https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Our-Commitment-to-LabVIEW-as-we-Expand-our-Software-Portfolio/td-p/4101878?profile.language=en

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To the NI Community,

Software is a critical differentiator for NI. But software at NI doesn’t represent just a set of products that contribute to our offerings. Our software portfolio connects our entire platform and provides capabilities that set our solutions apart.  

LabVIEW is a vital part of our expanding software portfolio. To build on the success of LabVIEW, we developed the NXG Platform which has enabled an entirely new set of offerings such as the NXG Web Module, SystemDesigner, FlexLogger, InstrumentStudio, VeriStand, and Digital Pattern Editor. You’ve told us there’s tremendous value in these NXG-based solutions, and we agree.  

We also built a new product, LabVIEW NXG, based on the NXG Platform. While your feedback has been positive and there’s been excitement about what you’re seeing in LabVIEW NXG, you’ve also shared with us some of your concerns around migrating to an entirely new LabVIEW product. And although we’ve mitigated some of these issues, we agree and want to empower you to focus on addressing your future test and measurement needs. 

That’s why we’ve decided to take the following steps: 

1. We will integrate the strengths of the NXG platform into our LabVIEW 2021(+) codebase, which will result in the best of both worlds. This means centralizing our investments in LabVIEW in a way that enables us to deliver even more value to LabVIEW users in the years ahead. 
2. We will continue to advance our NXG-based portfolio of solutions such as the NXG Web Module, SystemDesigner, as well as our expanding suite of configuration-based products such as FlexLogger and VeriStand. As part of this commitment, you can expect to see the NXG Web Module and SystemDesigner integrated into other parts of our portfolio.   
3. We will cease development efforts on LabVIEW NXG and release the final version - LabVIEW NXG 5.1 – in 2021. We will not release new versions of LabVIEW NXG starting in 2022.  

Our teams are working on these projects today as well as the significant new investments we’re making across our entire software portfolio, including in Product Analytics and Test Operations. Collectively, our ongoing investments in this well-rounded portfolio give us a unique ability to create a digital thread that follows a product across the development flow and through its entire lifecycle. This allows us to provide new value to you at an even larger scale - like reducing overall time to market, significantly lowering operational costs and helping you address pervasive product and performance issues before they impact your customers.   

The steps we’re sharing today – the long-term commitment we are making to LabVIEW as well as our ongoing investments in configuration-based software, Product Analytics and Test Operations – will bolster our software capabilities and better support you. They are aligned to our software strategy and our commitment to providing all of our customers and partners with the most innovative and powerful software in the Test and Measurement industry. 

Thanks,
Omid Sojoodi, VP of Software R&D
Stefanie Breyer, VP of Product Planning 

 

1. Familiar methods! If you've used a native queue and you're comfortable with LVOOP, you'll have no trouble figuring this out.

2. More convenience! Have you ever overloaded your Default case with error handling, timeout handling, and more? No more! DequeueMessage (and PreviewMessage) checks for errors on the input, errors from the dequeue prim, and dequeue timeout conditions, and returns unique messages for each of those conditions. Say goodbye to the hassle of nested case structures just to handle normal checking procedures.

3. A PriorityQueue! Ever wish you could easily prioritize messages in your queue? The LapDog Message Library includes a class that does just that. Better yet, it allows you to configure the number of priority levels your queue will have.

4. A collection of message classes for native Labview data types to speed up your development. Includes classes to support the following native types: Error Cluster, String, I32, Boolean, Path, and LVObject. If you need something not included, it's a snap to create your own class that inherits from Message.lvclass.

5. Palettes, cool looking wires, and more!

The LapDog Message Library requires VIPM Community Edition (or better) to install. The package currently requires Labview 2010; however, we hope to release a version for Labview 2009 soon.

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Zoom Meeting Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85349689601?pwd=dVNvZDZtWEFVUHFrZ1JzZTlrcVQrUT09

Hi all! After a long hiatus, San Diego LabVIEW user groups are back with another virtual user group.

Mike Le (CLA) will present on Bowzer, a LabVIEW project extension that makes developing in Actor Framework simpler and more intuitive. Bowzer provides a user friendly interface that makes browsing and understanding actors as easy as clicking through the case structure of your favorite traditional state machine.

Whether you're an experienced QMH power user looking for an easier way to get into actors or new to LabVIEW and looking to dig into more advanced frameworks, Bowzer can help you visualize actors in a more familiar and developer-friendly way.

Please RSVP by dropping a line in this thread so we can get a headcount!

And feel free to share our LinkedIn event with your LabVIEW colleagues and contacts:

https://www.linkedin.com/events/sandiegolabviewusergroup-bowzer7041772398311854080/

Two years of hard development we have succeeded in releasing HAIBAL the deep learning toolkit for LabVIEW. 

This toolkit represents more than 4000 VI and we are aware that there are still many things to develop.

Our ambition is to bring a part of the "classic" community of scientific data developers to the LabVIEW language (and why not!).

We still have a lot of things to do in the next weeks, our priority will be the publication of 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 examples and the arrival of more "talking" examples like 𝐘𝐎𝐋𝐎 V5, V6, V7, V8.

𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬 and 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡 model import tool that will give you access to thousands of models.

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https://www.ni.com/en-us/landing/subscription-software.html

I don't really have a whole lot to contribute to the discussion just yet, but I just thought I'd make the community aware of it in a separate post so people can discuss it if they'd like.

https://www.glasummit.org/

https://gdevconna.org/

Currently we are using,

1. An inhouse developed SCADA application written in LV 2020
2. various (cDAQ) chassis and modules (from NI and UEI)
3. LabVIEW is installed and running on a server connected to the HW item 2 above via a fiber based high speed dedicated link appx 200m away
4. writing data to flat files with 3rd party data analysis/visualization packages

My current thoughts are to ( I have an aggressive schedule)

1. refactor/cleanup existing LV code (using LV2021) 
2. buy LabVIEW 2021 license subscription(s)
3. use the VLA/VLM (start with 5 seats and add more as needed)
4. use PXI as the primary HW (as opposed to cRIO/cDAQ)
5. use external controller (PC) as opposed to an embedded one (contained in the PXI chassis)
6. build the next DAQ system using a 19" EIA rack with PXI chassis and local controller (PC), use cRIO where needed
7. build WEB based HMI for remote monitoring and control
8. use TDMS and/or SQL database

BTW, there is a clear negative perception of NI/LV here.  Most of the engineers are young (30ish) and pretty convinced Python is the sh*t.  I'm not opposed to using text based languages (where appropriate).  I still think LV has some advantages, e.g. development time, in this environment/use case.   Given my recent experiences (e.g. horrible support, not returning calls/emails, access problems) and perhaps most damning of all, I've lost faith/don't trust them.  If I didn't have a 30 year relationship with them, I'd tell them to f-off and vote with my feet.  

