LabVIEW 8 Student Edition
Published on 14. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
475 pages
978-0-13-239025-5 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Measurement and Instrumentation, Electrical Engineering lab, and Physics and Chemistry lab.
National Instruments' LabVIEW is the defacto industry standard for test, measurement, and automation software solutions.
ORDERING INFORMATION: To order this book with the LabVIEW 8.6 Student Edition software, please use Value Package ISBN: 0138004609.
National Instruments' LabVIEW is the defacto industry standard for test, measurement, and automation software solutions.
ORDERING INFORMATION: To order this book with the LabVIEW 8.6 Student Edition software, please use Value Package ISBN: 0138004609.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
916 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-239025-5 (9780132390255)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. LabVIEW Basics
1.1 System Configuration Requirements
1.2 Installing the Student Edition of LabVIEW
1.3 The LabVIEW Environment
1.4 The Getting Started Screen
1.5 Panel and Diagram Windows
1.5.1 Front Panel Toolbar
1.5.2 Block Diagram Toolbar
1.6 Short Cut Menus
1.7 Pull-Down Menus
1.7.1 File Menu
1.7.2 Edit Menu
1.7.3 View Menu
1.7.4 Project Menu
1.7.5 Operate Menu
1.7.6 Tools Menu
1.7.7 Windows Menu
1.7.8 Help Menu
1.8 Palettes
1.8.1 Tools Palette
1.8.2 Controls Palette
1.8.3 Functions Palette
1.9 Opening, Loading, and Saving VIs
1.10 LabVIEW Help Options
1.10.1 Context Help Window
1.10.2 LabVIEW Help
1.11 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
1.12 Relaxed Reading: Remote Controlled Excavation with LabVIEW
1.13 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
2. Virtual Instruments
2.1 What are Virtual Instruments?
2.2 Several Worked Examples
2.3 The Front Panel
2.3.1 Numeric Controls and Indicators
2.3.2 Boolean Controls and Indicators
2.3.3 Configuring Controls and Indicators
2.4 The Block Diagram
2.4.1. VIs and Express VIs
2.4.2. Nodes
2.4.3. Terminals
2.4.4. Wiring
2.5 Building Your First VI
2.6 Data Flow Programming
2.7 Building a VI Using Express VIs
2.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
2.9 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Automates Brain Wave Experiments
2.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
3. Mathscript
3.1 What is MathScript?
3.2 Accessing the MathScript Interactive Window
3.2.1 The Command History Window
3.2.2 Copying Output Window Data
3.2.3 Viewing Data in a Variety of Formats
3.3 MathScript Help
3.4 Syntax
3.4.1 Key MathScript Functions
3.5 Defining Functions and Creating Scripts
3.5.1 User-Defined Functions
3.5.2 Scripts
3.6 Saving, Loading, and Exporting Data Files
3.6.1 Saving and Loading Data Files
3.6.2 Exporting to Microsoft Excel
3.7 MathScript Nodes
3.7.1 Accessing the MathScript Node
3.7.2 Entering Scripts into the MathScript Node
3.7.3 Input and Output Variables
3.7.4 Saving Scripts from within the MathScript Node
3.8 Applications of MathScript
3.8.1 Instrument Your Algorithms
3.8.2 Graphical Signal Processing, Analysis, and Mathematics
3.8.3 Integrating Measurement Hardware
3.9 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
3.10 Relaxed Reading: Designing a Production Test System for a New Generation of Gaming
3.11 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
4. Editing and Debugging Virtual Instruments
4.1 Editing Techniques
4.1.1 Creating Controls and Indicators on the Block Diagram
4.1.2 Selecting Objects
4.1.3 Moving Objects
4.1.4 Deleting and Duplicating Objects
4.1.5 Resizing Objects
4.1.6 Labeling Objects
4.1.7 Changing Font, Style, and Size of Text
4.1.8 Selecting and Deleting Wires
4.1.9 Wire Stretching and Broken Wires
4.1.10 Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Objects
4.1.11 Coloring Objects
4.2 Debugging Techniques
4.2.1 Finding Errors
4.2.2 Highlight Execution
4.2.3 Single Stepping Through a VI and Its Sub VIs
4.2.4 Breakpoints and Probes
4.3 A Few Shortcuts
4.4 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
4.5 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Helps Fabrication Process of Next Generation Microprocessors
