Résumé
The #1 step-by-step guide to LabVIEW—now completely updated for LabVIEW 6i.
- No experience necessary! Learn LabVIEW through examples and easy-to-adapt sample code
- New! Web connectivity, DataSocket, VI Server, 3D graphs, waveform datatypes, VISA, Measurement and Automation Explorer, and more
- CD-ROM: All sample code, plus complete evaluation version of LabVIEW 6i!
LabVIEW is the #1 graphical programming language for engineers and scientists worldwide. Now the best-selling, most authoritative introduction to LabVIEW has been fully revised to make LabVIEW programming easier than ever—and to reflect the latest enhancements in National Instruments' LabVIEW 6i. Designed for non-experts, LabVIEW for Everyone, Second Edition teaches LabVIEW through intuitive, friendly, step-by-step examples—giving you code that's easy to reuse in your own projects!
- Not just what to do: why to do it!
- The LabVIEW programming environment: building your own virtual workbench
- Key fundamentals: virtual instruments, graphs, charts, datatypes, file I/O, and more
- Expert techniques and tips for data acquisition and instrument control
- Extensive new coverage: Web connectivity, DataSocket, VI Server, 3-D graphs, waveform datatypes, VISA, Measurement and Automation Explorer, and more
- The "art" of successful LabVIEW programming: style, user interfaces, online help, and more
- Managing your LabVIEW programming projects
Whatever your application, whatever your role, whether you've used LabVIEW or not, LabVIEW for Everyone, Second Edition is the fastest, easiest way to get the results you're after!
About the CD-ROM
The accompanying CD-ROM contains an extensive library of sample code, plus a complete time-limited evaluation version of LabVIEW 6i.
Contents
Preface.
FUNDAMENTALS.
1. Introduction—What in the World Is LabVIEW?What Exactly Is LabVIEW,
and What Can It Do for Me? Demonstration Examples. Wrap it
Up! Additional Activities.
2. Virtual Instrumentation: Hooking Your Computer Up to the Real World.
The Evolution of LabVIEW.
What Is Data Acquisition? What Is a GPIB? Communication
Using the Serial Port. Real-World Applications: Why We
Analyze. A Little Bit about PXI and VXI. Connectivity.
LabVIEW Add-on Toolkits. Wrap It Up!
3. The LabVIEW Environment: Building Your Own Workbench.
Front Panels. Block
Diagrams. The Icon and the Connector. Pull-Down Menus.
Floating Palettes. The Toolbar. Pop-Up Menus. Help! A Word
about SubVIs. Activity 3-2: Front Panel and Block Diagram
Basics. Wrap It Up!
4. LabVIEW Foundations.
Creating Vis—It's
Your Turn Now! Basic Controls and Indicators and the Fun
Stuff They Do. Wiring Up. Running Your VI. Useful Tips.
Wrap It Up! Additional Activities.
5. Yet More Foundations.
Loading and Saving VIs. VI
Libraries. Debugging Techniques. Creating SubVIs.
Documenting Your Work. A Little about Printing. Activity
5-2: Creating SubVIs—Practice Makes Perfect. Wrap It
Up! Additional Activities.
6. Controlling Program Execution with Structures.
Two Loops. Shift
Registers. Case Structures. Sequence Structures. The
Formula Node. Wrap It Up! Additional Activities.
7. LabVIEW's Composite Data: Arrays and Clusters.
What Are Arrays? Creating
Array Controls and Indicators. Using Auto-Indexing.
Two-Dimensional Arrays. Activity 7-1: Building Arrays with
Auto-Indexing. Functions for Manipulating Arrays. Activity
7-2: Array Acrobatics. Polymorphism. Activity 7-3:
Polymorphism. Compound Arithmetic. All about Clusters.
Creating Cluster Controls and Indicators. Cluster Order.
Using Clusters to Pass Data to and from SubVIs. Bundling
Your Data. Replacing a Cluster Element. Unbundling Your
Clusters. Activity 7-4: Cluster Practice. Bundling and
Unbundling by Name. Activity 7-5: More Fun with Clusters.
