Virtual Instruments and LabVIEW 7 Express Programming

Author: Zhou Qiuhan
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The book consists of 13 chapters, divided into 3 parts: Part 1 (Chapter 1) introduces the basic concepts of virtual instruments and the fundamental knowledge of graphical programming languages; Part 2 (Chapters 2 to 7) systematically covers the installation of LabVIEW, programming environment, syntax rules, program structure, and programming techniques; Part 3 (Chapters 8 to 13) focuses on the fundamentals and practical applications of LabVIEW in data acquisition, instrument control (GPIB, VISA, and serial ports, etc.), network communication, and data analysis and processing. The book is well-structured and progressive, using numerous examples to explain concepts and programming challenges, highlighting its systematic and practical nature. It can serve as a textbook or reference book for related majors such as measurement and control technology and instruments in colleges and universities, as well as a reference for laboratory technicians and engineering professionals developing modern testing systems.
This book is based on the new version of LabVIEW7Express, systematically introducing the main ideas of virtual instrument design, the principles of graphical language programming, and new technologies in applications. The book is divided into 3 parts with 13 chapters: Part 1 (Chapter 1) introduces the basic concepts of virtual instruments and the fundamental knowledge of graphical programming languages; Part 2 (Chapters 2 to 7) systematically covers the installation of LabVIEW, programming environment, syntax rules, program structure, and programming techniques; Part 3 (Chapters 8 to 13) focuses on the fundamentals and practical applications of LabVIEW in data acquisition, instrument control (GPIB, VISA, and serial ports, etc.), network communication, and data analysis and processing. The book is well-structured and progressive, using numerous examples to explain concepts and programming challenges, highlighting its systematic and practical nature. It can serve as a textbook or reference book for related majors such as measurement and control technology and instruments in colleges and universities, as well as a reference for laboratory technicians and engineering professionals developing modern testing systems.