4.6 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
5. Sub VIs
5.1 What is a SubVI?
5.2 Review of the Basics
5.3 Editing the Icon and Connector
5.3.1 Icons
5.3.2 Connectors
5.3.3 Selecting and Modifying Terminal Patterns
5.3.4 Assigning Terminals to Controls and Indicators
5.4 The Help Window
5.5 Using a VI as a SubVI
5.6 Creating a SubVI from a Selection
5.7 Saving your SubVI
5.8 The Hierarchy Window
5.9 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
5.10 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Real-Time at Biosphere
5.11 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
6. Structures
6.1 The For Loop
6.1.1 Numeric Conversions
6.2 The White Loop
6.3 Shift Registers and Feedback Nodes
6.3.1 Shift Registers
6.3.2 Using Shift Registers to Remember Data Values from Previous Loop Iterations
6.3.3 Initializing Shift Registers
6.3.4 Feedback Nodes
6.4 Case Structures
6.4.1 Adding and Deleting Cases
6.4.2 Wiring Inputs and Outputs
6.5 Flat Sequence Structures
6.5.1 Evaluate and Control Timing in a Sequence Structure
6.5.2 Avoid the Overuse of Sequence Structures
6.6 The Formula Node
6.6.1 The Formula Node Input and Output Variables
6.6.2 Formula Statements
6.7 Some Common Problems in Wiring Structures
6.7.1 Failing to Wire a Tunnel in All Cases of a Case Structure
6.7.2 Overlapping Tunnels
6.7.3 Wiring Underneath Rather Than Through a Structure
6.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulations
6.9 Relaxed Reading: Investigating Global Warming with LabVIEW
6.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
7. Arrays and Clusters
7.1 Arrays
7.1.1 Creating Array Controls and Indicators
7.1.2 Multidimensional Arrays
7.2 Creating Arrays with Loops
7.2.1 Creating Two-Dimensional Arrays
7.3 Array Functions
7.3.1 Array Size
7.3.2 Initialize Array
7.3.3 Build Array
7.3.4 Array Subset
7.3.5 Index Arrays
7.4 Polymorphism
7.5 Clusters
7.6 Creating Cluster Controls and Indicators
7.6.1 Cluster Order
7.6.2 Using Clusters to Pass Data to and From Sub VIs
7.7 Cluster Functions
7.7.1 The Bundle Function
7.7.2 The Unbundle Function
7.7.3 Creating Clusters Constants on the Block Diagram
7.7.4 Using Polymorphism with Clusters
7.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
7.9 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Monitors Medieval Bell Tower
7.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
8. Charts and Graphs
8.1 Waveform Charts
8.2 Waveform Graphs
8.3 XY Graphs
8.4 Customizing Charts and Graphs
8.4.1 Axes Scaling
8.4.2 The Legend
8.4.3 The Graph Palette and Scale Legend
8.4.4 Special Chart-Customizing Features
8.4.5 Special Graph-Customizing Features: Cursor Legend
8.4.6 Using Graph Annotations
8.4.7 Exploring Images of Graph, Charts and Tables
8.4.8 Using Context Help
8.5 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
8.6 Relaxed Reading: Spacecraft Attitude Determination on the Web
8.7 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
9. Data Acquisition
9.1 Components of DAQ System
9.2 Types of Signals
9.2.1 Digital Signals
9.2.2 Analog DC Signals
9.2.3 Analog AC Signals
9.2.4 Analog Frequency-Domain Signals
9.2.5 One Signal-Five Measurement Perspectives
9.3 Common Transducers and Signal Conditioning
9.4 Signal Grounding and Measurements
9.4.1 Signal Source Reference Configuration
9.4.2 Measurement System
9.5 Analog to Digital Conversions
9.6 DAQ VI Organization
