Virtual Instrumentation Programming

Course aim

In this course, LabVIEW has been adopted as the platform of virtual instrumentation programming. The aim is to introduce the students to the notion of virtual instrumentation by means of LabVIEW and pave the way for developing expertise by building on this introduction. The course seeks to provide a hands-on environment and uses a number of vices to engender appreciation for the many facets of VI-programming: group work during the course, followed by assignments and project work related to engineering.

Course content

Introduction to LabVIEW: Virtual Instrument (VI), the LabVIEW environment; basic editing and debugging techniques. Creating a VI: icon and connector; using a VI as a subVI; wiring. Loops and charts: WHILE loops, FOR loops, waveform charts; use of shift registers. Arrays and graphs: array functions; polymorphism; graphs. Case structure; sequence structure; formula node. Strings: string controls and indicators; file I/O operations; high-level file VIs. Data acquisition: VI organisation; analog input and output; waveform generation; digital input and output. Instrument control: serial communication; control of a GPIB interface; instrument drivers.
NOTE: As with university policy, conceded and terminating passes will be available to undergraduates taking this course but not to postgraduates.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignments, Coursework, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.