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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Review of LabVIEW Fundamentals
- Overview of the dataflow execution model and multithreading.
- Exploration of variables, clusters, arrays, and standard data types.
- Application of loops and sequence structures.
Advanced Control Structures
- Limitations of Flat Sequences and techniques for cycle control.
- Alternative approaches to flat sequences.
- Implementing proper error handling in complex architectures.
Parallel and Queued State Machines
- Building scalable and responsive applications.
- State machine design patterns.
- Architecting producer-consumer models.
Effective Use of Shift Registers
- Utilizing shift registers for state data storage.
- Scope management and recommended practices.
- Mitigating race conditions and unintended data overwrites.
Advanced Data Types and Structures
- Working with nested clusters and user-defined types.
- Best practices for typedefs and long-term maintenance.
- Managing multi-dimensional arrays.
LabVIEW to PLC Communication
- Ethernet/IP communication with Allen-Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix/CompactLogix).
- Reading from and writing to clusters and user-defined data.
- Transferring multi-dimensional arrays over Ethernet/IP.
Using Property Nodes Effectively
- Understanding property node scope and execution timing.
- Distinguishing property nodes for UI manipulation versus hardware control.
- Identifying and avoiding performance bottlenecks.
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Practical experience with LabVIEW and its fundamental components.
- A solid grasp of data types, control structures, and graphical programming principles.
Target Audience
- Software engineers managing advanced LabVIEW applications.
- Test automation developers integrating LabVIEW with industrial systems.
- Engineers aiming to optimize and scale existing LabVIEW infrastructure.