9.7 Choosing Your Data Acquisition Device
9.7.1 M-Series Data Acquisition Device
9.7.2 Low Cost Data Acquisition for Students
9.7.3 Simulated Data Acquisition
9.7.4 Macintosh, Linux, Palm OS, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, and Select Windows CE OS Devices
9.8 DAQ Hardware Configuration
9.8.1 Windows
9.8.2 Channels and Tasks
9.9 Using the DAQ Assistant
9.9.1 DAQmx Task Name Constant
9.10 Analog Input
9.10.1 Task Timing
9.10.2 Task Triggering
9.11 Analog Output
9.11.1 Task Timing
9.11.2 Task Triggering
9.12 Digital Input and Output
9.13 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
9.14 Relaxed Reading: Fuel Cell Catalyst Research
9.15 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
10. Strings and File I/O
10.1 Strings
10.1.1 Converting Numeric Values to Strings with the Build Text Express VI
10.2 File I/O
10.2.1 Writing Data to a File
10.2.2 Reading Data from a File
10.2.3 Manipulating Spreadsheet Files
10.2.4 File I/O Express VIs
10.3 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
10.4 Relaxed Reading: Using LabVIEW in Drive-by-Wire Testing
10.5 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
11. Analysis
11.1 Linear Algebra
11.1.1 Review of Matrices
11.1.2 System of Algebraic Equations
11.1.3 Linear System VIs
11.2 Statistics and Curve Fitting
11.2.1 Curve Fits Based on Least Squares Methods
11.2.2 Fitting a Curve to Data with Normal Distributions
11.2.3 The Curve Fitting Express VI
11.3 Differential Equations
11.4 Finding Zeroes of Functions
11.5 Integration and Differentiation
11.6 Signal Generation
11.6.1 Normalized Frequency
11.6.2 Wave and Pattern VIs
11.6.3 The Simulate Signal Express VI
11.7 Signal Processing
11.7.1 The Fourier Transform
11.7.2 Smoothing Windows
11.7.3 The Spectral Measurements Express VI
11.7.4 Filtering
11.7.5 The Filter Express VI
11.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
11.9 Relaxed Reading: Motorcycle Brake Testing
11.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
Appendix A: Instrument Control
Appendix B: Other LabVIEW Applications
1.1 System Configuration Requirements
1.2 Installing the Student Edition of LabVIEW
1.3 The LabVIEW Environment
1.4 The Getting Started Screen
1.5 Panel and Diagram Windows
1.5.1 Front Panel Toolbar
1.5.2 Block Diagram Toolbar
1.6 Short Cut Menus
1.7 Pull-Down Menus
1.7.1 File Menu
1.7.2 Edit Menu
1.7.3 View Menu
1.7.4 Project Menu
1.7.5 Operate Menu
1.7.6 Tools Menu
1.7.7 Windows Menu
1.7.8 Help Menu
1.8 Palettes
1.8.1 Tools Palette
1.8.2 Controls Palette
1.8.3 Functions Palette
1.9 Opening, Loading, and Saving VIs
1.10 LabVIEW Help Options
1.10.1 Context Help Window
1.10.2 LabVIEW Help
1.11 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
1.12 Relaxed Reading: Remote Controlled Excavation with LabVIEW
1.13 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
2. Virtual Instruments
2.1 What are Virtual Instruments?
2.2 Several Worked Examples
2.3 The Front Panel
2.3.1 Numeric Controls and Indicators
2.3.2 Boolean Controls and Indicators
2.3.3 Configuring Controls and Indicators
2.4 The Block Diagram
2.4.1. VIs and Express VIs
2.4.2. Nodes
2.4.3. Terminals
2.4.4. Wiring
2.5 Building Your First VI
2.6 Data Flow Programming
2.7 Building a VI Using Express VIs
2.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
2.9 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Automates Brain Wave Experiments
