LabVIEW Lecture 2

Programming with LabVIEW (contd.)

First LabVIEW Program
Take a number from the user
Multiply it by 2
Add 246
Divide it by 2
Subtract the original number
Display the result (is it 123?)
First LabVIEW Program
First LabVIEW Program
Types in LabVIEW
LabVIEW supports four basic types:
Integers: Whole numbers
Floats: Numbers with decimal points
Strings: Texts
Complex Numbers
Booleans: True or false
Types in LabVIEW
Each type is associated with a different color
Representation
There are eight types of Integers
Four types of Float
Three types of Complex
Floats
Complex Numbers
Integers
Representation
Floats and Complex Numbers are defined by
their precision.
Integers are defined by number of digits.
Floats
Complex Numbers
Integers
You will use
I32 (Long
Integer) in
some
problems.
Manipulation
You can find all manipulation functions in
related palettes
Loops, Cases, Sequences
There are several useful structures to control
the program flow
Loops, Cases, Sequences
There are several useful structures to control
the program flow
You might be familiar with For and
While loop
Loops, Cases, Sequences
There are several useful structures to control
the program flow
Instead of IF structure, there is Case
structure.
Loops, Cases, Sequences
There are several useful structures to control
the program flow
One thing unique to LabVIEW is Flat
Squence
For Loop
You feed an integer to N
While Loop
You need to feed the loop condition as
boolean.
Case Structure
Feed a condition that results in True or False.
Program two cases.
Flat Sequence
If you want to order the execution you can use
flat sequence.
Shift Register
You may need to carry result of one iteration
to the next. Use shift register.
Shift Register
Shift Register
You can also use shift register with while loop.
Arrays
In LabVIEW, arrays are all containers.
Put an array container first.
Array
Drop any kind of constant to make an array of
that tipe
Empty Array Container An Array of Strings
Array
You can do the same thing in the front panel.
Find the Array container in Modern Palette
It becomes indicator or control depending on
what you dropped
You should invest some time to get used to
the LabVIEW structures.
Design you program in some language you
know, and port that code to LabVIEW.
END OF LECTURE 2