• https://labviewwiki.org/wiki/Events - LabVIEW Wiki
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUiBucUImKZERoTzaOtHB5g/featured - Youtube Channel

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Tecnova has created a new LabVIEW Video site to replace the previous ftp server for downloading NIWeek and CLA Summit videos.

Location: https://labviewvideo.tecnova.com

Login: LabVIEW_Videos (Not case sensitive)

Pw: LabVIEW (case sensitive)

Check out the LabVIEW Videos Tecnova site Demo to see all the features of the new site.

For comment or feedback please email  LabVIEWVideo@tecnova.com

Thanks to Tecnova Management for supporting the LabVIEW Community.

Note: Testing has shown successful downloads using Chrome, IE and Edge for Windows and Safari for Macs.

FireFox however tries to auto play the video and may not work like the other browsers. 

 

Zertifizierungen in der LabVIEW- und NI-Welt

Das Zertifizierungsprogramm von NI bietet die Möglichkeit, seine Kenntnisse und Erfahrung im Umgang mit NI-Produkten unter Beweis zu stellen. Darüber hinaus kann man die Zertifizierungen aber auch zum Anlass nehmen, gemeinsam mit Kollegen oder anderen LabVIEW-Freunden seinen Horizont zu erweitern.

Wir werden in unserem Treffen etwas über das Kurs- und Zertifizierungsangebot von NI lernen. Natürlich werfen wir auch einen genauen Blick auf die Prüfungsbeispiele, und hören Tipps und Tricks "direkt von der Quelle". Außerdem werden wir eine Lern- und Vorbereitungsrunde starten und gemeinsam auf die nächsten Prüfungstermine hinarbeiten.

Das Meeting findet in Deutsch statt. Die Meeting-Details findet ihr weiter unten. Bitte meldet Euch unbedingt auf Eventbrite an!

Ich freue mich, Euch zumindest virtuell bald wieder zu sehen!!

LG
Jörg

Wann:
Donnerstag, 29. Juli, 17:00 Uhr CEST 

Wo:
Virtuell via Microsoft Teams (Link via Eventbrite)

Vorab gibt's wie immer ein Test-Meeting, so dass alle Teilnehmer die Technik testen können. Ein bisschen Hilfe zu virtuellen Meetings und zu MS Teams gibt's in unserem Dokuwiki. Bitte vergesst nicht, Euch via Eventbrite anzumelden!

Agenda:

• NI Schulungen und Zertifizierungen Überblick (Adrienn Nagy)
• Ev.: Certification Details (NI-Team USA, in English)
• Tipps, Tricks und Einblicke in Zertifizierungsprüfungen (Andreas Kreiseder)
• Prüfungsbeispiele, offene Diskussion

Anmeldung:
https://wuelug13.eventbrite.de

Wondering how many people have tried the new vipm.io site. We have added a ton of features to make it easy to Discover LabVIEW Tools and there are some cool ones coming soon.

Check it out and let me know what you think 😀

Javier

https://blog.jki.net/news/vipm-2020-for-macos-beta-sign-up-today

For further reading, check out NI’s Response to the Evolving COVID-19 Situation.

https://edupez.com/

English and Portuguese

GDevCoNA: Based on the current situation, and projections for the future we have decided to pursue moving GDevCon N.A. from July to the last week of October or first week of November. We will advise the new dates once we have completed the new arrangements. Ref: https://gdevconna.org/coronavirus-update-march-20-2020/

https://gdevconna.org/deadline-extended-to-feb-29th/

https://forums.jki.net/topic/3082-vipm-2020-beta-sign-up-is-now-open/
 

here’s a teaser (below). Lots more exciting stuff to come...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-instruments-announces-plan-ceo-200200768.html

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

NI (NATI) today announced that Alex Davern will step down as Chief Executive Officer of NI, effective January 31, 2020. The NI Board of Directors has appointed current President and COO, Eric Starkloff, as NI President and CEO, effective February 1, 2020. Davern will take up a teaching position at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business starting in the Fall of 2020. Davern will remain on staff at NI as strategic advisor to the CEO through May and will continue to serve on the NI Board of Directors.

Board Chairman Michael McGrath said, “The board appointed Alex as CEO in 2016 to lead the transition from our founder, Dr. James Truchard. Over the past three years, he led NI and shaped a new core strategic vision, expanded our strategy to provide more complete systems for our customers, aligned the company to focus on growth industries and delivered record results. The board’s intention, after a successful transition from the founder, was to appoint the next CEO to lead the company to achieve this new vision. After considering alternatives, we unanimously selected Eric as our next CEO to lead NI into a very promising future. Alex will leave NI stronger, with experienced leaders and a clear strategy. We are excited to have Eric as our new leader as he has proven to the board that he is the most qualified person to take NI to the next level.”

Davern, CEO said, “I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of NI’s incredible success since joining in 1994, one year before the IPO, and I am confident the company is well positioned to deliver on its growth strategy. I am proud of the progress our employees made in significantly improving our operating results and we have developed a team of highly experienced leaders. I have worked with Eric for many years and have great confidence that as CEO, he will continue to take NI forward to realize the company’s long-term potential.”

Starkloff, President and COO said, “It has been an honor to work alongside Alex for the past 22 years and I want to thank him for his mentorship and his significant contributions to NI. I am confident in our strategy and our team, and I believe we are in a position of strength to deliver on our goals. I look forward to taking on the responsibility of CEO, as we connect our deep engineering experience and software-connected systems with our incredible customers who are taking on the complex challenges shaping humanity.”

