
Explore booleans in LabVIEW 101, including true/false data types, front panel shapes and colors, converting booleans to numbers, and customizing radio buttons and mechanical actions.
Explore LabVIEW strings, learning length, concatenation, substring, trim whitespace, search and replace, case changes, and formatting strings with format into string, type casting, and serial communication.
Explore arrays in LabVIEW, from 1D to 3D, including indexing, size, initialization, insertion, deletion, and subset operations, plus sorting, rotating, and basic analytics like mean and median.
Master flat sequence in LabVIEW by arranging frames, adding delays, and using booleans and property nodes to implement a traffic light and continuous loops.
Master LabVIEW loops and shift registers, focusing on for loops, indexing, and tunnel mode. Learn conditional loops, array handling, timing with wait, and iteration control for efficient LabVIEW practice.
Explore subVIs in LabVIEW, turning complex code into modular blocks, with a circle area and circumference calculator, inputs, outputs, error handling, and cluster-based data flow.
Master time-saving shortcuts and productivity plugins in LabVIEW. Speed up workflows, open and manage VIs, and edit diagrams.
Learn to organize a LabVIEW project with folders and auto populating versus snapshot folders, use shared variables and libraries to share data across VIs, and prepare builds.
Introduction to Graphical Programming
LabVIEW 101 is an introductory course designed to provide students with a comprehensive foundation in graphical programming using National Instruments' LabVIEW environment. Widely used in engineering, research, and industrial automation, LabVIEW offers a visual approach to programming that is both intuitive and powerful, especially for data acquisition, signal processing, and control applications.
Throughout the course, students will become familiar with the LabVIEW development environment, including the Front Panel, Block Diagram, and various built-in tools and palettes. They will learn to create and manipulate Virtual Instruments (VIs), using controls and indicators to interact with users and visualize data. Core programming structures such as loops, case structures, and sequences will be introduced, along with LabVIEW-specific concepts like data flow execution and debugging techniques.
A key focus of the course is on clean, modular code design. Students will learn how to build reusable subVIs and apply basic software design architectures such as state machines and event-driven programming. These practices not only improve scalability and readability but also reflect real-world development standards.
By the end of the course, students will be equipped to design, implement, and troubleshoot functional LabVIEW applications, laying the groundwork for more advanced system development in engineering and scientific domains.
Whether you're new to programming or looking to expand your engineering toolkit, LabVIEW 101 offers a practical foundation for success.