LabTutor: A Friendly Guide to Computer Interfacing and LabVIEW Programming

by John K. Eaton, Laura Eaton

Overview

LabTutor, a combined book and software system, provides an introduction to the principles and practice of laboratory data acquisition, experimental control, and data processing using any hardware/software system. It includes specific instructions and examples on how to use LabVIEW, a graphical programming language from National Instruments used for developing automated instrumentation systems. LabTutor allows new users to make effective use of laboratory computers with as little as ten hours of effort and to become accomplished practitioners with less than forty hours of effort. The printed version offers the convenience and readability of an ordinary book, while the hypertext version includes sound and animation to clarify certain concepts and offers the advantage of rapid searching, making it useful as an online manual. LabTutor can be used as a primary package for a course on laboratory computers, as a supplement in traditional laboratory courses, or as a self-guided tutorial for those learning to use laboratory computers on their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195091625
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/09/1995
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Getting Started with LabTutor3. Introduction to Computer Interfacing4. Interface Boards4.1. National Laboratories NB-MIO-164.2. National Laboratories NB-GPIB-165. Learning LabVIEW Basics6. Laboratory Instruments6.1. Introduction6.2. Cabling Systems6.3. Function Generator6.4. Oscilloscope6.5. Digital Multimeter6.6. Interface Tester7. Digital to Analog Conversion7.1. Introduction to D/A Conversion7.2. DAC Overview7.3. Selection Criteria7.4. DAC Software Overview7.5. LabVIEW Control of DAC7.6. Hardware Exercises8. Analog-to-Digital Conversion8.1. Introduction to A-to-D Conversion8.2. ADC Hardware Overview8.3. ADC Auxiliary Overview8.4. Selection Criteria8.5. ADC Software Overview8.6. LabVIEW Control of the ADC8.7. Hardware Exercises9. Parallel Digital Interfacing9.1. Introduction to Digital I/O9.2. Digital Interface Hardware9.3. Parallel Interfacing Protocols9.4. Parallel Interfacing with LabVIEW10. The IEEE488 General Purpose Interface Bus10.1. Introduction to the GPIB10.2. GPIB Hardware10.3. Transmitting Information on the GPIB10.4. Operating the Bus from LabVIEW10.5. GPIB Programming Examples11. Analysis of Sampled Data11.1. Introduction11.2. Random Variables11.3. The Probability Density Function11.4. Mean and Standard Deviation11.5. High Moments of the PDF11.6. CorrelationAppendix: Index