Interchangeable Arrays and Clusters. Wrap It Up! Additional
Activities.
8. LabVIEW's Exciting Visual Displays: Charts and Graphs.
Waveform Charts. Activity
8-1: Temperature Monitor. Graphs. Activity 8-2: Graphing a
Sine on a Waveform Graph. XY Graphs. Chart and Graph
Components. Activity 8-4: Temperature Analysis. Intensity
Charts and Graphs—Color as a Third Dimension.
Waveforms. Wrap It Up! Additional Activities.
9. Exploring Strings and File I/O.
More about Strings. Using
String Functions. Activity 9-1: String Construction.
Parsing Functions. Activity 9-2: More String Parsing. File
Input/Output. Activity 9-3: Writing to a Spreadsheet File.
Activity 9-4: Reading from the Spreadsheet File. Wrap It
Up! Additional Activities.
Introduction to the Advanced Section. ADVANCED TOPICS.
10. Getting Data into and out of Your Computer: Data Acquisition and Instrument Control.
Acronyms Unlimited. How to
Connect Your Computer to the Real World. Signals. Selecting
and Configuring DAQ Measurement Hardware. Activity 10-2:
Measurement System Analysis. Installing the Boards. Using a
GPIB Board. Getting Ready for Serial Communications. Wrap
It Up! Solutions to Activities.
11. DAQ and Instrument Control in LabVIEW.
Definitions, Drivers, and
Devices. Analog I/O. Digital I/O. Instrument Control in
LabVIEW: VISA, GPIB, and Serial. Wrap It Up!
12. Advanced LabVIEW Functions and Structures.
Local and Global
Variables. Property Nodes. Other LabVIEW Goodies. Calling
Code from Other Languages. Fitting Square Pegs into Round
Holes: Advanced Conversions and Typecasting. Wrap It
Up!
13. Advanced LabVIEW Features.
Options, Options.
Configuring Your VI. The VI Server. Radices and Units.
Automatically Creating a SubVI from a Section of the Block
Diagram. A Few More Utilities in LabVIEW. Wrap It Up!
14. Connectivity in LabVIEW.
LabVIEW, Networking, and
the Internet. An Overview of How the Web Works. Publishing
and Controlling VIs on the Web. Sharing Data over the
Network: DataSocket. Connectivity to Other Programs and
Devices. Enterprise Connectivity—The Big Picture.
Wrap It Up!
15. Advanced File I/O, Printing, and Reports.
Advanced File I/O. Putting
It in Writing: Printing with LabVIEW. Reports from LabVIEW.
Wrap It Up!
16. The Art of LabVIEW Programming.
Why Worry about the
Graphical Interface Appearance. Arranging, Decorating,
Grouping, and Locking. Vive l'Art: Importing Pictures.
Custom Controls and Indicators. Adding Online Help.
Pointers and Recommendations for a “Wow!”
Graphical Interface. How Do You Do That in LabVIEW? Memory,
Performance, and All That. Programming with Style. Wrap It
Up! Concluding Remarks.
Appendix. Resources for LabVIEW.
Glossary.
Index.
L'auteur - Jeffrey Travis
JEFFREY TRAVIS provides expert consulting and creates
books, courses, and products for remote Internet controls
and monitoring, virtual instrumentation, and Web
applications, through his company, Jeffrey Travis Studios.
He has over 12 years of experience with developing software
applications, teaching courses, and providing project
guidance and advice, often involving LabVIEW. He holds a
Masters in Engineering from the University of Texas at
Austin, and is author of Internet Applications in LabVIEW
(Prentice Hall PTR). He resides in Austin, TX, and can be
found on the Web at www.JeffreyTravis.com
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Prentice Hall |
| Auteur(s) | Jeffrey Travis |
| Parution | 05/02/2002 |
| Nb. de pages | 590 |
| Format | 17,7 x 23,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 931g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780130650962 |
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