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Experiment #3
LabVIEW Exercise

Objectives
• Show the components of LabVIEW
• Introduce LabVIEW programming tools
• Creating a LabVIEW application

Data Acquisition
• Data acquisition (DAQ) basics
• Connecting Signals
• Simple DAQ application
Computer
DAQ Device
Terminal Block
Cable
Sensors

Hardware Connections
BNC-2120
SC-2075
SCB-68

LabVIEW Programs Are Called Virtual
Instruments (VIs)
Front Panel
• Controls = Inputs
• Indicators = Outputs
Block Diagram
• Accompanying “program”
for front panel
• Components “wired”
together

Boolean
Control
Double
Indicator
Panel Toolbar
VI Front Panel
Waveform Graph

Numeric Constant
Thermometer
Terminal
Call to
subVI
While Loop
Knob
Terminal
Stop Button
Terminal
Stop Loop
Terminal
Temperature
Graph
VI Block Diagram

Controls and Functions Palettes
Controls
Palette
(Front Panel Window)
Functions Palette
(Block Diagram Window)

• Floating Palette
• Used to operate and modify
front panel and block diagram
objects.