Revision as of 21:23, 2 October 2024

This page has the instructions students need to setup and use LabVIEW on their personal computers for a University Hands-On Event

LabVIEW Community Edition

This is completely free for students and hobbyists when used for non-commercial applications. LabVIEW Community has all the same features and capabilities as LabVIEW Professional and supports the same drivers, add-ons and toolkits as any other version.

Windows

Linux

Mac

DAQ Drivers

Unversity Hands-On events will typically use Data Acquisition (DAQ) hardware to interface with sensors and measurement devices. This driver will enable support for all NI DAQ devices, which can be found here NI DAQ equipment

Note that DAQ drivers are only available for Windows and Linux

VISA Drivers

This is the standard driver to interface with bench top instrumentation, such as Scopes, Power Supplies, Function Generators, etc.. It also provides support for serial devices using RS-232

VI Package Manager

This is the 'App Store' for all LabVIEW add-ons and toolkits, the full library of which can be found on VIPM.io

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 This page has the instructions students need to setup and use LabVIEW on their personal computers for a University Hands-On Event
-=What You Need=
+=LabVIEW Community Edition=
-* '''LabVIEW Community Edition''' - this is completely free for students and hobbyists when used for non-commercial applications. LabVIEW Community has all the same features and capabilities as LabVIEW Professional and supports the same drivers, add-ons and toolkits as any other version.
+This is completely free for students and hobbyists when used for non-commercial applications. LabVIEW Community has all the same features and capabilities as LabVIEW Professional and supports the same drivers, add-ons and toolkits as any other version.
-* '''DAQ Drivers''' - Unversity Hands-On events will typically use Data Acquisition (DAQ) hardware to interface with sensors and measurement devices. This driver will enable support for all NI DAQ devices, which can be found here [http://ni.com/daq NI DAQ equipment]
+==Windows==
-* '''Visa Drivers''' - this is the standard driver to interface with bench top instrumentation, such as Scopes, Power Supplies, Function Generators, etc.. It also provides support for serial devices using RS-232
-* '''VI Package Manager''' - this is the 'App Store' for all LabVIEW add-ons and toolkits, the full library of which can be found on [http://vipm.io VIPM.io]
+==Linux==
+==Mac==
+=DAQ Drivers=
+Unversity Hands-On events will typically use Data Acquisition (DAQ) hardware to interface with sensors and measurement devices. This driver will enable support for all NI DAQ devices, which can be found here [http://ni.com/daq NI DAQ equipment]
+Note that DAQ drivers are only available for Windows and Linux
+=VISA Drivers=
+This is the standard driver to interface with bench top instrumentation, such as Scopes, Power Supplies, Function Generators, etc.. It also provides support for serial devices using RS-232
+=VI Package Manager=
+This is the 'App Store' for all LabVIEW add-ons and toolkits, the full library of which can be found on [http://vipm.io VIPM.io]