LabVIEW – An Engineering Programming Software
This engineering programming software is developed by National Instruments; and has a development history of more than 20 years and counting. For more information about the history of LabVIEW, please click this link.
To sum it up in one paragraph, LabVIEW provides a graphical programming environment with loads of software programming features that are similar to universal programming languages; but the key difference is that LabVIEW allows you to do your programming graphically rather than text-based. Which means that various functions that are required to form a program structure or sequence is represented in graphical form instead of pages of text; this will allow users to visually see the execution flow of the program in real-time.
There are other graphical programming software out there that are similar to LabVIEW; but so far, I find that LabVIEW provides one of the most comprehensive integration with hardware as well as other software; allowing data to be shared and computed.
The following videos and tutorials will give you a basic guide to familiarize yourself with LabVIEW and learn to pick it up as you progress. You can download a evaluation of LabVIEW from National Instruments website.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Topic 1 - Engineering Programming
Introduction
Software has become an unavoidable part of engineering in one form or another. There are tons of industry specific software for various research and development applications. There are also an increasing number of universal programming languages for various users having different preferences.
However, let’s face it. Learning software programming is not an easy task, especially when it is not engineering domain that we have studied for. The biggest problem I faced during my life studying to be an engineer and working as an engineer was having to develop programs for electronic circuits or software interfaces for hardware applications. Through my experience working as an engineer, I have met with numerous engineers and researchers from various fields, such as Mechanical, Electronics, Aerospace, Chemical etc that faced the same problems while trying to implement an engineering solution that requires software programming to link various components of the engineering solution together.
Most universal programming languages are the most fundamental of programming that allow users to create all sorts solutions; but the main problem with them is that they are not easy to pick up and go. Especially the user is trying to link various hardware components together, the programming complexity increases exponentially.
Hence, in this topic of engineering programming, I am going to share with you one of most prominent and versatile engineering programming software that I have used in the course as an engineer. This engineering programming software is developed by National Instruments and it is called LabVIEW.
Software has become an unavoidable part of engineering in one form or another. There are tons of industry specific software for various research and development applications. There are also an increasing number of universal programming languages for various users having different preferences.
However, let’s face it. Learning software programming is not an easy task, especially when it is not engineering domain that we have studied for. The biggest problem I faced during my life studying to be an engineer and working as an engineer was having to develop programs for electronic circuits or software interfaces for hardware applications. Through my experience working as an engineer, I have met with numerous engineers and researchers from various fields, such as Mechanical, Electronics, Aerospace, Chemical etc that faced the same problems while trying to implement an engineering solution that requires software programming to link various components of the engineering solution together.
Most universal programming languages are the most fundamental of programming that allow users to create all sorts solutions; but the main problem with them is that they are not easy to pick up and go. Especially the user is trying to link various hardware components together, the programming complexity increases exponentially.
Hence, in this topic of engineering programming, I am going to share with you one of most prominent and versatile engineering programming software that I have used in the course as an engineer. This engineering programming software is developed by National Instruments and it is called LabVIEW.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A Big Welcome to Engineering Made Easy and Fun
Introduction
A big welcome to my blog on ‘Engineering Made Easy and Fun’. This page is dedicated to engineers, engineers-to-be; and even engineering enthusiasts and hobbyists. In the following months, this page will be updated with videos and tutorials on technologies, engineering skills, tips and tricks, as well as various tools that make engineering (no matter which field you are in) easier and hopefully fun at the same time.
To most, engineering or studying to be an engineer seems to be a difficult and challenging task. Being an Electrical and Electronics engineer by training, I can attest to that. But after graduating and working in the industry for some time, I realized that engineering is fun and exciting; and the challenging bits are the pure sciences and mathematics. There is no doubt that science and math are very important to engineering; but engineering is equally as important to make it possible for new discoveries.
In this blog, the focus will be primarily on engineering. To make use of new technologies, new fabrication methodologies, new scientific discoveries, new mathematical theories and more applying them to engineering and making it work for us in whatever we do or build.
"Engineering == Creative Thinking"
Hope you will enjoy your stay and find the information useful and enriching.
Feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions or feedback.
A big welcome to my blog on ‘Engineering Made Easy and Fun’. This page is dedicated to engineers, engineers-to-be; and even engineering enthusiasts and hobbyists. In the following months, this page will be updated with videos and tutorials on technologies, engineering skills, tips and tricks, as well as various tools that make engineering (no matter which field you are in) easier and hopefully fun at the same time.
To most, engineering or studying to be an engineer seems to be a difficult and challenging task. Being an Electrical and Electronics engineer by training, I can attest to that. But after graduating and working in the industry for some time, I realized that engineering is fun and exciting; and the challenging bits are the pure sciences and mathematics. There is no doubt that science and math are very important to engineering; but engineering is equally as important to make it possible for new discoveries.
In this blog, the focus will be primarily on engineering. To make use of new technologies, new fabrication methodologies, new scientific discoveries, new mathematical theories and more applying them to engineering and making it work for us in whatever we do or build.
"Engineering == Creative Thinking"
Hope you will enjoy your stay and find the information useful and enriching.
Feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions or feedback.
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