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Course Outline

Review of LabVIEW Fundamentals

  • Recap of the dataflow execution model and multithreading
  • Variables, clusters, arrays, and common data types
  • Working with loops and sequence structures

Advanced Control Structures

  • Limits of flat sequences and techniques for cycle control
  • Alternatives to flat sequences
  • Effective error handling in advanced architectures

Parallel and Queued State Machines

  • Building scalable and responsive applications
  • State machine design patterns
  • Designing a producer-consumer architecture

Effective Use of Shift Registers

  • Using shift registers to store state data
  • Scope management and best practices
  • Avoiding race conditions and unintended overwrites

Advanced Data Types and Structures

  • Working with nested clusters and user-defined types
  • Best practices for typedefs and maintenance
  • Handling multi-dimensional arrays

LabVIEW to PLC Communication

  • Ethernet/IP communication with Allen-Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix/CompactLogix)
  • Reading and writing clusters and user-defined data
  • Handling multi-dimensional arrays over Ethernet/IP

Using Property Nodes Effectively

  • Understanding property node scope and execution timing
  • Distinguishing between UI manipulation and hardware control via property nodes
  • Avoiding performance bottlenecks

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Prior experience with LabVIEW and its core components.
  • A solid understanding of data types, control structures, and graphical programming principles.

Target Audience

  • Software engineers developing advanced LabVIEW applications.
  • Test automation developers integrating LabVIEW with industrial systems.
  • Engineers aiming to optimize and scale existing LabVIEW systems.
 14 Hours

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