Definition

Understanding Modularity

Icon

Connector Pane

Documentation

Exercise 7-1 Temperature Warnings VI—As Sub VI

Measurement Fundamentals with NI DAQ Hardware

Exercise 8-1 Using NI MAX to Examine a DAQ Device

Exercise 8-2 Programming with the DAQ mx API

Measurement Fundamentals with NI DAQ Hardware

Exercise 8-3 Instrument Configuration with NI MAX

Exercise 8-4 Exploring Instrument Drivers

Accessing Files from LabVIEW

Exercise 9-1 Exploring High-Level File I/O

Exercise 9-2 Temperature Monitor VI—Logging Data

Comparing File Formats

Using Sequential Programming

Using State Programming

State Machines

Exercise 10-1 Weather Station Project

Variables

Using Variables Appropriately

Exercise 11-1 Weather Station UI VI with Local Variables

Race Condition

Introduction

Queues

Exercise 12-1 Concept: Comparing Queues With Local Variables

Notifiers

Why Use Design Patterns

Simple Design Patterns

Multiple Loop Design Patterns

Exercise 13-1 Group Exercise: Producer/Consumer Design Pattern

Functional Global Variable Design Pattern

Error Handlers

Generating Error Codes and Messages

Exercise 13-3 Producer/Consumer with Error Handling

Timing a Design Pattern

Exercise 13-4 Create a Histogram Application

Introduction

Queues

Exercise 12-1 Concept: Comparing Queues With Local Variables

Notifiers

VI Server Architecture

Property Nodes

Exercise 14-1 Display Temperature and Limits

Invoke Nodes

Exercise 14-2 Customize the VI Window

Control References

File Formats

Creating File and Folder Paths

Exercise 15-1 Create File and Folder Paths

Write and Read Binary Files

Work with Multichannel Text Files with Headers

Exercise 15-2A Write Multiple Channels with Simple Header

Exercise 15-2B Challenge

Exercise 15-2C Challenge

Access TDMS Files in LabVIEW and Excel

Exercise 15-3 Write and Read TDMS File

Refactoring Inherited Code

Typical Refactoring Issues

Exercise 16-1 Refactoring a VI

Preparing the Files

Exercise 17-1 Preparing Files for Distribution

Build Specifications

Create and Debug an Application

Exercise 17-2 Create and Debug a Stand-Alone Application

Create an Installer

Exercise 17-3 Create an Installer

Programming workouts

Application development

National Instruments certification program overview

LabVIEW certification track, exams and process

CLAD exam

1. Preparation material

2. Exam format & question types

3. Exam topics and related questions

Cracking last three year question papers

Model Offline exam practices