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Whether it is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) or the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), National Instruments can help automate huge systems. But it is time to talk about the “little guy” for a change. Read about Rick's personal journey, dabbling in his spare time, with NI LabVIEW software for home automation. Slightly geeky? Yes. Socks-and-sandals, Unix-bearded, MMORPG geeky? Well, yes. Fortunately, he is already already married.
Automate LabVIEW programming to be more productive and build your own features and tools with VI Scripting, which enables users to write a LabVIEW program that can generate and inspect LabVIEW code. It exposes many additional VI Server classes, properties, and methods. It also allows you to create new VIs, Front Panel controls, Block Diagram objects and wires as well as traverse diagram object hierarchies and modify code. Download the code from the new LabVIEW APIs Group.
Read this blog post to get started with LabVIEW Scripting.
Find out by reading the latest post on the Sweet Appsblog. It discusses how students at Clemson Univerity created a Slam Dunk Intensity measuring system with LabVIEW.
Join 3,000 of the world's brightest engineers at NIWeek 2009. Special pricing ends this weekend!!! Register today!
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The sixth annual Virtual Automated Test Summit featured NI and industry experts discussing how to apply proven methods from the top trends in test – software-defined instrumentation, multicore and parallel processing technologies, and new methods for wireless and semiconductor test – that will significantly improve the efficiency of test and measurement systems in 2009. You can now view this content on-demand by visiting ni.com/testsummit.
Troy Kujawski won a Flip Video Camera for his first place entry in the "Flip for LabVIEW" contest, sponsored by the DIY LabVIEW Crew.Troy’s LabVIEW application easily makes MP3 playlists that can be transported to different computers with different directory structures.
Read more and download the code.
Today, NI announced more product training courses in more locations ... online. Through interactive, instructor-led online training, you engineers in the US, Canada and Europe now have the opportunity to participate in interactive LabVIEW training using Internet chat or VoIP without leaving your desks (or even your home!).
In the news release, John Pasquarette reminds us that with "instructor-led online courses, it’s easier than ever to work toward LabVIEW certification."
So stay in those PJs. No need to comb your hair or get in your car. Hey, this may even reduce your carbon footprint. Sign up for an online course today.
To read today's news release about the new training offerings, click here.
Calling all certified developers and advanced programmers - Join the discussion on the rewrite of the LabVIEW advanced course. Developers Scott Romine and Nancy Hollenback will be instigating conversations, posting polls, and soliciting feedback during the process of defining and creating the new courses. Visit their group today to help shape the future of LabVIEW training.
Learn Best Practices for Applying Top Trends in Test.
Join National Instruments and industry experts at the sixth annual Virtual Automated Test Summit to learn how to apply proven methods from the top trends in test. Participate in this online event and experience the presentations, exhibitions, and dynamic atmosphere of a traditional conference – all from the convenience of your desk.
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Time: 10:30 am - 4:00 pm CDT
Cost: Free
View Live Keynotes:
11:00 am CDT: Top Trends Changing the Face of Automated Test in 2009
1:00 pm CDT: Lean Innovation: Testing in a Tough Economy
Register today!
To close the Earth Week Green Engineering Virtual Event Series, Dr. James Truchard, CEO and Co-founder, will share his thoughts on the future of Green Engineering, where innovations will happen, and what technologies can have the biggest impact. In previous keynotes and panel discussions, Dr. Truchard has discussed engaging topics such smart grids, fusion energy and advanced control for optimizing efficiency. Today, you can learn key insights for the impact of graphical system design in future Green Engineering applications.
It is difficult to know how much energy you are generating, using, or saving if you cannot measure electrical power. Learn power monitoring basics including required hardware measurements and software analysis functions. Discover how new tools and technologies will help make tomorrow's grid smarter and tomorrow's products greener. Register for TODAY's green engineering virtual event here.
Solar energy is the world's fastest growing source of renewable energy with the global production capacity now doubling in less than two years. Explore essential test, monitoring, and control technologies for the solar energy market including live demonstrations of solar cell I-V characterization measurements and sun tracking control systems; and learn about case studies from leading solar energy companies.
Join TODAY's live virtual green engineering event!
The increase in demand for wind energy has led to the need for a scale-up in production through automation as well as improved system reliability through innovations in signal processing. See how essential technologies for test, control, and automation drive innovation in signal processing and help to make wind energy a more reliable energy source.
Register for TODAY's Earth Day Virtual Event.
An essential theme for green engineering is "Measure It. Fix It." - measure the problem at hand to better understand how to fix it. Learn the fundamentals of collecting measurements using both hardware and software tools. Environmental monitoring is used as the main case study for this section, but these concepts may also be applied to other forms of green engineering.
Register for TODAY's Earth Day Virtual Event.
