LabVIEW is a graphical programming language by National Instrument. Mainly, it is used in test and automation fields for instrument control, data acquisition, and so on. In this book, we will cover different areas in LabVIEW programming with practical examples that follow sound coding standard and design rules.
Chapter 1, Understanding the LabVIEW Environment, covers common settings and functions in the LabVIEW environment.
Chapter 2, Customizing the User Interface, covers different functions used in creating an UI.
Chapter 3, Working with Common Architectures, covers common architectures in LabVIEW.
Chapter 4, Managing Data, covers how to use memory efficiently and control the data flow.
Chapter 5, Passing Data, covers different methods of passing data.
Chapter 6, Error Handling, covers different methods of error handling.
Chapter 7, Working with Files, covers how to work with different file types.
Chapter 8, Understanding Data Acquisition, covers acquiring data with different types of instruments.
Chapter 9, Simplifying Code, covers ways to simplify code.
Chapter 10, Working with External Code and Applications, covers how to use external code and application within LabVIEW.
The examples in this chapter are written in the LabVIEW 2012 development environment, but they also work in LabVIEW 2013. The development environment comes in different packages. The highest package is the developer suite. Some examples in this book require toolkits included in the developer suite. It is more economical to buy the developer suite than to buy the toolkits individually. To purchase the developer suite, visit www.ni.com.
The book is intended for readers who know the basic features of LabVIEW to advanced LabVIEW programmers.
In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.
Code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are shown as follows: " Create the main VI that calls Coordinates.vi."
New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: " Right-click on the picture ring and select Add Item."
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