This leadership transition will be discussed during the Q3 2019 earnings call today at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

San Diego LabVIEW user groups are back!

Ivan Gagne (CLED) will provide an overview of SQLite, a powerful file format for storing test data, debug logs, and configuration files. Followed by more informal networking and application discussions. Food and drink provided, novices to experts welcome.

Please RSVP by dropping a line in this thread so we can get a headcount for food, etc.

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/217432

Features

• Chart Types :  Supports multiple types of charts, e.g. , pie chart, doughnut chart, polar area chart, circular bar chart, circular slide, graduated gauge chart. 
• Chart Elements :  Multiple types of chart elements can be added to the chart, e.g. , legend, scale, grid, slider, digital, decoration.   
• Slice Modes :  Three modes for different overlapping and connecting relationships between slices.  
• Customizable :  Most properties of chart objects are customizable.   
• Reusing & Sharing :  Charts can export images for reporting, and their styles can also be saved as files for reusing and sharing.  
• Quick-Start :  Easy to use, and you can quick-start your development based on several build-in styles.        

How to Use

• Single Control :  The Circular Chart Add-On is ultimately defined as a single control.               
• Chart Styles :  Being edited or loaded with different styles, the chart can be presented in the different types listed above, or even more.
• Style Designer :  The chart style is configured by the Chart Style Designer dialog box, which can be displayed through the right-click menu of the chart, similar to the Properties dialog box of the LabVIEW controls.                                                                                                                               
• Auto Reload :  After configured, the style can be saved into the chart instance in your VI and automatically reloaded the next time. 
• Data Type :  The data type of the chart is 2-D array of SGL numeric. Each row of the array corresponds to a slice in turn, and each column corresponds to a slice parameter you specify in the Chart Style Designer, the available slice parameters include start angle, end angle, inner radius, and outer radius.

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/217432

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As they say, “Necessity is the mother of invention”  this product came from a need to power up six 200W power supplies on a machine without over loading the mains supply on start-up. Switching on the power supplies one at a time overcame the problem.

                         SEQ8 Relay cards for large power supply start up sequencing.

On power up, the 8 Opto-isolated relays are sequentially enabled by a dedicated processor at 1-second intervals. The relays remain energised until the power is removed. The individual digital signals are available, along with power on a 15-way, D-type connector.

Changeover Relay (SPDT) outputs are accessed via two-part connectors in the example above.

This version uses 6V rated relays for low power consumption at 5V operation.

Sequential start up could be useful for applications requiring timing and sequence. We can customise SEQ8 settings. 

The SEQ8 range of cards, with 5V or 6V, and single or two part connection options is the latest to join Easydaq’s vast range of relay card and data collection cards. All Easydaq products are designed and built in the UK.

Relay cards are incredibly useful in providing control over systems. Typical applications include security and access, control of laboratory and medical equipment, pump and irrigation control, test equipment operation, military applications, and monitoring equipment control. Not limited to industrial use, relay cards are an integral part of scientific, academic, and research projects as well as home automation and hobbyist applications. 

Let’s have a look at the USB4SRMx.

This one is USB controlled and powered, with 4 opto-isolated relays and four general purpose digital I/O channels. 

The relays are high sensitivity (gold contact) signal relays (30V DC at 1A).  Access to all relay contacts and the 4 DIO channels is via fixed screw terminal block connectors along the edge of the card. 

It is suitable for a wide range of control and signal switching purposes. There is screw terminal access to the USB power for possible onward powering/use in your target system.  There are +5V & relay channel LED status indicators. 

Nylon feet are fitted in each corner, which will take self-tapping screws.  They can be removed to allow the cards to be mounted on pillars or stacked.  A Perspex cover can add general protection of the card and prevent accidental contact with relay contacts or screw terminal connections.  DIN rail mounts will fit.

Plug it in and it will be recognised as a serial port. Once setup, you can access or control from any web/browser enabled device or phone. Program using C++, LabVIEW, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP or Ajax options. 

Configurations

Relay cards can be stacked.

or Mounted on a DIN rail

   Or they can stand on their own four feet!

The Future

As code for the various processors used in the range of relay cards can easily be written, a whole new branch of possibilities opens up. Easydaq can provide customised programming and welcome ideas for new products, variations and applications.

Easydaq is based in Wareham, Dorset and was established in 2002. It is owned by Greenhalse Electronics. Free shipping worldwide.

www.easydaq.co.uk

www.greenhalse.co.uk

Telephone 01202 916411

Easydaq, and Greenhalse Electronics, 1 Designer House, Anglebury Business Park, Sandford Lane Industrial Estate, Wareham, Dorset. BH20 4DY.

Hello! This is a brief announcement that there's a new community here:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Rust-and-G/gp-p/5381

I started this to discuss a project called Rebar, which is an experiment in combining semantics of the Rust language (https://www.rust-lang.org/) with G syntax, implemented as an addon for LabVIEW NXG. You can read more about it and find a link to install the addon over at the community. Please take a look!

https://goo.gl/forms/miafw207AeRAvUxZ2

Sam

http://www.ni.com/download/labview-development-system-2018-sp1/7843/en/

Apologies if this isn't the correct forum to post this on but I wanted to let the community know about a new LabVIEW podcast series I am running - The Quick Drop Podcast

QDP LogoQDP is a community driven podcast that I want to use to talk about LabVIEW and engineering/Science in general via a medium that I don't think we currently make the most of.

So far we have 2 episodes which are available on most podcast platforms (i'll link some below too):

Ep 0.1 -  Intro:

A brief intro to me & rasons behind the podcast

Ep 1.0 -  NI Linux Real-Time Controllers with Neil Crossan:

I am Joined by Neil Crossan, a Certified LabVIEW Architect, TestStand Developer & Certified Professional Instructor who works in ATE development.

Neil shares his experiences with the cRIO platform & some headwinds he's had using the current platform as well as addressing some of the ways he's customised and optimised the NI Linux Real-Time OS.
 

I am actively looking for more people to do episodes on, so if you have an idea please contact me:

E-mail: info@tthequickdroppodcast.com

Twitter: @quickdroppod

Links:

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Anchor

Stitcher

Thanks!

