LabVIEW for Everyone (2nd Edition) (National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation) [Paperback]

Jeffrey Travis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 013065096X | ISBN-13: 978-0130650962 | Publication Date: November 16, 2001 | Edition: 2

For professional engineers, scientists, and technicians as well as students who use PCs to measure, analyze, and/or control instrumentation and equipment either in the lab or on a manufacturing floor in such industries as aerospace, petrochemical, biomedical, research, and automotive, to name a few.This book provides a comprehensive introduction to LabVIEW and helps professionals begin programming quickly by demonstrating how to write effective, original LabVIEW programs, known as virtual instruments (VI). Through intuitive, step-by-step examples, LabVIEW for Everyone presents the fundamentals of LabVIEW such as graphs, charts, datatypes as well as advanced topics that include data acquisition, instrument control, programming methodology, and more. By using LabVIEW for Everyone, readers will be able to employ various debugging techniques, manipulate both built-in LabVIEW functions and library VIs, create and save unique VIs, design custom graphical user interfaces (GUIs), use built-in analysis functions to process data, optimize the speed and performance of LabVIEW programs, publish data over the Internet, and much more.

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From the Back Cover

The #1 step-by-step guide to LabVIEW—now completely updated for LabVIEW 6i.

• No experience necessary! Learn LabVIEW through examples and easy-to-adapt sample code
• New! Web connectivity, DataSocket, VI Server, 3D graphs, waveform datatypes, VISA, Measurement and Automation Explorer, and more
• CD-ROM: All sample code, plus complete evaluation version of LabVIEW 6i!

LabVIEW is the #1 graphical programming language for engineers and scientists worldwide. Now the best-selling, most authoritative introduction to LabVIEW has been fully revised to make LabVIEW programming easier than ever—and to reflect the latest enhancements in National Instruments' LabVIEW 6i. Designed for non-experts, LabVIEW for Everyone, Second Edition teaches LabVIEW through intuitive, friendly, step-by-step examples—giving you code that's easy to reuse in your own projects!

• Not just what to do: why to do it!
• The LabVIEW programming environment: building your own virtual workbench
• Key fundamentals: virtual instruments, graphs, charts, datatypes, file I/O, and more
• Expert techniques and tips for data acquisition and instrument control
• Extensive new coverage: Web connectivity, DataSocket, VI Server, 3-D graphs, waveform datatypes, VISA, Measurement and Automation Explorer, and more
• The "art" of successful LabVIEW programming: style, user interfaces, online help, and more
• Managing your LabVIEW programming projects

Whatever your application, whatever your role, whether you've used LabVIEW or not, LabVIEW for Everyone, Second Edition is the fastest, easiest way to get the results you're after!

About the CD-ROM

The accompanying CD-ROM contains an extensive library of sample code, plus a complete time-limited evaluation version of LabVIEW 6i.

About the Author

JEFFREY TRAVIS provides expert consulting and creates books, courses, and products for remote Internet controls and monitoring, virtual instrumentation, and Web applications, through his company, Jeffrey Travis Studios. He has over 12 years of experience with developing software applications, teaching courses, and providing project guidance and advice, often involving LabVIEW. He holds a Masters in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and is author of Internet Applications in LabVIEW (Prentice Hall PTR). He resides in Austin, TX, and can be found on the Web at www.JeffreyTravis.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 589 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (November 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013065096X
• ISBN-13: 978-0130650962
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Science & Math > Experiments, Instruments & Measurement > Scientific Instruments

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readable, Practical, and even Fun, January 15, 2002

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Travis S. Hines (Ambridge, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LabVIEW for Everyone (2nd Edition) (National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation) (Paperback)

J. Travis' new edition of LabVIEW for Everyone is excellent both as a "how to" and as a resource. Even if a user doesn't have time to read the whole book, just reading the beginning and end of the chapters provides immediately applicable ideas for working with the latest release of LabVIEW.

Travis' style is simple and straightforward. His examples are practical, and his exercises particularly beneficial to novice users. His occasional spouts of humor keep the reading from being dry.

I highly recommend this book for anyone involved in programming with LabVIEW.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult examples, January 12, 2005

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Jakob Odell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LabVIEW for Everyone (2nd Edition) (National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation) (Paperback)

This book is alright, but maybe you should wait for the third addition before buying it. The downloadable Tutorial runs Labview 7 while the book uses Labview 6. This has caused a LOT of headaches while trying examples, because not only do the pictures not match, but accessablity to files is different, and even the functionality of the programming is different. I spent a half hour wondering why my activity in 6.5 didn't work only to realize what he called a "Formula Node" is the book is an "Expression Node" in Labview 7. The Labview 7 "Formula" module will not compile in this 6.5 scenario. Frustrating.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book for Beginners to Moderate Skill, December 18, 2005

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J. E. Robinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LabVIEW for Everyone (2nd Edition) (National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation) (Paperback)

I have used Labview programming for 4-5 years in my work and I am self taught using books similar to this - plus I bought this book.

Labview is not simple. It appears simple but in fact it used to be shipped from NI with four or five thick manuals. Furthermore skipping some information can be fatal and one can waste days - I know I have done that especially setting up interface analog boards and similar. In recent years the base program has come with less and less written documentation as the newer versions have evolved.

Since the base Labview package is about $900. this is a good place to start since it has a demo CD that you can use for a month. It is very clear and well written but probably a bit short. It is user friendly so you can keep it within reach and look at it from time to time.

It is a nice book and not too expensive