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December 13, 2019
Fast Engineering Software Development
We are an engineering services company who uses LabVIEW to write test and automation code for our clients. Sometimes the decision to use LabVIEW is dictated by our clients and other times they do not care what software it used but either way we always use LabVIEW. LabVIEW allows all of our engineers, regardless of background, to ramp up and develop code quickly.
- Debugging tools are fantastic.
- Since it is graphical it is easy to quickly understand what a section of code is doing.
- The integration with hardware, especially NI hardware, is very good.
- UI development is lacking compared to other languages.
- The software requires a bulky run-time engine for EXEs which can be a pain when distributing simple applications.
- Anything to do with websites is a challenge.
February 07, 2019
LabView for Engine Test Bench Experiments
I use LabView with our engine test bench's data acquisition system to collect high-speed pressure data and low-speed temperature data. The signal from the sensor needs to be acquired for a certain amount of time and in certain formats that meet our research requirements. I use LabView to make custom interfaces (VIs) that meet these requirements and output the recorded data in the desired form.
- Graphical programming interface makes it easy and intuitive to set up data acquisition VIs.
- Easy to add new sensors.
- Easy to add/modify calibration specifications to get the desired form for output data.
- Easy to package VIs in easy-to-use form that can be used by technicians and operators.
- Sometimes have problems with my VIs when the software version is updated.
- Becomes somewhat slow after updates.
- Real-time plots (in my case pressure-time plots) sometimes get stuck or are laggy. Same is true for RPM gauge.
March 22, 2019
Well built graphical programming
As a small contract engineering company our organization often finds the need to use LabVIEW to write our own programs to solve problems. The software is used primarily by the software and firmware engineers, but several of the mechanical engineers also utilize it. Our organization saves money by writing some simple programs in house instead of sending them out.
- Being a graphical programming language, it is a little easier for a layperson to understand than text based programming languages.
- The program has very good debugging features.
- Support is good.
- There are a variety of tutorials which make it easier to do something that you aren't sure about.
- Sometimes backwards compatibility issues arise.
- Error messages can be confusing.
- Although it is a graphical programming interface, it has a pretty steep learning curve at first.
March 02, 2019
Good software but needs to become current (with strong SSH / RESTful API capability, iOS support, web-based).
All mechanical engineering students learn to use it in their junior year. It allows students to quickly acquire data and analyze it. The rest of the university use it to some degree.
- Data acquisition
- Robotics
- Barrier to entry is large
- Install times are crazy
- Just in time help needs to be more apparent (most students do not know about the examples section)
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About LabVIEW
National Instruments headquartered in Austin offers LabVIEW, a systems engineering software platform and toolkit.
Categories: Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
LabVIEW Technical Details
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