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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

LabVIEW Community Edition (CE)

LabVIEW CE 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

  • Visit this link
  • Select Windows, the latest version and 'Community'


Linux

Mac

Intel-Based 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