LabVIEW Workshop Series: Computerized Experiment Control and Data Collection using LabVIEW

This workshop series will introduce participants to the use of computers for measurement and automation applications.  Each participant will learn the basics of authoring LabVIEW virtual instruments for collecting data from sensors and will gain hands-on experience in using LabVIEW to measure, display, and store data from various laboratory sensors.

The workshops will be held in the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Interactive Engagement Classroom [TCCW 251].

Workshop Details

LabVIEW I:  LabVIEW is an established industry standard software package for performing computerized data collection and experiment control  This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of creating virtual instruments in LabVIEW to measure signals from transducers.  A more advanced workshop will be held in one-week.

Schedule:
  March 4, 2004, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  TCCW 251

LabVIEW II:  This workshop will build on the concepts introduced in the LabVIEW I workshop and will introduce participants to advanced programming concepts.  Participants will see examples of large-scale LabVIEW applications and will learn the fundamental programming constructs that will make building their own applications easier.

Schedule:
  March 11, 2004, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  TCCW 251

 
Workshop Presenter

Doug Harper
  Professor of Physics
  TCCW 226

  270-745-6194
  Doug.Harper@wku.edu

Since its introduction by National Instruments in 1986, LabVIEW has become an industry standard for scientific research and industrial automation applications.

Programs in LabVIEW are called virtual instruments because the combination of computer, data acquisition hardware and software can take the place of a traditional bench-top instrument.

The WKU Ogden College of Science and Engineering has a college-wide license for educational uses of the LabVIEW software.  If you wish to install LabVIEW on your computer prior to this workshop please contact Doug Harper.

 
Please contact the WKU Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching to register for these workshops.