LabVIEW GUI: Essential Techniques - Softcover

Ritter, David J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071364935 ISBN 13: 9780071364935

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001

Synopsis

"Dave Ritter is unique in the breadth of his abilities and the depth of his understanding of LabVIEW - and how to teach it..." - Gary Johnson, author Lab/VIEW Graphical Programming *Describes how to implement modern GUI (GraphicUser Interface) methodologies within the LabVIEW application *Provides interface design strategies and basic graphic design principles *Includes over 100 step-by-step LabVIEW GUI Code examples *CD-ROM includes every VI (virtual instrument) mentioned in the book, Quicktime videos demonstrating key aspects of the hands-on section, and a trial version of LabVIEW 5.0

About this title

From the Back Cover

CD-ROM CONTAINS OVER 100 VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUCH MORE!

Your virtual blueprint for implementing the latestGUI applications for LabVIEW !

The vast army of engineers, scientists, technicians and other LabVIEW users who've been struggling with GUI design can now breathe easier! They now have hands-on industry expert David J. Ritter on their side to teach them with a clarity of style and surety of knowledge no other author can match.

LabVIEW GUI: Essential Techniques details exactly how to harness LabVIEW's powerful graphical programming language to create specialized virtual software instruments and save thousands of dollars on hardware by doing so.

As with any programming language, designing an effective user interface is the key to success with LabVIEW. Fully realizing this, author David J. Ritter utilizes a down-to-earth, thoroughly readable style and focuses on imparting effective interface design strategies, clearly showing how to implement modern GUI methodologies within the LabVIEW application development process.

Ritter combines step-by-step code examples with clear, readable explanations to clarify the psychological, architectural, and aesthetic aspects of developing clean, reusable GUIs. The resource-packed CD-ROM contains:

* More than 100 virtual instruments
* Quicktime videos demonstrating key hands-on techniques
* A trial version of Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for exploring custom graphic development and integration and, to ensure complete coverage of every important issue, the author also includes a basic yet essential crash course in layout and design.

LabVIEW GUI: Essential Techniques provides the material, insight, and confidence you need to design coherent, modular GUIs faster and easier than you ever thought possible.

Here's everything you need to get off the GUI sidelines!

About the Author

DAVID J. RITTER is a LabVIEW Programmer/Consultant with BetterVIEW consulting. He is a member of the National Instruments Alliance Program. Mr. Ritter has written for LabVIEW Technical Resource and is an HMI/Graphical Interface Designer.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071364935
• ISBN 13: 9780071364935
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400