Hands-On Introduction to LabVIEW for Scientists and Engineers - Softcover

Essick Dr, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190853069 ISBN 13: 9780190853068

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2018

Synopsis

New to this Edition

• New "Use It!" examples at the end of each chapter present ready-to-use solutions for common problems encountered in laboratory work
• Covers the most current National Instruments data acquisition (NI DAQ) devices and the latest LabVIEW version
• Commonly used integrated circuits are highlighted in end-of-chapter problems and "Use It!" examples
• A new chapter introduces all features of NI DAQ devices using the Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)

Departing from the style of typical manuals, Hands-On Introduction to LabVIEW for Scientists and Engineers, Fourth Edition, uses a learn-by-doing approach to guide students through using this powerful laboratory tool. It helps students--who are not assumed to have prior experience--master the computer-based skills they need to carry out effective experiments.

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Table of Contents

Preface 
About the Author 
1. LABVIEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 
1.1 LabVIEW Programming Environment 
1.2 Blank VI 
1.3 Front-Panel Editing 
1.4 Block-Diagram Editing 
1.5 Program Execution 
1.6 Pop-Up Menu and Data-Type Representation 
1.7 Program Storage 
1.8 Quick Drop 

2. THE WHILE LOOP AND WAVEFORM CHART 
2.1 Programming Structures and Graphing Modes 
2.2 While Loop Basics 
2.3 Sine-Wave Plot Using a While Loop and Waveform Chart 
2.4 LabVIEW Help Window 
2.5 Front Panel Editing 
2.6 Waveform Chart Pop-Up Menu 
2.7 Finishing the Program 
2.8 Program Execution 
2.9 Program Improvements
2.10 Data Types and Automatic Creation Feature 

3. THE FOR LOOP AND WAVEFORM GRAPH 
3.1 For Loop Basics 
3.2 Sine-Wave Plot Using a For Loop and Waveform Graph 
3.3 Waveform Graph 
3.4 Owned and Free Labels 
3.5 Creation of Sine Wave Using a For Loop 
3.6 Cloning Block-Diagram Icons 
3.7 Auto-Indexing Feature 
3.8 Running the VI 
3.9 X-Axis Calibration of the Waveform Graph 
3.10 Sine-Wave Plot Using a While Loop and Waveform Graph
3.11 Front-Panel Array Indicator
3.12 Debugging With the Probe Watch Window and Error List 

4. THE MATHSCRIPT NODE AND XY GRAPH 
4.1 MathScript Node Basics 
4.2 Quick MathScript Node Example: Sine-Wave Plot 
4.3 Waveform Simulator Using a MathScript Node and XY Graph 
4.4 Creating an XY Cluster 
4.5 Running the VI 
4.6 LabVIEW MathScript Window 
4.7 Adding Shape Options Using an Enumerated Type Control 
4.8 Finishing the Block Diagram 
4.9 Running the VI 
4.10 Control and Indicator Clusters 
4.11 Creating an Icon Using the Icon Editor 
4.12 Icon Design 
4.13 Connector Assignment 

5. INTRODUCTION TO DATA ACQUISITION DEVICES USING MAX 
5.1 Data Acquisition Hardware 
5.2 Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) 
5.3 Analog Input Modes 
5.4 Range and Resolution 
5.5 Sampling Frequency and the Aliasing Effect 
5.6 Analog Input Operation Using MAX 
5.7 Analog Output 
5.8 Analog Output Operation Using MAX 
5.9 Digital Input/Output 
5.10 Digital Input/Output Operation Using Max 

6. DATA ACUISITION USING DAQ ASSISTANT
6.1 Data Acquisition VIs 
6.2 Simple Analog Input Operation on a DC Voltage 
6.3 Digital Oscilloscope 
6.4 DC Voltage Storage 
6.5 Hardware-Timed Waveform Generator 
6.6 Placing a Custom-Made VI on a Block Diagram 
6.7 Completing and Executing Waveform Generator (Express) 

7. DATA FILES AND CHARACTER STRINGS
7.1 ASCII Text and Binary Data Files 
7.2 Storing Data in Spreadsheet-Formatted File
7.3 Storing a One-Dimensional Data Array
7.4 Transpose Option 
7.5 Storing a Two-Dimensional Data Array
7.6 Controlling the Format of Stored Data
7.7 The Path Constant and Platform Portability 
7.8 Fundamental File I/O VIs 
7.9 Adding Text Labels to a Spreadsheet File 
7.10 Backslash Codes 

