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Chap 1

LabVIEW is a graphically-based dataflow programming language developed by National Instruments, used for creating Virtual Instruments (VIs). The document outlines the history of LabVIEW, its various packages, and the components of its environment, including the Front Panel and Block Diagram. It also provides a comparison of LabVIEW versions and details about the menus available within the software.

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Chap 1

LabVIEW is a graphically-based dataflow programming language developed by National Instruments, used for creating Virtual Instruments (VIs). The document outlines the history of LabVIEW, its various packages, and the components of its environment, including the Front Panel and Block Diagram. It also provides a comparison of LabVIEW versions and details about the menus available within the software.

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Programming with LabVIEW

Introduction to LabVIEW

►What is LabVIEW

►LabVIEW packages

►LabVIEW environment

►LabVIEW components and tools

►LabVIEW Menus
►What is LabVIEW

➢LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering


Workbench)

➢It is a graphically-based programming language (G Language)


developed by National Instruments.

➢It is a dataflow programming language

➢LabVIEW programming element is called VI (Virtual Instrument )

➢A VI is simply like Function or subroutine in C/C++/Java/Pascal…


LabVIEW History

1986 - LabVIEW 1 introduced on the Mac


1990 - LabVIEW 2 is now a compiler
1994 - LabVIEW 3 has add-on toolkits
1996 - LabVIEW 4 has customizable interface
1998 - LabVIEW 5 connectivity, multithreading
2000 - LabVIEW 6i, internet
2003- LabVIEW 7.x ,Express, PFA,FPGA, Embedded
2005- LabVIEW 8.x, Object Oriented Programming
2009- LabVIEW 2009 (32 and 64-bit)
2010- LabVIEW 2010 (32 and 64-bit)
2010- LabVIEW 2011 (32 and 64-bit)
Comparison between LabVIEW Versions

http://www.ni.com/labview/whatsnew/features/
►LabVIEW packages

Base Package:

Limited signal processing, analysis, and math functionality

Full Package

Extensive signal processing, analysis, and math functionality

Professional Package

❖ Extensive signal processing, analysis, and math functionality(creating standalone app)

❖Source code control integration and code complexity metrics

Student Edition Package

all the features of the LabVIEW Full Development System, with the addition of a
watermark.
►LabVIEW environment
Running LabVIEW:
Front Panel=GUI

Front Panel is used to design the user interface


Block Diagram= Program code
❖Controls Palette

❖Functions Palette

❖Tools Palette
Controls Palette

Controls Palette : it includes the components for user interface design


Example of Controls Palette
Functions Palette

Functions Palette : it includes the program elements


Example of Functions Palette
❖Tools Palette
►LabVIEW Menus

Running

Alignment

Reordering

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