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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. Waveforms: free software for Mac, Windows, Linux

6. Also … It works with LabVIEW

7. LabVIEW != Text-Based Programming

8. LabVIEW: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench

9. LabVIEW: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench

10. LabVIEW: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench

11. LabVIEW VI: Front Panel and Block Diagram

12. Controls = Inputs Indicators = Outputs

13. Terminals

14. Nodes

15. Dataflow

16. Dataflow Quiz

17. Dataflow Quiz Answer

18. Enough Talk … Time for a Demo …

19. 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.

20. Data Acquisition Building Blocks
Computer
Sensor
Application
Software

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

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

23. 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

24. DAQmx Hardware: Multi-Function DAQ Cards
NI-DAQmx

25. DAQmx Based Hardware: C Series Modules
NI-DAQmx

26. DAQmx Based Hardware: CompactDAQ
NI-DAQmx

27. DAQmx Based Hardware: PXI Chassis
NI-DAQmx

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

29. Real Time Hardware: myRIO

30. Real Time Hardware: Compact RIO

31. Real Time Hardware: Single Board RIO

32. Real Time Hardware: Flex RIO

33. LabVIEW for the Maker Community
Computer
DAQ Hardware
Sensor
Application
Software
Driver
Software
ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO
Signal Conditioning

34. LabVIEW for the Maker Community
Computer
DAQ Hardware
Sensor
Application
Software
Driver
Software
ADCs, DACs, Counters, DIO
Signal Conditioning

35. myRIO Demo

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

37. 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

38. I2C Communication

39. I2C Communication

40. Gesture Detection

41. LabVIEW Web Services

42. University Physics Laboratory

44. Now Available on the LabVIEW Tools Network
Search for ‘Physics Lab Assistant’ at

45. 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

46. 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

47. Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)

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

49. Projects Deliverables Project Specification Document Source Code
Project Presentation
Final Report

50. Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Spallation Neutron Source

51. Friction Measurement Device

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

53. Friction Measurement Device

54. Friction Measurement Device – User Interface

55. 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

56. Phototaxis – Sigrid Jacobshagen, WKU Biology

57. Phototaxis

58. Phototaxis

59. Phototaxis – Inherited Code to Refactor

60. Phototaxis – Improved Program Architecture

61. What’s New in LabVIEW 2016

62. Analog Discovery 2 Giveaway

63. Pull a number from a hat … with LabVIEW !!