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EEE4120

automation control

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1 Human-machine interface
• LabVIEW Basics
• LabVIEW Virtual Instruments
• Front Panel and Block Diagram
• Toolbar and Menus
• LabVIEW Palettes
• Exercise
• LabVIEW Help and Manuals

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LabVIEW Basics

• LabVIEW is a graphical programming


• It can easily communicate with hardware such as
RS232, USB, and GPIB
• It is ready to connect to Internet as remote control
and monitoring

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LabVIEW Virtual Instruments
• LabVIEW programs are called VI
• Front panel - human machine interface
- control (i/p) and indicator (o/p)
• Block diagram - source code of VI
- terminals, nodes, and connector wires
• Icon - use in subVI of another program

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Front Panel and Block Diagram

Front Panel
Controls = Inputs
Indicators = Outputs

Block Diagram
Accompanying “program”
for front panel
Components “wired”
together

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Front panel and block diagram toolbar

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Front panel and block diagram toolbar

Run Button

Continuous Run Button Additional Buttons on the


Diagram Toolbar
Abort Execution

Pause/Continue Button Execution Highlighting


Button
Text Settings
Step Into Button
Align Objects
Step Over Button
Distribute Objects
Step Out Button
Reorder

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Front panel and block diagram menu

7
Accessing Shortcut Menus
Right-click on the label
for its shortcut menu Right-click on the digital
display for its shortcut
menu

8
LabVIEW Palettes

• Tools Palette
• Controls Palette
• Functions Palette

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Tools Palette
• Floating Palette
• Used to operate and modify front panel and block diagram objects.
• Select “View” and then “Tools Palette” for displaying the Tools
Palette”
• Press Shift Key and Right Click to display the Temporary Tools
Palette

Operating Tool Scrolling Tool

Positioning/Resizing Tool Breakpoint Tool

Labeling Tool Probe Tool

Wiring Tool Color Copy Tool

Shortcut Menu Tool Coloring Tool

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Controls and Functions Palettes
Controls Palette Functions Palette
(Panel Window) (Diagram Window)

Graphical, floating
palettes

Used to place
controls &
indicators on the
front panel, or to
build the block
diagram

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LabVIEW Help and Manuals
• Context Help (Help  Show Context Help)

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LabVIEW Help and Manuals
• Simple and detailed Context Help

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LabVIEW Help and Manuals
• Content and Index Help (Help  Search Example)

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