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Contents
Student Guide
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About This Manual ...............................................................................................vii
What You Need to Get Started .............................................................................ix
Installing the Course Software..............................................................................x
Course Goals and Non-Goals ...............................................................................xi
Course Conventions ..............................................................................................xii
Lesson 1
Planning LabVIEW Applications
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Planning and Design Process ................................................................................1-2
Implementation Process ........................................................................................1-3
LabVIEW Programming Architectures ................................................................1-4
Creating a Simple User Menu...............................................................................1-10
LabVIEW Template VIs .......................................................................................1-22
Lesson 2
VI Design Techniques
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User Interface Design ...........................................................................................2-2
Block Diagram Layout..........................................................................................2-10
LabVIEW Wiring Techniques ..............................................................................2-11
Commenting in Block Diagrams ..........................................................................2-14
Block Diagram Checklist......................................................................................2-15
Error Handling ......................................................................................................2-16
Hierarchical File Organization..............................................................................2-26
Sequence Structures ..............................................................................................2-27
LabVIEW Run-Time Menus (Optional)...............................................................2-33
Lesson 3
Object Properties
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Property Nodes .....................................................................................................3-2
Graph and Chart Properties...................................................................................3-14
Control References ...............................................................................................3-28
LabVIEW Type Definitions..................................................................................3-34
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LabVIEW Development Course Manual