In this book, the authors focus on efficient ways to program
instrumentation and automation systems using LabVIEW(TM), a system
design platform and development environment commonly used for data
acquisition, instrument control, and industrial automation on a variety
of operating systems.
Starting with the concepts of data flow and concurrent programming, the
authors go on to address the development of state machines, event
programming and consumer producer systems. Chapters cover the following
topics: Introduction to LabVIEW(TM), debugging tools, structures,
SubVIs, structures - LabVIEW(TM) features, organizing front panel and
block diagram, using software resources, using hardware resources,
implementing test machines with a basic architecture, controlling the
user interface, error handling, responding to the user interactions, the
ATM review project, communication between loops at different rates,
preventing race conditions, advanced use of software resources, and
real-time programming.
This book helps undergraduate and graduate students learn how to
identify the most suitable design patterns depending on the application,
and how to implement them in conjunction with data acquisition and
instrumentation control systems. It is also a helpful resource for
engineers and scientists who want to implement binary files to record
data, control the user interface and implement efficient ways of
programming.