Select 'Application Bitness' = 32-bit and you may also want to set 'Driver Software Included' = No You can also use Virtualization Software like VMWare Fusion, Parallels Desktop or VirtualBox. To properly access the hardware drivers, NI recommends using Boot Camp to natively run Microsoft Windows on a machine running Mac OS and using the Windows version of LabVIEW. National Instruments does not recommend using the Mac OS version of LabVIEW to communicate to NI hardware. In general, only the Windows edition is recommended to use at USN, Porsgrunn. If you want to use 'NI-DAQmx Base' instead, you need to program the DAQ functionality on a lower level (which is not part of this training). The NI-DAQmx Driver is supported only on Windows (which we need and use at USN)! A simpler driver called 'NI-DAQmx Base' (you can download from Internet, but the software has not been updated lately) offers a subset of NI-DAQmx functionality on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, but the 'DAQ Assistant' we will use in the training is not included. LabVIEW is supported on Windows and Mac OS/Linux, however many LabVIEW Add-ons are Windows only. Mac OS/Linux? You need a computer with Windows in order to follow this LabVIEW training.

Structured Code (Block Diagram): Make and use SubVIs, Avoid Spaghetti Code, Resizing the Window size, Use Labels, Always use Project Explorer, use State Machine, etc.

Intuitive GUI (Front Panels): Add Units, Use Controls and Indicators from the same Palette, Resizing the Window size, Don’t use “strong” Colors, etc.

The solution to this problem is organizing your code and data in a way that enables modularity, readability, and reuse.

Typically engineers often create simple LabVIEW VIs that eventually grow out of control, because they don't have the proper structure and best practices. I recommend the traditional LabVIEW package, because LabVIEW NGX is still in an early phase with limited features and possibilities. It seems like the plan is to merge the traditional LabVIEW software with the new LabVIEW NGX within some years. LabVIEW NXG contains only a subset of features and hardware support currently in LabVIEW. LabVIEW NXG is a very simplified compared to the professional versjon of LabVIEW, and are for those who has little experience in programming. LabVIEW is the traditional Professional LabVIEW Software, while LabVIEW NXG is a new product from NI.

Want to learn more LabVIEW Programming? - Goto LabVIEW Basics. In these LabVIEW Videos you can get an overview of using LabVIEW in different applications. Since LabVIEW is a full-blood programming language (in a graphical way), you can use LabVIEW for almost everything, personally I use LabVIEW for Datalogging and Monitoring, DAQ, Control Systems, OPC, Database Systems, SCADA Systems, Hardware in the Loop Simulations and Testing, Modbus, etc. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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