2.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
3. Mathscript
3.1 What is MathScript?
3.2 Accessing the MathScript Interactive Window
3.2.1 The Command History Window
3.2.2 Copying Output Window Data
3.2.3 Viewing Data in a Variety of Formats
3.3 MathScript Help
3.4 Syntax
3.4.1 Key MathScript Functions
3.5 Defining Functions and Creating Scripts
3.5.1 User-Defined Functions
3.5.2 Scripts
3.6 Saving, Loading, and Exporting Data Files
3.6.1 Saving and Loading Data Files
3.6.2 Exporting to Microsoft Excel
3.7 MathScript Nodes
3.7.1 Accessing the MathScript Node
3.7.2 Entering Scripts into the MathScript Node
3.7.3 Input and Output Variables
3.7.4 Saving Scripts from within the MathScript Node
3.8 Applications of MathScript
3.8.1 Instrument Your Algorithms
3.8.2 Graphical Signal Processing, Analysis, and Mathematics
3.8.3 Integrating Measurement Hardware
3.9 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
3.10 Relaxed Reading: Designing a Production Test System for a New Generation of Gaming
3.11 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
4. Editing and Debugging Virtual Instruments
4.1 Editing Techniques
4.1.1 Creating Controls and Indicators on the Block Diagram
4.1.2 Selecting Objects
4.1.3 Moving Objects
4.1.4 Deleting and Duplicating Objects
4.1.5 Resizing Objects
4.1.6 Labeling Objects
4.1.7 Changing Font, Style, and Size of Text
4.1.8 Selecting and Deleting Wires
4.1.9 Wire Stretching and Broken Wires
4.1.10 Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Objects
4.1.11 Coloring Objects
4.2 Debugging Techniques
4.2.1 Finding Errors
4.2.2 Highlight Execution
4.2.3 Single Stepping Through a VI and Its Sub VIs
4.2.4 Breakpoints and Probes
4.3 A Few Shortcuts
4.4 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
4.5 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Helps Fabrication Process of Next Generation Microprocessors
4.6 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
5. Sub VIs
5.1 What is a SubVI?
5.2 Review of the Basics
5.3 Editing the Icon and Connector
5.3.1 Icons
5.3.2 Connectors
5.3.3 Selecting and Modifying Terminal Patterns
5.3.4 Assigning Terminals to Controls and Indicators
5.4 The Help Window
5.5 Using a VI as a SubVI
5.6 Creating a SubVI from a Selection
5.7 Saving your SubVI
5.8 The Hierarchy Window
5.9 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
5.10 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Real-Time at Biosphere
5.11 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
6. Structures
6.1 The For Loop
6.1.1 Numeric Conversions
6.2 The White Loop
6.3 Shift Registers and Feedback Nodes
6.3.1 Shift Registers
6.3.2 Using Shift Registers to Remember Data Values from Previous Loop Iterations
6.3.3 Initializing Shift Registers
6.3.4 Feedback Nodes
6.4 Case Structures
6.4.1 Adding and Deleting Cases
6.4.2 Wiring Inputs and Outputs
6.5 Flat Sequence Structures
6.5.1 Evaluate and Control Timing in a Sequence Structure
6.5.2 Avoid the Overuse of Sequence Structures
6.6 The Formula Node
6.6.1 The Formula Node Input and Output Variables
6.6.2 Formula Statements
6.7 Some Common Problems in Wiring Structures
6.7.1 Failing to Wire a Tunnel in All Cases of a Case Structure
6.7.2 Overlapping Tunnels
6.7.3 Wiring Underneath Rather Than Through a Structure
6.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulations
6.9 Relaxed Reading: Investigating Global Warming with LabVIEW
6.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
7. Arrays and Clusters
7.1 Arrays
7.1.1 Creating Array Controls and Indicators
7.1.2 Multidimensional Arrays
7.2 Creating Arrays with Loops
7.2.1 Creating Two-Dimensional Arrays