Jono

J Hobson

Certified LabVIEW Architect

Actor-Oriented Design in LabVIEW

There are offerings in October as well, in MI, MA, and Santa Clara, if those locations are more convenient.

At JKI, we have found that a professional user interface design can make a huge difference for LabVIEW applications. That’s why we’re very proud to announce we have just released the JKI Flat UI Controls for LabVIEW, a beautiful, professionally-designed set of LabVIEW controls that we use on some of our own projects at JKI!  We hope that by sharing these with the community, we can help make it easy for just about anyone to build their own beautiful and intuitive user interfaces in LabVIEW.

Learn More & Download 

Hosted at National Instruments HQ in Austin, TX
September 18-20, 2017 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

http://forums.ni.com/t5/Certified-LabVIEW-Architects/Americas-CLA-Summit-2017-Invitation-To-A-New-Style-Summit/m-p/3665098#M1751

Registration deadline: Monday, September 4, 2017

External Code in LabVIEW Part1: Historical Overview

To avoid missing the next articles in the series, please subscribe to the Expressionflow feed with your favorite feed reader.

Tomi

We're excited to announce the public release of TVI – our industry-proven test management framework for LabVIEW:

http://tvi.co

TVI is a flexible and easy to use test sequencer and reports generator for LabVIEW based functional testers.

Key features:

• Simple and easy to use user interface
• Very short learning curve
• Creating test sequences in few clicks
• Viewing results in real time
• Exporting of data in various formats (CSV, PDF, HTML)
• Seamless integration with LabVIEW enables to write/edit tests directly from TVI (developer mode)
• Editing sequences and test parameters on the assembly line stations (runner mode, no need for LabVIEW)

(TVI does not require TestStand to run)

See it in action here: https://youtu.be/7Job4qMc66w

We’d love to get any feedback!

Thanks,

Avital

Now that the Arduino Compatible Compiler for LabVIEW has been launched for a few months, it is time to tackle the next challenge; having LabVIEW code deployed to my favorite dessert: Raspberry Pi. 

http://www.tsxperts.com/labviewforraspberrypi/

My personal favorite thing to do lately has been to watch LabVIEW GUIs running on a Raspberry Pi connected to a small monitor. 

We got a cool demo of a Vibration Monitoring and Alarm system using an Arduino and a Raspberry Pi; both programmed in LabVIEW. If you are making to NIWeek this year, make sure to stop by our booth to check it out. Once the NIWeek madness is out of the way I will post a video of it.

Cheers

Filipe

Any other product can replace Compact-RIO? Of course there is!

Our product Atom-RIO is more powerful than NI's RIO and can meet all your

Our new product Atom-RIO supports LabVIEW and LabVIEW FPGA programming

With the  PCIe interface, Intel CPU can communicate with FPGA for real-time data interaction

Offer is available for one week so grab the opportunity to secure your business data and websocket that application.

a new control board based on the NI System on Module, formally sbRIO-9651, has been developed by an Italy based company.

It is mainly devoted to industrial control as well as power electronics and drive applications.

Each peripheral is supported by dedicated LabVIEW drivers as well as by demo projects...

www.ped-board.com

(UPDATE) Adapter Boards have been released for industrial and power electronics and drives applications: http://www.ped-board.com/adapter-boards/

Cheers,

sirb

Check out what we are doing with LabVIEW and Arduinos. http://www.tsxperts.com/arduino-compiler-for-labview/

We created an actual LabVIEW compiler for Arduino targets that allows Arduinos to be programmed in LabVIEW. Figured to share this with the community. 

Cheers

Filipe

Today we are proud to announce an open beta of WireQueue; our cloud based service that allows customers to build secure IoT solutions for data logging, monitoring and control of LabVIEW/LabVIEW RT targets.

The WireQueue system consists of: a LabVIEW driver that makes it easy to exchange messages with other clients, monitoring apps for mobile devices and a cloud based server.

WireQueue uses open standardized protocols and all communication is secured with SSL/TLS. Sensitive commands can be further protected with hardware authentication using WireFlow dongles.

Visit https://www.wirequeue.com for more information, and to request a trial account.

You can also find us at NI-Week in booth 923.

//The WireFlow Team

More info is available at the official website, www.advancedplotting.com.

The Advanced Plotting Toolkit is an add-on package for LabVIEW that lets you create professional-quality figures and plots directly from the block diagram. Plots are displayed on the front panel using full 24 bit color and antialiasing. With a single subVI call, they can also be saved to disk in any of half a dozen standard formats, including PDF.

We had tons of great feedback from the community during the beta development process.  Thanks again to everyone who participated!

It's another year and another pre-Summit get-together to share our excitement.  This will be our 4th year for this event and we grow each time.  Come see everybody!

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Are you planning on attending the CLA Summit this year in Austin?

Are you arriving Sunday? Would you like to meet and mingle with other LabVIEW architects?

Then I have your evening plans ready!

The last <n-1> years we had an informal get together on Sunday night before the CLA Summit, and I am excited that we get to do it again.  Last year most of the Summit attendees came, so yes, <insert name here> will be there, come join us!

If you see a CLA wandering around looking for something to do, bring them.

Sunday, March 1nd, 6:30-10:30 (most stay later, closing is 2am)

Food will be provided by G Systems, drinks are on your own (but super cheap).

Location will be the same place as the previous years, The Hideout Pub.

They have a big patio in case of nice weather, dress comfortably and bring a jacket in case.  When its too cold we have just stayed inside.

It is right down the road from NI and close to our hotels.

Can't wait to see you guys once again!

Jeremy Marquis

CLA, CPI

www.gsystems.com

Just a small message to tell you that we have shared a small package of custom probes here.

This is not revolutionary, we just hope that it'll help you to find and fix bugs in your code.

Regards,

Olivier

P-S : LabVIEW 8.6 or later and VIPM 2010 needed.

We need the support of all CLAs. Here's your chance to be heard. Shape the CLA Summit, get recognition and spread knowledge among the community.

If you don't have access to the forum there then please request to be added if you're a CLA.

After a two year hiatus, we're bringing back the User Group Meetings for the San Diego area.

We secured a venue and a little funding from NI for pizza and beer. We're hoping the rest of you will bring a little LabVIEW knowledge!

You can check out our official thread on the dark side. Details below.

• Base 64 Encoding and Optimization, by Ivan Gagne (CLD). Explaining base 64 and demoing a few optimization techniques for For Loops, string manipulation, etc.
• Class-Based Implementation of a Hardware API, by Tom Fantasia (CLA). Breakdown of the challenges of implementing an in-house hardware interface, and how a class-based architecture was used to overhaul a previously task-oriented solution.

Hope to see some of you there! If you can make it out, please reply to this thread so we can get a headcount.

EDIT:

We're going to try to live stream the meeting, so if you can't make it in-person, tune in here:

https://plus.google.com/events/ckt7o8j0eimdbgg0lqtnqlh0if8

It's our first meeting, and our first time trying to stream, so apologies in advance for any technical difficulties!

We are beginning with just three libraries:

1. The Actor Framework, a library in vi.lib since LV 2012
2. The NI-GOOP Development Suite, a free toolkit add-on for improving LabVIEW class development
3. The AQ Character Lineator, a library not yet in vi.lib to support serialization/deserialization of LabVIEW classes
   

If this experience working with the community proves fruitful, NI may expand the number of our APIs that are part of this sharing. 

For more information, including instructions on how to access the GitHub repository, please visit this community: 

https://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/community-source-of-ni-code

For details of how to get access to the GitHub repository and the license agreement covering this project, please visit here:

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-37195

I want to make a personal comment on this new development: Opening up LabVIEW to more community participation is something I and a few others have worked on for many years. This is a major advance in that quest. We know that requiring a license agreement for participation is not a typical "open source" arrangement, but this is the best idea we have found to balance the desire of our users to improve LabVIEW while acknowledging that LabVIEW is for-profit software that gets used in sensitive industries. If you have particular objections to the license agreement, please open a discussion thread in the community linked above so we can discuss them. We believe most users will find this arrangement acceptable, but not everyone. I hope, though, that this can be a successful venture, and perhaps will serve as a first step toward more.

You're invited to take part in a friendly competition we're calling 7x7.  In 60 minutes we want to hear up to 7 stories about how you're making the world a better place, the coolest technical challenges you have solved, the killer app, or the coolest feature you've created in LabVIEW.  Here's the thing, you're limited to 1 minute of setup, 5 minutes of presentation, and 1 minute of tear down.  If you go beyond the 6 minute mark (1 + 5), we will pull the plug on you. So be sure to practice giving the presentation in the allotted time frame.

The format of the presentation is open: powerpoint, video, demo, soap box, you choose... At the end of all the presentations, the audience will vote on their favorite presentation.  Voting is completely arbitrary, no scoring criteria will be provided, and each member of the audience will get one vote.  The winner will receive a free pass to NI Week! (thank you NI!)

Anyone wishing to enter the competition should submit a 1 slide abstract of their presentation to nate@themoehrings.com and michael.aivaliotis@jki.net by Jan 22nd, 2014.  If we have more than 7 submissions for this friendly competition, Michael and I will evaluate the submissions and select the 7 that we feel are the highest caliber.  We'll notify you of your selection status by Jan 29th.  Participating in this competition does not preclude you from also giving a full presentation at the CLA Summit.

We hope that this will be a fun and motivational experience for the CLA Community, and that it will stimulate dozens of conversations during and after the CLA Summit.

If you would like to post comments or questions, please post them to https://decibel.ni.com/content/message/64060#64060

Happy New Year!

Nate and Michael

I am happy to announce that I am back in blogging on ExpressionFlow. I'm trying to cover more theoretical topics around visual programming and discuss new fresh approaches. I'd like to invite everyone to follow the blog and @expressionflow twitter account.

url: http://expressionflow.com

twitter: @expressionflow

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/expressionflow

Please let me know the kind of topics you'd like me to discuss. There's lots of cool topics on my mind already but I would love to hear from you, what would be something interesting for you all.

Thanks, and happy Thanksgiving for everyone!

Tomi

Here are the mini-tracks that are perculating for 2014:

• Security
• Frameworks/Software Engineering in LabVIEW
• Integrating TestStand and LabVIEW
  

What defines a mini-track?  Good question.  I think the normal expectation people have when they hear the word track is to think "parallel content".  However, the number of presentation submissions and how they align with these tracks will determine if some or all of these tracks occur in parallel or series and are simply grouped together roughly by time.  I think its safe to say we'll have about 3 hours of content for each of these mini-tracks, give or take.  Frameworks/Software Engineering in LV has the most presentation submissions, which I think is fair and appropriate.  As we get closer to January 15th I'll start to really formalize the agenda based on the inputs we've received and available rooms in Mopac C.  I expect we'll have a few parallel sessions, but not full parallel tracks.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!  In addition to these mini-tracks, this year we'll also be having an Embedded mini-summit!  How's a mini-summit different from a mini-track?  I'm glad you asked.  The main difference is this mini-summit is being planned and executed by the NI Embedded team, not by the CLA community.  NI's Embedded team expressed an interest in getting to know the CLA community better, as well as promote the CLED certification.  This mini-summit will primarily be on Wednesday afternoon.  This is an awesome opportunity to increase the value of the CLA Summit (as if it wasn't already smokin' hot), and if you so desire you'll have an opportunity to take a CLED prep class and the 1hr multiple choice portion of the CLED exam (with the expectation that you complete the 4hr practical exam within a year).  Note that you most likely will not be able to take both the CLED(mc) and CLA-R exams at the CLA Summit.  If you are not interested in Embedded, no need to stay for the mini-summit.

With these 4 topics and 3 full days of content I think we'll have something for everyone AND get into enough technical depth to learn a thing or two.  And yes, we'll still have time for "round table" discussions, always a popular part of the Summit.

If you would like to post questions or comments, please do so here: https://decibel.ni.com/content/message/63785#63785

Salutations,

Nate and Michael

We're going to try something different this year for the 2014 CLA Americas Summit.  There was no clear winner in the topic selection voting, so we want you to present on whatever topic you're most interested in!  From the presentation abstracts that are submitted, we'll look for common topics and schedule them together to form mini-tracks.  Depending on the number of volunteer presenters, we'll either select those that receive the most likes on the forum, or we may decide to schedule tracks in parallel.

See full post here: https://decibel.ni.com/content/message/62947#62947

Can't see the page?  Please join the NI CLA Community page!

As presentation abstracts are submitted, feel free to "like" them so we can gage community interest.

Thanks for stepping up to present!  I can't wait to find out what you have in store for the next CLA Summit.  Should be exciting!

Nate

Can't see the page?  Please join the NI CLA Community page!

CLA Summit 2014 will be March 3 - 5.  We have some great ideas in the works and think this is going to be a very exciting Summit.  Looking forward to it already!

Thanks,

Nate

If there are LAVA users who are interested, I get the impression from his post last night that Thoric would appreciate help bringing the pages up-to-date.

PS: Wikipedia now gives you the option to establish a monthly donation to support their operations. Please consider giving just $3/month to keep one of the most valuable databases on Earth running and independent.

Just wanted to announce that OpenCLV (OpenCL for LabVIEW) is available on NI's website.  The toolkit installs through the VI Package Manager and adds a suite of OpenCL VIs to LabVIEW.  There is a lot of documentation and example code to help get new projects started, even if you are an OpenCL rookie!

• Easily configure multiple OpenCL devices to run in parallel
• Work with 1D, 2D, and 3D memory and images with OpenCL kernels
• Use Global, Local, and Private memory for a fully optimized OpenCL experience
• Packages AMD's OpenCL fast Fourier transform algorithm into easy-to-use VIs
• Easily work with Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA - both CPU and GPU devices
• Take advantage of a comprehensive manual and examples
  

This add-on only runs on Labview 2012 x64 and the end user needs to install device appropriate OpenCL SDKs.  If you have any feedback or questions, don't hesitate to contact the RaptorView team at support@raptorview.net.

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/211893

The security suite addresses IP protection issues for the LabVIEW platforms; not only does it add copy protection, but also enables user identification and feature control.

To learn more, please visit http://www.wireflow.se/news/SecuritySuite_news

/The WireFlow Team

After trying to find an answer to a issue I was having with Requirements Gateway last week and not finding a users group, I have created a Requirements Gateway User Group on the communities and I invite you all to join.  There isn't much content at the moment since it's still a bit of a fledgling.  Please join and add your content, questions, and tips.

You can join by going to https://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/requirements-gateway-users-group

See you there.

Wire Warrior

Check the links below for presentation topic details and to register.

WATERLOO: Thursday, March 14, 4:00 - 6:00 - University of Waterloo
http://sine.ni.com/nievents/app/offering/p/offeringId/1433357/site/nic/country/ca/lang/en

HUMBER COLLEGE: Thursday, March 21, 5:00 - 7:00 - Humber College
http://sine.ni.com/nievents/app/offering/p/offeringId/1433359/site/nic/country/ca/lang/en

MILTON: Tuesday, March 26, 5:00 - 7:00 - Enable TC HQ
http://sine.ni.com/nievents/app/offering/p/offeringId/1433358/site/nic/country/ca/lang/en

We also encourage all LabVIEW programmers in Southern Ontario to check out the NI Community Page for the area here:

https://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/toronto-labview-user-group

Hope to see you there!

To all Bay Area LabVIEW Developers and Enthusiasts – the 2013 Coding Challenge has been announced on the BALUG February 19 Meeting

Problem Statement

1. The Challenge: Provide a low latency/small memory footprint solution to access records in a very large Data Set (i.e. a Lookup Table). Contestants are provided with:

• 1D array of strings (unique Record Keys)
• 1D array of record numbers in the Data Set (same size and order as Record Keys)
• You need to implement 3 Vis to
  • Build the Lookup Table (Create)
  • Search for a Record Number using Record Key value (Search)
  • Destroy the Lookup Table (Destroy)
    

  [*]Winner: a solution providing minimal search times and data memory footprint on a large set of random key searches. [*]Time for Creating/Destroying the Lookup Table is ignored in determining the winner
  

2. The Grand Challenge: Same as above, but besides Search requests, a solution has to handle

• Insertion of new (Key, Number) pairs. If Key is already in the Lookup Table its Number value is to be replaced with the new Number value.
• Deletion of existing (Key, Number) pairs.
• Test Sequence includes a random mix of Search/Add/Delete requests (33.3% of each).
• Winner: a solution providing minimal processing time and data memory footprint on a random Test Sequence.
• Time for Creating/Destroying the Lookup Table is ignored in determining the winner
  

• NI : a 50% discount on NI Week 2013 Full Conference Registration
• Arktur Technologies : A bottle of 2008 Truchard Cabernet Sauvignon, Carneros, Napa Valley
  

The Challenge Winner, 2nd and 3d place winners in both challenges:

• NI : NI logo items (no details available at the moment)
  

Please respond to this thread if you or your company would like to establish a prize for a specific achievement in this Coding Challenge.

Dmitry Sagatelyan
Arktur Technologies LLC

Bay Area LabVIEW User Group 2013 Coding Challenge Announcement.pdf

Here are some of the links I recommend:

The official NI page: www.ni.com/cla-summit says some of the advantages are that you get the opportunity to:

"

• Network and exchange best practices with other CLAs, NI executives, and engineers
• Preview and influence the LabVIEW roadmap and unreleased product features
• Meet one on one with NI R&D developers
• Recertify as a CLA for free
  

"

Also, Justin Goeres did a great blog post with the 5 reasons you shouldn't miss the CLA Summit

And Chris Roebuck, Europe CLA Summit chair has his own variation of the 8 reasons you shouldn't miss the CLA Summit

Any other ideas out there?

I hope I get to see all of you who are already CLAs there.

Regards,

Fab

Code, Download, Bugs/Features, announcement.

Ton

Got some company spirit you'd like to display?

Bring some company swag and we'll use them as giveaways during the summit!

Looking forward to March!

Nate

I wanted to introduce the new MH-LCD-216, the very first cRIO display module. This is something that we know a lot of people have been asking for, so we are very excited to offer this new module to the LabVIEW community. We debuted the MH-LCD-216 at NI Week 2012 and the positive feedback was overwhelming. The website below has additional information and don't hesitate to give me a call or post here with any questions.

MH-LCD-216 cRIO Display Module

Happy compiling!

Jpeg

In LabVIEW 2010 and later it is also possible to have FPGA build items specified in the build order, meaning that Windows/RealTime applications depending on FPGA builds, can be built with a single build action.

As an additional feature, it is also possible to easily create a zipped project development distribution (including the project file itself), not including the Program folder items.

Features

• LabVIEW project integration
  
• Quick export of project to zip file (including the project file itself)
  
• Executing builds on different targets with one single menu selection
  
  • In LabVIEW > 2010; even on FPGA targets
    

  [*]Project defined build order

  [*]Build all build specifications in human sorted order (regardless of saved order)

  [*]User defined handling of build error, either stop on error or continue building

  [*]Option to save project before a build specification is invoked

For more information see shop.wireflow.se

The WireFlow team

Today is the grand opening of our webshop at shop.wireflow.se. To celebrate this we have decided to offer a 10% discount to all LAVA members placing an order before the end of June.

To order and receive the discount, just enter LAVA2012 in the Voucher field when checking out.

At the moment there are three C Series modules available for purchase;

• WF-3144, Resistor emulator module
  
  • 4 channels
    
  • 16 - 160 kOhm
    

• WF-3154, Fault Injection module
  
  • 4 channels
    
  • Open Circuit
    
  • Short Circuit to battery
    
  • Short Circuit to ground
    

• WF-3132, Multiplexer module
  
  • 32 channels
    
  • 1 x 32 (1 wire)
    
  • 1 x 16 (2 wire)
    
  • 1 x 8 (4 wire)
    
  • Four banks of 1 x 8 (1 wire)
    
  • 4 x 8 Matrix (1 wire)
    

For more information please visit shop.wireflow.se, or drop us a mail at info@wireflow.se.

The WireFlow team

Improvements include:

-Two new native message types supporting Double and Variant types.

-A new companion library includes I32Array, DoubleArray, StringArray, 2dStringArray, PathArray, BooleanArray, and LVObjectArray messages.

-A new type of queue, PrefixQueue, makes it easy to universally assign a prefix to all messages sent on a specific branch. This is useful when the message receiver needs to distinguish between identical messages from different senders.

-The package includes a "Fundamentals" example illustrating some of the core concepts of the LD.M framework. (I have not prepared the example for the Example Finder yet, so use VIPM's info window to get to find it.)

-VI documentation has been improved. All VIs on the palettes now include documentation.

This package works with Labview 2009-2011. Go here to download the latest release and give it a try.

-Dave

The original thread is here. To keep information centralized please post all questions and comments there.

For a limited time, we’re clearing out our LabVIEW 8.5.1-based LabVIEW training. Sure, it doesn’t cover all the latest and greatest LabVIEW features, but the basics still apply, and you can learn a ton! It positively reeks of value!

Try it now, before it’s gone. Visit LVMastery.com to sign up!

We’re no longer updating our material, as we’re focusing on creating custom training material for companies like yours. Visit EnableEducation.com for more information about that.

Thanks,

Ben

We've been using XControls in a lot of our application and products. We were thinking to offer some of them in a free toolkit. It's done now.

Just follow this link https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-21668 to download the package and enjoy the use of these controls in your application.

We hope that they would be helpful for you and we really would like to hear feedback from any LabVIEW developer about them (use, LabVIEW integration, ease of implementation,...).

Regards.

We encourage every users to update as soon as possible and hope that nobody has came across this issue.

Regards,

Olivier

Attendees: please include the #CLASummit in your tweets!

Go ahead. You know you want to.

Congratulations!

Simplified Data-less Messaging

Sending a data-less message in version 1.x required users to drop a Create Message method on the block diagram, attach a string to the Create Message's 'Message Name' terminal, and finally wire the message object to the EnqueueMessage method. It's not particularly difficult, but it does get repetitive and uses up block diagram space.

Version 2.0 streamlines the process and allows users to send a data-less message by connecting a string directly to the EnqueueMessage's 'Message' terminal.

Improved Message Renaming

One of the principles of good application design is encapsulation. In other words, try to limit the amount of information that passes between distant parts of your application. Changing a message's name as it travels down the message handling chain helps keep information localized and can improve readability.

Version 2.0 makes this easier by factoring out the RenameableMessage class and moving the RenameMessage method up to the Message class. Now all messages have the built-in ability to be renamed, eliminating the annoying step of downcasting a Message object to a RenameableMessage object just so it can be renamed.

New Namespacing

Unfortunately, removing the RenameableMessage class breaks backwards compatibility, making direct upgrades a little more difficult. Since backwards compatibility is already broken, we decided to use this opportunity to change LapDog's namespacing and bring it more in line with modern text languages.

Libraries are organized into a "virtual" hierarchy using a dot naming convention. For example, the linked VIPM package contains two different libraries: LapDog.Messaging.v2.lvlib contains the queue classes a few core messages. LapDog.Messaging.v2.NativeTypes.lvlib is an extension library containing message classes for select data types in Labview and is dependent on the core Messaging library. It is hoped that using this naming convention will make it easier for developers to understand how libraries (and packages) relate to each other without having to dig into the source code.

The new namespacing also makes it possible to have different major versions installed side-by-side without cross linking or conflicts, allowing you to try out the beta without worrying about breaking existing applications.

So what are you waiting for? Download it now and give it a try! (Don't be afraid to leave feedback... positive or negative.)

The call for submissions had been posted at the CLA Community:

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-19083

Please check it out and start thinking what you are going to present at the summit.

Thanks,

Fab

https://decibel.ni.c...nt/thread/10492

CLA Summit 2012 will be March 5 - 7

Thanks,

Fab

Read more about this announcement here.

Read the full article here.

To participate, just email me at chris dot bolin at ni dot com or send me a LAVA message with your email address.

Currently, the NI community is encouraged to vote for the first-ever GSDAA Community’s Choice Award winner. Voting will remain open until Monday, August 1, 2011 at 5 p.m. CDT.

