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Virtual Instrumentation: Technical Seminar

This document discusses virtual instrumentation and LabVIEW. It introduces virtual instrumentation as using computer software to control external measurement hardware and display data on computer screens. Some advantages of virtual instruments are lower costs, portability, easy graphical interfaces, and code compilation. The document then covers basic components of virtual instruments like computers, software, interconnect buses, and hardware. It describes LabVIEW as a graphical programming language used for virtual instrumentation and discusses interfaces like the front panel, block diagram, and sub-VIs. Finally, it concludes that virtual instrumentation allows custom system design using an open framework.

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Virtual Instrumentation: Technical Seminar

This document discusses virtual instrumentation and LabVIEW. It introduces virtual instrumentation as using computer software to control external measurement hardware and display data on computer screens. Some advantages of virtual instruments are lower costs, portability, easy graphical interfaces, and code compilation. The document then covers basic components of virtual instruments like computers, software, interconnect buses, and hardware. It describes LabVIEW as a graphical programming language used for virtual instrumentation and discusses interfaces like the front panel, block diagram, and sub-VIs. Finally, it concludes that virtual instrumentation allows custom system design using an open framework.

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TECHNICAL SEMINAR

VIRTUAL
INSTRUMENTATION

Prepared
By :
INTRODUCTION

A virtual instrumentation system is computer


software that a user would employ to develop a
computerized test and measurement system for
controlling from a computer desktop an external
measurement hardware device and for displaying test
or measurement data collected by the external device
on instrument-like panels on a computer screen.
TRADITIONAL Vs VIRTUAL
ADVANTAGES OF VIRTUAL
INSTRUMENTS
 Lower costs of instrumentation
 Portability between various computer platforms
 Easy-to-use graphical user interface
 Graphical representation of program structures
 Code can be compiled to standalone .EXE or .DLL file
 TCP/IP connectivity (Web server integrated into
virtual instrument)
CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF EARLY
COMPUTERISED INSTUMENTATION
THE GENERAL CONCEPTION OF VIRTUAL
INSTRUMENT
FRONT PANEL AND BLOCK DIAGRAM

VIRTUAL LABORATORY
BASIC COMPONENTS OF VI
 Computer and Display
 Software
-Driver level software
- Register Level Software
-High-level tool software
 Interconnect Buses
 Instrument Hardware
INTERCONNECT BUSES

 SERIAL PORT

 GPIB
 PC-BUS
 VXI BUS

A VXI bus system controlled by GPIB


DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
LAB VIEW
 Lab VIEW is a graphical programming
language that uses icons instead of lines of
text.
 Lab VIEW is an integral part of virtual
instrumentation.
 A virtual instrument consists of an industry
standard computer or workstation equipped
with powerful application software, effective
hardware, and driver software.
Interfaces of a VI
 Front pane: Serves as the user interface.
 Block diagram: Contains the graphical source code
that defines the functionality of the VI.
 Icon and connector pane: Identifies the VI so that you
can use the VI in another VI. A VI within another VI
is called a sub VI.
 A sub VI corresponds to a subroutine in text-based
programming languages
User Interface of Tank Simulation
Graphical Code of Tank Simulation
Conclusion
 Virtual instrumentation is fueled by ever-advancing computer
technology and offers you the power to create and define your
own system based on an open framework.
 LabVIEW was designed with scientists and engineers in mind,
providing powerful tools and a familiar development environment
created specifically for the design of virtual instruments.
THANK YOU…

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