1. LABVIEW BASICS MINI-COURSE
Ing. Luca Baglivo, Ing. Alberto Fornaser
Department of Structural Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento

2. Labview Basics Graphic programming language (GPL) like Simulink
Simple calculations friendly, complex calculations very unfriendly (must use math scripts)
Complex GUIs and logic are prototyped in a flash
Most powerful things:
Instrument management
Huge ready-to-use libraries
Fast prototyping, expecially for Real Time multithreading and multicore

3. Labview Basics Front panel and Block diagram
Input output: controls and indicators
Setting default values makes your life easier
Array 1-D creation and management
Structures: while , for , case , sequence
Running a VI and debugging
Exercise 1.1
Generate a commanded circular path

4. Labview Basics Shift registers, derivative, integration
Examples :
blinking led
digital filter on a step input
Plotting: graphs and charts
Example :
visualize the commanded path
Exercise 1.2
Generate a sinusoid, visualize its derivative and integral

5. Labview Basics Create subVIs as functions Exercise 1.3 Matrices
Create a subVI for the path planning and give it your own icon. Use it with input parameters.
Matrices
Exercise 1.4
Fit a cloud of noisy points on a line using a pseudoinverse matrix
Local and global variables

6. Labview Basics Examples developed in this course at: