1. The While Loop and Waveform ChartSine Wave Plot Using A While Loop And Waveform ChartBlock Diagram EditingLabVIEW HelpFront Panel EditingPop-Up MenuFinishing the ProgramProgram ExecutionProgram ImprovementsDate-Type RepresentationsAutomatic Creation FeatureProgram StorageDo It YourselfProblems2. The For Loop and Waveform GraphSine Wave Plot Using A For Loop And Waveform GraphWaveform GraphOwned and Free LabelsCreation of Sine Wave using For LoopCloning Block-Diagram IconsAuto-Indexing FeatureRunning the VIX-Axis Calibration of the Waveform GraphSine Wave Plot Using A While Loop And Waveform GraphArray Indicators and the ProbeDo It YourselfProblems3. The Mathscript Node and XY GraphSine Wave Plot Using A Mathscript Node And Waveform GraphDebugging with Error ListWaveform Simulator Using A Mathscript Node and XY GraphCreating an XY ClusterRunning the VIMathscript Interactive WindowAdding Shape Options to Waveform SimulatorThe Enumerated Type ControlFinishing the Block DiagramRunning the VIControl and Indicator ClustersCreating an Icon Using the Icon EditorIcon DesignConnector AssignmentDo It YourselfProblems4. Data Acquisition using DAQ AssistantData Acquisition VIsData Acquisition HardwareAnalog Input ModesRange and ResolutionSampling Frequency and the Aliasing EffectMeasurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)Simple Analog Input Operation on a DC VoltageDigital OscilloscopeAnalog OutputDC Voltage SourceSoftware-Timed Sine-Wave GeneratorHardware-Timed Waveform GeneratorPlacing a Custom-Made VI on a Block DiagramCompleting and Executing Waveform Generator (Express)Modified Waveform GeneratorDo It YourselfProblems5. Data Files and Character StringsStoring Data in a Spreadsheet-Formatted FileStoring a 1D Data ArrayTranspose OptionStoring a 2D Data ArrayControlling the Format of Stored DataThe Path Constant and Platform PortabilityFundamental File I/O VIsAdding Text Labels To Spreadsheet FileBlackslash CodesDo It YourselfProblems6. Shift RegistersPower Function Simulator VINumerical Integration Using A Shift RegisterNumerical Integration via the Trapezoidal RuleTrapezoidal Rule VIConvergence Property of the Trapezoidal RuleNumerical Differentiation Using A Multiple-Terminal Shift RegisterModularity and Automatic SubVI CreationDo It YourselfProblems7. The Case StructureNumerical Integration via Simpson''s RuleParity Determiner Using a Boolean Case StructureSummation of Partial Sums Using A Numeric Case StructureTrapezoidal Rule Contribution Using Boolean Case StructureNumerical Integration Using Simpson''s RuleComparison of the Trapezoidal Rule and Simpson''s RuleDo It YourselfProblems8.

The Sequence StructureEvent Timer Using A Sequence StructureEvent Timer Using Data DependencyHighlight ExecutionDo It YourselfProblems9. Built-In Analysis VIs-Curve FittingTemperature Measurement Using ThermistorsThe Linear Least-Squares MethodInputting Data to a VI Using A Front-Panel ControlInputting Data to a VI By Reading From a Disk FileSlicing Up a Multi-Dimensional ArrayCurve Fitting Using the Linear Least-Squares MethodResidual PlotDo It YourselfProblems10. Analysis VIs-Fast Fourier TransformThe Fourier TransformDiscrete Sampling and the Nyquist FrequencyThe Discrete Fourier TransformFast Fourier Transform (FFT)Frequency Calculator VIFFT of SinusoidsApplying the FFT to Various Sinusoidal InputsMagnitude of the Complex-AmplitudeLeakage and WindowingObserving LeakageAnalytic Description of LeakageDescription of Leakage Using the Convolution TheoremWindowingEstimating Frequency and AmplitudeAliasingDo It YourselfProblems11. Data Acquisition and Generation using DAQmx VIsDAQmx VIsSimple Analog Input Operation on a DC VoltageDigital OscilloscopeExpress VI Automatic Code GenerationLimitation of Express VIsImproving the Digital Oscilloscope VIAnalog Output OperationsWaveform GeneratorDo It YourselfProblems12. PID Temperature Control ProjectVoltage-Controlled Bi-Directional Current Driver forThermoelectric DevicePID Temperature Control AlgorithmPID Temperature Control System13. Control of Stand-Alone InstrumentsThe VISA SessionThe IEEE 488.2 StandardCommon CommandsStatus ReportingDevice-Specific CommandsSpecific Hardware Used in this ChapterMeasurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)Simple VISA-Based Query OperationMessage TerminationGetting and Setting Communication Properties using a Property NodePerforming a Measurement over the GPIB 644Synchronization MethodsMeasurement VI Based on the Serial Poll MethodMeasurement VI Based on the Service Request MethodCreating An Instrument DriverUsing the Instrument Driver to Write an Application ProgramDo It YourselfProblemsAppendix I: Construction of Temperature Control System.