To show support for your favorite finalist and increase their chances of winning, follow these steps:

1. First, visit and join the NIWeek 2011 group.

2. Then, click on the “Documents” tab and select the document titled “Vote for the 2011 GSDAA Community's Choice Award” to learn how to vote!

The finalist with the most "Likes" will be honored at the GSDAA ceremony during NIWeek 2011 on August 2.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ni-srmanager/id432100096?mt=8&ls=1

View and bookmark your NI Service Requests. You can read the service requests offline including (requires a service contract) notes from our Engineers.

Features:

- View Open and Closed Service Requests

- Bookmark Important Service Requests

- Call Support Directly from the App

- View Account

Valid Service Contract Required:

- View Notes from our Engineers

A tool for those who make extensive use of enum type definitions.

infoEnum is a donations supported, LabVIEW VI add-on built to help LabVIEW software designers who build complex softwares using enum type definitions to control the different events and actions occurring in the software. It allows to see which enum values are used were and also find the unused ones easily.

Details here.

This video is titled: FRC Safety Config Tutorial, and it will involve

• How to enable and disable the safety feature for the safety feature for the robot

• How to set the timeout value for the safety feature

Here is a link to the video:

FRC Safety Config

It is located in the same dropdown tab as the 2011 FRC Seven Steps to Robot Success, so feel free to check those out as well.

I've been working at SAPHIR for many years (SAPHIR is a 20 years old french company - www.saphir.fr). We have implemented DataBase (ACSESS, MySQL...) in several LabVIEW applications. Since one year, we are using SQLite database without any trouble and now we are pleased to announce the release of our new toolkit: SQLiteVIEW.

It will be available with a 30 days evaluation version. You can already read more about it here. You can also learn more about SQLite here.

We plan to release this toolkit in a couple of weeks and we hope you'll like it as we do

Regards

This video is titled: FRC Dashboard Inputs, and it will involve

• Using the Analog Inputs and Digital Inputs on the Robot Dashboard for testing programs

Here is a link to the video:

FRC Dashboard Inputs

It is located in the same dropdown tab as the 2011 FRC Seven Steps to Robot Success, so feel free to check those out as well.

This video is titled: FRC Dashboard Customization, and it will involve

• Altering the robot code to send more information to the FRC Dashboard

• Customizing the FRC Dashboard Project to display this information

Here is a link to the video:

FRC Dashboard Customization

It is located in the same dropdown tab as the 2011 FRC Seven Steps to Robot Success, so feel free to check those out as well.

Ben Zimmer

-- LV Mastery Team

This video is titled: 2011 Vision Example Integration, and it will involve

• How to import the 2011 Vision Example code into a Robot Project

• How to program the robot to track the leftmost game pole, and align itself with it in Autonomous mode

Here is a link to the video:

2011 Vision Integration

It is located in the same dropdown tab as the 2011 FRC Seven Steps to Robot Success, so feel free to check those out as well.

Ben Zimmer

-- LV Mastery Team

This video is titled: 2011 Vision Example Tutorial, and it will involve

• An explanation of the example program, and a brief overview of how it works

• A modification to the program to make it easier to find HSL thresholds

Here is a link to the video:

2011 Vision Example Tutorial

It is located in the same dropdown tab as the 2011 FRC Seven Steps to Robot Success, so feel free to check those out as well.

Ben Zimmer

-- LV Mastery Team

Head on over to the CLA Summit 2011 Page and give your comments please.

{EDITORS NOTE}:: It's in a private group so you must join first here

CLA Summit 2010 was a huge success and this years will be better yet.

Comments like "It was worth the airfare" which came from a CLA from Italy should convince you to not only attend but also shape the content and format.

So once again

http://decibel.ni.com/content/projects/cla-summit-march-2011/blog/2010/11/17/time-to-plan-for-cla-summit#comments

See you all soon

Norm Kirchner

Sr RF Systems Engineer

National Instruments

~,~

CLA, CTA, CPI, Defrock'd LV Champion

General RF Nuisance

just seen this over on the dark side

Announcing the LabVIEW 2011 Platform beta

hear we go again :-)

This video is titled: Exploring the Default Autonomous Code, and it will involve

· An explanation of Line Follower Code

· A live demonstration of default autonomous code

It is located in the same dropdown tab as the 2011 FRC Seven Steps to Robot Success, so feel free to check those out as well.

Ben Zimmer

-- LV Mastery Team

These videos conclude The Seven Steps to FRC Robotics Success that Enable Training and Consulting Inc. has put together this year.

You can find the entire set in the dropdown menu at the top of the page to LabVIEW for FRC.

In Step 7 we will:

· Modify autonomous independent SubVI to add a parallel loop

· Slowly move servo forward and return to zero position when limit switch is closed

As always, the material from the 2010 season is still ready and available.

Now you can find Steps 1 through 6 on FRCMastery.com, with only the final step remaining.

See the dropdown menu at the top of the page to LabVIEW for FRC. There’s a link to all the 2011 videos there.

In Step 5 we will:

• Investigate Autonomous Mode
• Enable Autonomous Mode

• Rotate the servo by 10 degrees each time a joystick button is pressed.
• When the servo angle is greater than or equal to 180 degrees, the servo returns to 0 degrees.
• Shift Register to store data
• Wiring into a SubVI Accessing Data
• Boolean Functions

Remember that all the material from the 2010 season is still ready and available.

Ben Zimmer

-- LV Mastery Team

These are steps 3 and 4 in the The Seven Steps to FRC Robotics Success that Enable Training and Consulting Inc. has put together this year.

Again, you can find these in the dropdown menu at the top of the page to LabVIEW for FRC – the same place steps 1 and 2 are posted. There’s a link to the 2011 videos there.

In Step 3 we will:

· Add a servo motor to the robot

· Initialize the new servo motor by modifying Begin SubVI

· Modify the Teleop SubVI to use the joystick to move the new servo motor

· Modify the Finish SubVI to close the reference of the new servo motor

In Step 4 we will:

· Add a new digital input as a limit switch

· Initialize the new Digital Input by modifying Begin SubVI

· Close the reference of the new Digital Input by modifying the Finish SubVI

· Modify the Teleop SubVI to replace the momentary joystick button with a limit switch

Ben Zimmer

-- LV Mastery Team