LabVIEW Tutorial: A Graphical Programming Language for Virtual Instruments

Author: Liu Junhua et al.
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book provides a detailed, comprehensive, and systematic introduction to the currently popular virtual instrument programming language—LabVIEW. LabVIEW is a virtual instrument software development tool based on G language, introduced by the U.S. National Instruments (NI) Company. It offers a convenient and effortless graphical design environment for designers who are unfamiliar with text-based programming to establish computer instrument systems—virtual instruments—in the field of measurement and control. The book is rich in content, concise in explanation, and closely related to practical measurement applications. It provides numerous design examples and experiments, facilitating self-study. It is suitable not only for beginners but also for those who have entered the field and wish to further improve their skills.
This book provides a detailed, comprehensive, and systematic introduction to the currently popular virtual instrument programming language—LabVIEW. LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instruments Engineering Workbench) is a virtual instrument software development tool based on G language (Graphics Language, a graphical programming language), introduced by the U.S. National Instruments (NI) Company. It offers a convenient and effortless graphical design environment for designers who are unfamiliar with text-based programming to establish computer instrument systems—virtual instruments—in the field of measurement and control. The book is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of LabVIEW; Chapter 2 introduces the three templates of LabVIEW, the tools, controls, and icons on which they are provided serve as the foundation for designing virtual instruments; Chapter 3 explains the working principles and usage methods of commonly used icons for implementing instrument testing functions; Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the software driver methods for signal acquisition I/O interface devices (DAQ data acquisition cards, PXI bus modular instruments, GPIB bus instruments, VXI bus instrument modules, standard serial instruments, etc.) as well as VISA technology; Chapter 6 covers the interface methods between LabVIEW and C language; Chapter 7 introduces the network communication templates provided by LabVIEW; Chapters 8 and 9 present virtual instrument design examples and practice experiments at different levels. The book is rich in content, concise in explanation, and closely related to practical measurement applications. It provides numerous design examples and experiments, facilitating self-study. It is suitable not only for beginners but also for those who have entered the field and wish to further improve their skills.
This book can be used as a textbook for colleges and universities, as well as a self-study reference for engineering technicians and scientific workers learning to design virtual instrument systems.