LabVIEW Installation for a Hands-On Event
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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 - 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 NI DAQ equipment
- 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