8. SHIFT REGISTERS 
8.1 Shift Register Basics 
8.2 Quick Shift Register Example: Integer Sum 
8.3 Noise and Signal Averaging 
8.4 Noisy Sine VI 
8.5 Moving Average of Four Traces 
8.6 Modularity and Automatic SubVI Creation 
8.7 Moving Average of Arbitrary Number of Traces 

9. THE CASE STRUCTURE 
9.1 Case Structure Basics 
9.2 Quick Case Structure Example: Runtime Options Using Property Nodes 
9.3 State Machine Architecture: Guessing Game 
9.4 State Machine Architecture: Express VI-Based Digital Oscilloscope  

10. DATA DEPENDENCY AND THE SEQUENCE STRUCTURE 
10.1 Data Dependency and Sequence Structure Basics 
10.2 Event Timer Using a Sequence Structure 
10.3 Event Timer Using Data Dependency 
10.4 Highlight Execution 

11. ANALYSIS VIs: CURVE FITTING 
11.1 Thermistor Resistance-Temperature Data File 
11.2 Temperature Measurement Using Thermistors 
11.3 The Linear Least-Squares Method 
11.4 Inputting Data to a VI Using a Front-Panel Array Control 
11.5 Inputting Data to a VI by Reading from a Disk File 
11.6 Slicing Up a Multi-Dimensional Array 
11.7 Running the VI 
11.8 Curve Fitting Using the Linear Least-Squares Method 
11.9 Residual Plot 
11.10 Curve Fitting Using the Nonlinear Least-Squares Method 

12. ANALYSIS VIs: FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM 
12.1 Quick Fast Fourier Transform Example 
12.2 The Fourier Transform 
12.3 Discrete Sampling and the Nyquist Frequency 
12.4 The Discrete Fourier Transform 
12.5 The Fast Fourier Transform 
12.6 Frequency Calculator VI 
12.7 FFT of Sinusoids 
12.8 Applying the FFT to Various Sinusoidal Inputs 
12.9 Magnitude of Complex-Amplitude 
12.10 Observing Leakage 
12.11 Windowing 
12.12 Estimating Frequency and Amplitude 
12.13 Aliasing 

13. DATA ACQUISITION AND GENERATION USING DAQMX VIs
13.1 DAQmx VI Basics 
13.2 Simple Analog Input Operation on a DC Voltage 
13.3 Digital Oscilloscope 
13.4 Express VI Automatic Code Generation 
13.5 Limitations of Express VIs 
13.6 Improving Digital Oscilloscope Using State Machine Architecture 
13.7 Analog Output Operations 
13.8 Waveform Generator 

14. CONTROL OF STAND-ALONE INSTRUMENTS 
14.1 Instrument Control using VISA VIs 
14.2 The VISA Session 
14.3 The IEEE 488.2 Standard 
14.4 Common Commands 
14.5 Status Reporting 
14.6 Device-Specific Commands 
14.7 Specific Hardware Used In This Chapter 
14.8 Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) 
14.9 Simple VISA-Based Query Operation 
14.10 Message Termination 
14.11 Getting and Setting Communication Properties Using a Property Node 
14.12 Performing a Measurement over the Interface Bus 
14.13 Synchronization Methods 
14.14 Measurement VI Based on the Serial Poll Method 
14.15 Measurement VI Based on the Service Request Method 
14.16 Creating an Instrument Driver 
14.17 Using the Instrument Driver to Write an Application Program 

APPENDIX A. FORMULA NODE PROGRAMMING FOR CHAPTER 4 
A.1 Formula Node Basics 
A.2 Quick Formula Node Example: Sine-Wave Plot (Section 4.2)
A.3 Formula Node-Based Waveform Simulator (Sections 4.3-4.4) 
A.4 Formula Node-Based Waveform Simulator (Section 4.8) 
A.5 Formula Node-Based Waveform Simulator (Section 4.10) 

APPENDIX B. MATHEMATICS OF LEAKAGE AND WINDOWING
B.1 Analytic Description of Leakage 
B.2 Description of Leakage Using the Convolution Theorem 

APPENDIX C. PID TEMPERATURE CONTROL PROJECT 
C.1 Project Description 
C.2 Voltage-Controlled Bidirectional Current Driver for Thermoelectric Device 
C.3 PID Temperature Control Algorithm 
C.4 PID Temperature Control System 
C.5 Construction of Temperature Control System 

Index

About the Author

John Essick is Professor of Physics at Reed College. His research interests focus on the optoelectronic properties of semiconductors. Since 1993, Dr. Essick has taught computer-based experimentation using LabVIEW as part of Reed's junior-level Advanced Laboratory and has used LabVIEW to carry out a variety of research projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0190853069
• ISBN 13: 9780190853068
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 720