Index

A

Abort Execution button 113

ActiveX 38, 388, 399–401

ADC 163, 165–6, 169–71, 201

Alarms 355–6

Aliasing 163–5

Analog

input 155–65, 200, 210–2, 219–241

output 165–6, 202, 210, 213–5, 241–3

Analysis xix, 40, 66, 308, 333–9

Applications made with LabVIEW. See
   Finalizing your LabVIEW software

Arithmetic (math) 9–10, 40, 41, 210, 309.
   See also Analysis

Arrays 13, 37, 40, 59–69

ASCII 132–4, 256, 411–2

Averaging 349–51

B

Binary 132–4, 339–45, 409–11

Bits 411, 12, 163, 415, 416. See also
   Boolean data type

Block diagrams 4–7, 425–6

Boolean data type 11, 13, 37, 40

Bundling. See Clusters

Bytes 411–5, 13, 132–4, 138

C

Case Structures 49–55

Channels 156

Charts 80–3, 85–98

Clusters 13, 14, 37, 40, 115–22

Color

in LabVIEW objects 17, 21

wires 14

Color Copying tool 10, 17, 21

Coloring tool 10, 17

Comma-separated value. See CSV

Common-mode voltages 172–3

Communication 40, 168, 309. See also
   Serial signals; Networks

Complex numbers 12

ComponentWorks 393–402

Conditional statements 45–55

Connections 159–161, 178, 196

Connector Pane 4, 99–101

Continuous analog acquisition 236–241

Controls 7. See also Controls palette

Controls palette 17, 36–8

Copying LabVIEW objects 24

Counters 167–8, 204–6, 210, 213, 217–8, 250–3

Crashing. See Help; Debugging

CSV (comma-separated value) 127, 129, 132, 136, 138

Current 152–4, 159, 166–7, 170, 172, 181, 242, 364, 375–6, 389, 391, 418

Cutting LabVIEW objects 24

Cycles 31–32

D

DAC 166

DAQ (data acquisition) xii, xvi, 40, 42–4

DAQ Products, from NI 176–183

Data acquisition. See DAQ

Data packets 8

Data types 11–5, 138

Databases 348–9

Dataflow 7–10, 55, 139–40

DBL 13

Debugging 112–5, 279–283

Decimal 409–11

Device numbers 187–8

Dialog boxes 38, 40, 53, 106–9

Differential mode 159–161

Digital I/O 166–7, 202–4, 210, 213, 215–7, 243–250

Display 352–5. See also Graphs; Charts

Distribution. See Finalizing your
   LabVIEW software

DLL 308, 398, 402, 405

DMA and FIFO 173–6, 191

DOS 383, 388

E

Edit mode 16

Errors 310–7. See also Help; Debugging

Errors 28–29. See also Help

Examples 306–10

Executables. See Finalizing your
   LabVIEW software

EXT 13

F

FieldPoint 390–1

FIFO See DMA and FIFO

Files 3, 40, 122–139, 253–264, 308, 339–349, 413–4

Filtering See Noise

Finalizing your LabVIEW software 403–7

Finding objects in LabVIEW 149–150

Floating signals 157, 159, 161

Floating-point data types 11–3, 414, 416

Flow rate 366–7

Flowmeters See Flow rate

For Loops 69–72

Force 364–6

Front panels 4–7

Function generators 176, 275, 277, 373–4

Functions palette 19, 20, 39–41

G

Gain 162

Global variables 139, 143–145

GPIB xvi, 169, 309, 399, 401

Graphs 80–3, 85–98, 326–333

Grounding 157, 159, 161

H

Hardware, from NI. See DAQ Products,
  from NI

Hardware

from non-NI companies 275, 371–2, 377
homemade 171, 275–7, 373–6
transducers See Transducers