7.3 Array Functions
7.3.1 Array Size
7.3.2 Initialize Array
7.3.3 Build Array
7.3.4 Array Subset
7.3.5 Index Arrays
7.4 Polymorphism
7.5 Clusters
7.6 Creating Cluster Controls and Indicators
7.6.1 Cluster Order
7.6.2 Using Clusters to Pass Data to and From Sub VIs
7.7 Cluster Functions
7.7.1 The Bundle Function
7.7.2 The Unbundle Function
7.7.3 Creating Clusters Constants on the Block Diagram
7.7.4 Using Polymorphism with Clusters
7.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
7.9 Relaxed Reading: LabVIEW Monitors Medieval Bell Tower
7.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
8. Charts and Graphs
8.1 Waveform Charts
8.2 Waveform Graphs
8.3 XY Graphs
8.4 Customizing Charts and Graphs
8.4.1 Axes Scaling
8.4.2 The Legend
8.4.3 The Graph Palette and Scale Legend
8.4.4 Special Chart-Customizing Features
8.4.5 Special Graph-Customizing Features: Cursor Legend
8.4.6 Using Graph Annotations
8.4.7 Exploring Images of Graph, Charts and Tables
8.4.8 Using Context Help
8.5 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
8.6 Relaxed Reading: Spacecraft Attitude Determination on the Web
8.7 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
9. Data Acquisition
9.1 Components of DAQ System
9.2 Types of Signals
9.2.1 Digital Signals
9.2.2 Analog DC Signals
9.2.3 Analog AC Signals
9.2.4 Analog Frequency-Domain Signals
9.2.5 One Signal-Five Measurement Perspectives
9.3 Common Transducers and Signal Conditioning
9.4 Signal Grounding and Measurements
9.4.1 Signal Source Reference Configuration
9.4.2 Measurement System
9.5 Analog to Digital Conversions
9.6 DAQ VI Organization
9.7 Choosing Your Data Acquisition Device
9.7.1 M-Series Data Acquisition Device
9.7.2 Low Cost Data Acquisition for Students
9.7.3 Simulated Data Acquisition
9.7.4 Macintosh, Linux, Palm OS, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, and Select Windows CE OS Devices
9.8 DAQ Hardware Configuration
9.8.1 Windows
9.8.2 Channels and Tasks
9.9 Using the DAQ Assistant
9.9.1 DAQmx Task Name Constant
9.10 Analog Input
9.10.1 Task Timing
9.10.2 Task Triggering
9.11 Analog Output
9.11.1 Task Timing
9.11.2 Task Triggering
9.12 Digital Input and Output
9.13 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
9.14 Relaxed Reading: Fuel Cell Catalyst Research
9.15 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
10. Strings and File I/O
10.1 Strings
10.1.1 Converting Numeric Values to Strings with the Build Text Express VI
10.2 File I/O
10.2.1 Writing Data to a File
10.2.2 Reading Data from a File
10.2.3 Manipulating Spreadsheet Files
10.2.4 File I/O Express VIs
10.3 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
10.4 Relaxed Reading: Using LabVIEW in Drive-by-Wire Testing
10.5 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
11. Analysis
11.1 Linear Algebra
11.1.1 Review of Matrices
11.1.2 System of Algebraic Equations
11.1.3 Linear System VIs
11.2 Statistics and Curve Fitting
11.2.1 Curve Fits Based on Least Squares Methods
11.2.2 Fitting a Curve to Data with Normal Distributions
11.2.3 The Curve Fitting Express VI
11.3 Differential Equations
11.4 Finding Zeroes of Functions
11.5 Integration and Differentiation
11.6 Signal Generation
11.6.1 Normalized Frequency
11.6.2 Wave and Pattern VIs
11.6.3 The Simulate Signal Express VI
11.7 Signal Processing
11.7.1 The Fourier Transform
11.7.2 Smoothing Windows
11.7.3 The Spectral Measurements Express VI
11.7.4 Filtering
11.7.5 The Filter Express VI
11.8 Building Blocks: Pulse Width Modulation
11.9 Relaxed Reading: Motorcycle Brake Testing
11.10 Summary
Exercises
Problems
Design Problems
Appendix A: Instrument Control
Appendix B: Other LabVIEW Applications