@ Professor Doug Harper Department of Physics and Astronomy Presented to WKU Student Chapter of March 21, 2017

Professor Doug Harper BS in Physics and Mathematics, WKU PhD in Surface Physics, Vanderbilt University Professor of Physics at WKU for 26 years Certified LabVIEW Architect

I’ve used LabVIEW… since it came on floppy discs.

Sign up to win… Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Six of the most used lab instruments in one hand-held device 2 channel 100 MS/s scope 16 channels of high-speed digital I/O Free WaveForms application software Programmable with LabVIEW Six of the most used lab instruments in one hand-held device 2 channel 100 MS/s scope 16 channels of high-speed digital I/O Free WaveForms application software Programmable with LabVIEW Six of the most used lab instruments in one hand-held device 2 channel 100 MS/s scope 16 channels of high-speed digital I/O Free WaveForms application software Programmable with LabVIEW Six of the most used lab instruments in one hand-held device 2 channel 100 MS/s scope 16 channels of high-speed digital I/O Free WaveForms application software Programmable with LabVIEW

Waveforms: free software for Mac, Windows, Linux

Also … It works with LabVIEW

LabVIEW != Text-Based Programming

LabVIEW: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench

LabVIEW: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench

LabVIEW: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench

LabVIEW VI: Front Panel and Block Diagram

Controls = Inputs Indicators = Outputs

Terminals

Nodes

Dataflow

Dataflow Quiz

Dataflow Quiz Answer

Enough Talk … Time for a Demo …

Data Acquisition Building Blocks: Sensor A Sensor converts a physical phenomenon such as temperature, pressure, light intensity, distance, etc. to a different quantity that can be more easily measured.

Data Acquisition Building Blocks Computer Sensor Application Software

Data Acquisition Building Blocks Computer DAQ Hardware Sensor Application Software Driver Software ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO Signal Conditioning

Data Acquisition with LabVIEW and DAQmx Computer DAQ Hardware Sensor NI-DAQmx Application Software Driver Software ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO Signal Conditioning

DAQmx Based Hardware: myDAQ NI-DAQmx Features: 2 Analog Inputs (16 bits, 200 S/s) 2 Analog Outputs (16 bits, 200 S/s) 8 Digital IO Lines 1 Counter/Timer

DAQmx Hardware: Multi-Function DAQ Cards NI-DAQmx

DAQmx Based Hardware: C Series Modules NI-DAQmx

DAQmx Based Hardware: CompactDAQ NI-DAQmx

DAQmx Based Hardware: PXI Chassis NI-DAQmx

LabVIEW Real Time + FPGA: Embedded Applications Computer DAQ Hardware Sensor Application Software Driver Software ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO Signal Conditioning

Real Time Hardware: myRIO

Real Time Hardware: Compact RIO

Real Time Hardware: Single Board RIO

Real Time Hardware: Flex RIO

LabVIEW for the Maker Community Computer DAQ Hardware Sensor Application Software Driver Software ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO Signal Conditioning http://www.labviewmakerhub.com/

LabVIEW for the Maker Community Computer DAQ Hardware Sensor Application Software Driver Software ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO Signal Conditioning http://www.tsxperts.com/

myRIO Demo

Gesture Sensor: Broadcom APDS-9960 Features: Ambient Light Sensing RGB Color Sensing Proximity Sensing Touchless Gesture Detection Operating Range: 10-20 cm I2C Interface

Gesture Sensor: Sparkfun Breakout for APDS-9960 Connections: VL: Power for IR LED GND: Ground Vcc: Power for Sensor SDA: I2C Data SCL: I2C Clock INT: Digital Interrupt

I2C Communication

I2C Communication

Gesture Detection

LabVIEW Web Services

University Physics Laboratory

Now Available on the LabVIEW Tools Network Search for ‘Physics Lab Assistant’ at http://www.ni.com/labview-tools-network/

PHYS 318: Data Acquisition Using LabVIEW 2001 Established Course Once Every 2 Years 2009 LabVIEW Academy Once Every Year 2013 Every Semester 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

LabVIEW Academy Requirements Benefits CLAD Certified Instructors 30 hours of Instruction 20 hours of Homework 20 hours of LabVIEW Project Dedicated classroom One PC per student Dedicated DAQ Hardware Benefits Up to date curricular materials Recent software / updates LabVIEW Certified Instructors Student Software Licenses LabVIEW Core 1 & Core 2 Can take CLAD Exam for Free

Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)

WKU PHYS 318 CLAD results since 2009 (68/138 = 49.2%)

Projects Deliverables Project Specification Document Source Code Project Presentation Final Report

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Spallation Neutron Source

Friction Measurement Device

Friction Measurement Device Movable Stage (holds finger) Fixed Force Plate (Fx, Fy, Fz) Linear Actuator (3 axis) CompactRIO (AI, DI, 3 DO)

Friction Measurement Device

Friction Measurement Device – User Interface

Friction Measurement Device – Application Architecture User Interface RT  UI Status Loop RT  UI Data Loop User Interface Event Loop Queued State Machine Real Time Controller DAQ Loop (100 µs) Motor Control Loop UI  RT Messages RT  UI Data and Status FPGA Motor Control Loops (x3) Motor Status Loop Force Plate Analog Input

Phototaxis – Sigrid Jacobshagen, WKU Biology

Phototaxis

Phototaxis

Phototaxis – Inherited Code to Refactor

Phototaxis – Improved Program Architecture

What’s New in LabVIEW 2016

Analog Discovery 2 Giveaway

Pull a number from a hat … with LabVIEW !!