Help xix, xx, 33–6. See also Debugging

Hexadecimal 371, 409–11

Highlight Execution button 47

HPIB. See GPIB

I

116. See Signed integers

132. See Signed integers

18. See Signed integers

Icon/Connector Pane 4, 99–103

IEEE-488. See GPIB

Impedance 159

Indicators 7. See also Functions palette

Industrial automation 182, 359–60, 377, 389–91

Integer data types 11–3, 414–6

Internet xx, 356, 385–8, 399, 400–1, 425

Interrupts 191

Intranets 385, 388

Isolation 172

L

Labeling 18, 33

Labeling tool 10, 33

LabVIEW xi, xii

LabVIEW RT (real-time) 382

LabWindows/CVI 2, 393–8

LAN 385

Large LabVIEW projects 286–294

LLBs (LabVIEW Libraries) 7

Local variables 139–145

Loops 69–80

LVDT. See Position

M

Mass flow controllers. See Flow rate

Mass Flowmeters. See Flow rate

MAX (Measurement & Automation
   Explorer) 42, 187–194, 200

Math. See Arithmetic

Memory (RAM) 413

MFC. See Flow rate

Microcontrollers 277, 376, 383

Microsoft Visual Basic 2, 399–400

Microsoft Visual C++ 2, 400–1

Modes 10. See also Tools

Motion 40, 309

Moving LabVIEW objects 24

Multiple signals 183

Multiplexers 157

N

National Instruments. See NI

Networks 225, 309, 352, 356, 357, 377, 385–91, 400–1

NI xi, xii, xx, 1

Nodes, dataflow 7

Nodes, LabVIEW objects 9

Noise, electrical 169–171

NRSE (non-referenced single-ended). See RSE

O

Ohm’s Law 152–154

Operating tool 10

P

Paging 356

Parallel port 168, 180, 374–5

Pasting LabVIEW objects 24

Pause button 113

PGIA 157, 162

PLC 377

Position 367–8

Positioning tool 10, 18, 22

Power losses 357

Precision, numeric 13, 415–6

Pressure 166, 364–6

Printing 147–149

Property Nodes 145–147

PXI 182

R

RAM. See Memory

Range 162

RDA 386

Real-time issues 379–83

Relays 167, 181, 375

Reports 41

Representation, numeric data types 13

Resistors and Resistance 152–4, 157, 159,
   161–2, 171–2, 275–6, 362–363, 365–6, 389

Resolution 163

RS-232 signals. See Serial Signals

RS-485 signals. See Serial Signals

RSE (referenced single-ended) 159–161, 189–190

RTD 159, 210, 213, 360, 362–4, 391

Run button 5

Run Continuously button 47

Run mode 16

S

Samples 156

Sampling rate. See Scan rate

Scan rate 163

Scans 156

SCXI310, 359–60

Select function 48–9

Selecting LabVIEW objects 22

Sequence Locals 58

Sequence Structures 55–8

Serial signals 168–9, 280, 317–326, 372

SGL 13

Signal conditioning 169–173, 180–1, 213, 219

Signals, physical 151–176, 193

Signed integers 12

Simulation 265–277

Simultaneous sampling 156

Simultaneous sampling 156

Slow programs. See Speed of execution

Sound 40, 309, 368. See also Sound cards

Sound cards 40, 309, 356, 373–4

Speed of execution 351–5

State machines 294–306

Strain Gauges 159, 181, 210, 213, 365–366, 424

String data type 13, 37, 40

Sub VIs 98–106

T

Tab-delimited 127, 129, 136

Terminals, LabVIEW objects 9, 19–20, 26–7

Terminals, physical. See Connections

Thermistors 159, 213, 363–4

Thermocouples 157–9, 181, 210, 213, 360–3, 391

Tools 10

Top Ten DAQ Problems 417–8

Transducers 359–69

Triggering 165

Tunnels 51–2, 70–9

Tutorial 2, 41

U

U16. See Unsigned integers

U32. See Unsigned integers

U8. See Unsigned integers

Undo 17

Unsigned integers 12

V

Visible/invisible front panel objects 145–147

Vision 40

Voltage 152, 151–9, 161–3, 165–7, 169–73,
   189, 200–1, 242–3, 274–6, 359, 389, 426

VXI 182

W

Waveform, data type 16, 40

Waveform, generic data sequence 165

White Loops 72–3

Wires, LabVIEW objects 7–10, 13, 19–20, 26–32, 52

Wiring tool 10, 19–20, 26–32