Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Introduction: Programming examples, Vehicle Palette, Control Palette, Function Palette, Data Types, Conversion, Indicator / Control / Fixed Creation, Basic Programming: Indicators, Controls, Math Operations, Logic Structures, Arrays, Characters. Structures: Comparison Structures, State Structures, Sequence Structures, Local Variables, Loops: For Loop, While Loop, Floating Registers, Indexing, Sets: Sequences (continued), Matrices, Rings, Sets, Merge / Decomposition. Debugging and Sub-Virtual Instruments: Measuring Tip, Cutting Points, Stepping, Highlighting, Modular Programming, Advanced Topics: Character Arrays, Comparison Structures and Data Types, Data Input / Output: Reading from File and Writing to File, File Location, Data Retrieval, Scheduling, Graphic Creation. Data Acquisition (VT): Hardware connectivity, VT virtual instruments, GPIB interface, exercises to communicate with measuring devices via GPIB. Timing: Timing Functions, Timed loops, Event Structures, Wave Structures: Signal Generation / Processing, Wave Structure Types, Dynamic Data. VT (continued) and Front Panel: Sample Applications for VT, Construction, Boxes, Decoration, Virtual Instrument Features, Tabs. Sample Applications, VT.

Students will be able to perform computer-controlled experiments that may be required in their work, to collect data and analyze these data to develop the ability to develop Labview applications.