LabVIEW Graphical Programming : Practical Applications in Instrumentation and Control [Paperback]

Gary W. Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Mcgraw-Hill Visual Technology Series | Publication Date: June 25, 1997

-- An easy-to-use primer for anyone interested in the powerful and practical LabView programming language
-- Comes with a CD-ROM, which demonstrates the kinds of virtual instruments and software that users of LabVIEW will be capable of building (Mac and IBM compatible)
-- Completely updated for LabView 6.0

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Review

"Best "Practical application of Labview book" "I am a user of both Gary's book and the other person's book and I find myself reaching for Gary's book far more often than the other one. He covers some very advanced topics that are practical to many of us. His writing style allows for easy reading. The CD that is included has so many VI's that you will not know where to start" Reader Review, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

This is the only in-depth, engineering-level guide to the popular graphical programming language for virtual instrumentation. LabVIEW is ideal for developing software-based versions of real-world instruments, increasing the versatility of available hardware and saving thousands of dollars in equipment costs. Control panels mimic real panels, right down to on-screen lights and switches. Best of all, LabVIEW is easily understood by scientists and engineers-and can thus be used to achieve productive results more quickly. With LabVIEW, programming is done via block diagrams that consist of icons and wires that can be directly compiled into executable code. Full of practical tips and techniques, the completely revised text provides complete coverage of LabVIEW, including instrument drivers, using the DAQ Library, designing a DAQ system, data visualization, image processing, and automated test applications. New material covers networking and sound/video programming issues, along with other features of the latest LabVIEW releases. A companion CD-ROM provides an extensive library of ready-to-use LabVIEW virtual instruments. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gary W. Johnson is a longtime LabVIEW user. He is currently an Instrumentation Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 665 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx); 2nd edition (June 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007032915X
• ISBN-13: 978-0070329157
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,151,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs more basic information on LABVIEW, and less chat., November 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: LabVIEW Graphical Programming : Practical Applications in Instrumentation and Control (Paperback)

I recently needed to get into Labview and so bought this book; and was disappointed. I would not describe the book as practical - a practical book is succinct, and provides the essential information the reader needs to understand the subject. The book is too chatty and long-winded; the author keeps 'beating around the bush' rather than clearly presenting the basics of Labview. When will authors realise that practical books on software packages need to contain NUMEROUS SIMPLE EXAMPLES, with each element of the program fully explained in the text? By proving this, the author helps the reader to understand how the software functions, and enables them to build up their own applications in a modular fashion. Unfortunately, rather than providing this, 'Labview Graphical Programming' frustrates the reader by forcing them to wade through hundred of pages on topics such as the development history and the intricacies of the functionality of Labview. It might be of use to a person who is already familiar with Labview and is currently using it.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not much different than the previous version, August 8, 2001

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Sam Michael (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LabVIEW Graphical Programming (Paperback)

I gave this book 3 stars because it's still a useful resource for those who are interested in LabVIEW. However, I wouldn't recommend buying it if you have the previous version and don't wish to pursue the creation a real time LabVIEW application on an embedded Linux platform. There really is little, if any, mention of some of the new, interesting features of LabVIEW 6 which to me was a major let down, such as control references and the like. The examples included with the book on the CD Rom aren't incredibly useful or new for that matter, but could be of some benefit to a new user. Overall, if you're new to LabVIEW and have never seen the previous version of this book I'd recommend it, but if you have the older version I wouldn't be too inclined to recommend it for anything rather than the detailed information in the latter chapters regarding LabVIEW RT and Linux.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Good, September 15, 2004

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Robert E. Messier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LabVIEW Graphical Programming (Paperback)

This book has little to offer for those that need to do programs in Labview. The first four chapters are useless. If you want a good book get "Labview for Everyone" it will help you to understand Labview.