LabVIEW Graphical Programming [Paperback]

Gary W. Johnson (Author), Richard Jennings (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071370013 | ISBN-13: 978-0071370011 | Publication Date: July 19, 2001 | Edition: 3

The #1 guide to LabVIEW completely updated for release 6.0!

This one-of-a-kind LabVIEW developer's guide gives you virtual instruments--quickly and cheaply! You get powerful tools to build your own virtual instrumentation with National Instruments' popular LabVIEW programming language, from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions, written in a breezy, easy-to-read style with non-programming scientists and engineers in mind give you:

• A head start on common test and measurement instrument configurations, with ALL NEW ready-to-run customizable virtual instruments on the CD
• Imaging, sound, and instrument driver solutions
• Tools for constructing LabVIEW instruments and controls to run everywhere--on desktop PCs, embedded/single-board computers, Linux systems, and more
• Complete tools to build your own real-time and embedded virtual instruments using LabVIEW for Linux--includes VMware Workstation so you can build and run an embedded version of Linux on Windows NT/2000
• Full coverage of LabVIEW RT with expert guidance on real-time and embedded applications
• On the bootable CD with embedded Linux operating system: numerous working virtual instruments; all examples built in the book; VMware Workstation for Windows NT/2000 and Linux (30-day trial)

Editorial Reviews

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

From the Back Cover

The #1 guide to LabVIEW completely updated for release 6.0!

One-of-a-kind LabVIEW developer's kit

Threatening to supercede hardware instrumentation, virtual instruments created with the field-leading LabVIEW language become better and more ubiquitous all the time. This one-of-a-kind LabVIEW developer's guide gives you--

VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS--QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY!

* Powerful tools to build your own virtual instrumentation with National Instruments' popular LabVIEW programming language, from the ground up
* Step-by-step instruction in a breezy, easy-to-read style (written for non-programming scientists and engineers) from two top LabVIEW experts
* A head start on common test and measurement instrument configurations, with ALL NEW ready-to-run customizable virtual instruments on the CD
* Imaging, sound, and instrument driver solutions
* Tools for constructing LabVIEW instruments and controls to run everywhere--on desktop PCs, embedded/single-board computers, Linux systems, and more
* Complete tools to build your own real-time and embedded virtual instruments using LabVIEW for Linux--includes VMware Workstation so you can build and run an embedded version of Linux on Windows NT/2000
* Full coverage of LabVIEW RT with expert guidance on real-time and embedded applications

ON THE CD-ROM

Numerous working virtual instruments
All examples built in the book
VMware Workstation for Windows NT/2000 and Linux (30-day trial)

Bootable CD with embedded Linux operating system

Links to NI online catalog

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Product Details

• Paperback: 773 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (July 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071370013
• ISBN-13: 978-0071370011
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,269,616 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.