LabVIEW for Engineers, 1st edition
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Table of contents
Sections
1.1 What is LabVIEW
1.2 Assumptions
1.3 Conventions in the Text
1.4 LabVIEW VIs
1.5 Starting LabVIEW
1.6 Creating a VI
1.7 LabVIEW Menus
1.8 Key Terms
1.9 Summary
1.10 Self-Assessment
CHAPTER 2 LABVIEW BASICS
Sections
1.1 Opening a VI
1.2 Basic Math in LabVIEW–Using Functions
1.3 Programming Preview: While Loops
1.4 Dataflow Programming
1.5 Data Types and Conversions
1.6 Documenting VIs
1.7 Printing a VI
1.8 Saving Your Work
1.9 Closing a VI
1.10 Key Terms
1.11 Summary
1.12 Self-Assessment
1.13 Problems
CHAPTER 3 LABVIEW MATH FUNCTIONS
Sections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Basic Math Functions
1.3 Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Trig. Functions
1.4 Exponential and Logarithm Functions
1.5 Boolean and Comparison Functions
1.6 Programming Preview: Debugging
1.7 Key Terms
1.8 Summary
1.9 Self-Assessment
1.10 Problems
CHAPTER 4 MATRIX MATH USING LABVIEW
Sections
1.1 Working with Matrices and Arrays in LabVIEW
1.2 Extracting a Subarray from a Larger Array or Matrix
1.3 Adding Arrays
1.4 Transpose Array
1.5 Multiplying an Array by a Scalar
1.6 Matrix Multiplication
1.7 Element by Element Multiplication
1.8 Condition Number
1.9 Matrix Determinant
1.10 Inverse Matrix
1.11 Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations
1.12 Programming Preview: For Loops
1.13 Key Terms
1.14 Summary
1.15 Self-Assessment
1.16 Problems
CHAPTER 5 DATA ACQUISITION WITH LABVIEW
Sections
1.1 Overview of Data Acquisition
1.2 Sensors, Signals and Signal Conditioning
1.3 Data Acquisition Hardware
1.4 Using LabVIEW to Collect Data
1.5 Key Terms
1.6 Summary
1.7 Self-Assessment
1.8 Problems
CHAPTER 6 GETTING DATA INTO AND OUT OF LABVIEW WITHOUT DATA ACQUISITION
Sections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Writing LabVIEW Data to a Spreadsheet File
1.3 Writing LabVIEW Data to a Measurement File
1.4 Reading a LabVIEW Measurement File
1.5 Reading a Spreadsheet File in LabVIEW
1.6 Using Spreadsheet Data to Initialize a Matrix Control
1.7 Key Terms
1.8 Summary
1.9 Self-Assessment
1.10 Problems
CHAPTER 7 GRAPHING WITH LABVIEW
Sections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Using Waveform Charts
1.3 Using Waveform Graphs
1.4 Modifying Graph Features
1.5 Generating 1D Arrays for Graphing
1.6 Putting LabVIEW Graphs to Work
1.7 Using XY Graphs–2D Plotting
1.8 3D Graphing
1.9 Getting Graphs onto Paper and into Reports
1.10 Key Terms
1.11 Summary
1.12 Self-Assessment
1.13 Problems
CHAPTER 8 DATA ANALYSIS USING LABVIEW VIS
Sections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Basic Statistics
1.3 Interpolation
1.4 Curve Fitting
1.5 Regression
1.6 Key Terms
1.7 Summary
1.8 Self-Assessment
1.9 Problems
CHAPTER 9 PROGRAMMING IN LABVIEW
Sections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 LabVIEW Programming Basics, Expanded
1.3 Structures
1.4 Key Terms
1.5 Summary
1.6 Self-Assessment
1.7 Problems
CHAPTER 10 LOOKING FORWARD: ADVANCED MATH USING LABVIEW VIS
Sections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Working with Polynomials
1.3 Statistics: Hypothesis Testing
1.4 Differentiation
1.5 Integration
1.6 Runge—Kutta Integration
1.7 Exponential Filter
1.8 Spectral Analysis
1.9 Monte Carlo Simulation
1.10 PID Controller