GSR

QUOTE (Louis Manfredi @ Jan 21 2009, 02:53 PM)

Also, I think its important not to emphasize the programming tools, but what you are doing with the tools. Programming languages are just tools, like hammers. If you were a sculptor or a carpenter, you wouldn't write a resume about knowing how to swing a hammer, you'd write one about what kind of sculpture or carpentry you do. Perhaps you have a separate resume for your particular field, and the one you have shared with us is simply a back-up in case you have to apply to jobs outside of your field-- If so, and if you are anxious enough to find a job to take one outside of your field of work, this is fine. But if not, try to slant the resume more to what you've done and want to do, not the tools you use to do it.

Very helpful. I am now rewriting my resume

QUOTE (jdunham @ Jan 20 2009, 09:48 PM)

I think you should get your resume onto one page. Others may disagree, but I think one only needs a multi-page resume with 10-20 years of experience AND several different jobs or skills. If someone could fit their professional 'snapshot' onto one page, but they choose not to, then I get several negative reactions:

• they don't care about saving me time/effort
  
• they can't tell the difference between important/useful stuff and the rest, so they've stuffed it all in.
  
• they can't present information in such a way that I can absorb it an a hurry (Remember humans only absorb 7±2 pieces of information at a time. The resume is your chance to get me to remember those about you)
  

It's not that I get insulted by those things, but I will suspect that those same things will happen on the job, should the candidate be hired.

I'm not trying to be negative on you. This is a very common problem with resumes.

I wouldn't put any 'negative' things down, like that your English is not as good as your Chinese. If your resume is in English, everyone will assume you have an adequate ability to use it in the workplace, so you don't need to clutter up the resume with it. Fluency in Chinese could be a real asset, so I would keep that, as long as you realize the reader will then assume that English is your second language.

Good luck!

Very good suggestion

Thanks

QUOTE (mross @ Jan 20 2009, 07:28 PM)

You may wish to explore the intersection of neuroscience and psychology as a possible field where your experiences could be particularly useful. Your work with brain/machine interfacing and data collection, cognition and information handling by the brain, and your electrical engineering education could be very applicable to the burgeoning field of neuroscience. If that interests you, you may write me privately. I may have some ideas.

Good luck,

Mike

Thanks Mike

I just email you

QUOTE (ned @ Jan 20 2009, 04:26 PM)

A couple of really quick comments, although this probably deserves a more detailed reply:

- Spell LabVIEW with VIEW in capitals (that's the official name)

- You don't need to list your major when you've already given it with your degree (ie, no need to put both "Master of Science - Bioengineering" and "Major in Bioengineering")

- Remove "Programming" following names of computer languages in both your courses and skills sections. Similarly remove "Drawing" after CAD.

- Remove the skills section entirely, or at least make it much shorter. There's a lot of overlap with both your technical courses and your past experience. Use the experience section to highlight actual use of your skills. The two skills you list as "Expert" are not improving your resume. Do you really want to tell people that your strongest skills are "M.S. product" (did you mean Microsoft Office?) and browsing the web and downloading files ("HTTP,FTP")?

- Spell technique properly (it's not technic)

Very good suggestion, updated file also attached. thanks

QUOTE (crelf @ Jan 20 2009, 04:38 PM)

Right. Thanks for your suggestions.

Any more suggestions?

BTW, I am watching BBC live now

QUOTE (TobyD @ Jan 20 2009, 04:34 PM)

HAHA, I have them on my version.

Thanks for your remind

Dear all,

I understand that my question may not fit well in this forum. However, I consider myself a Labview programmer, so giving a labviewer's suggestion on his resume should not be off topic.

There are a few reasons that may cause me not able to get interview. One is my resume, so could anyone please give me some suggestions about my resume?

thanks

QUOTE (crelf @ Jan 16 2009, 06:41 PM)

Congratulations on the CLAD.

Without trying to sound harsh, I suggest you stop. For the questions that you asked here to help you get through the CLAD, you're nowhere near ready for the CLD, and you won't be until you get some real professional experience with LabVIEW. I'm not trying ot be mean, but if all you're going to do is flood LAVA with "how can you help me pass my CLD" questions then you're not ready. I suggest you have a good think about why you want to be a CLD. Are you just trying to zip through them to pad your resume so you can get a LabVIEW job? That might help you get the job, but you'll find the job difficult because you only have the theory on passing an exam, not the knowledge that comes with actually working with LabVIEW. Please do post on your motivation to get the CLD - that's something that we can help you explore here.

why you want to be a CLD?

Here is the reason. A 28 year old man cannot finish his Ph.D. in Neural Engineering, so he only has a MS in Neural engineering to leave the lab. With his previous B.S and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, he thought he could find a job. However, even if car wash, food preparation, and baby sitter jobs did not reply his application. His "PhD Wife"'s friend said he should paid $5500 to NI to take the courses and using 3 months to pass all the exams (Not only CLAD and CLD, but also CLA), but he can't afford more than $500. He doesn't want to others to keep looking down him (This was what happen in his PhD lab), so he study himself and want to get the exam pass. One of the reason is to help him having a better resume. The other reason is to help him have a better life in front of his wife's friend

QUOTE (mross @ Jan 16 2009, 07:24 PM)

Well, I understand data flow. However, I asked what is data flow in the forum yesterday

Here is the reason. In the Labview presentation, the name sounds like " know labview in 6 hrs", it mentioned that communication between loop using wire is not possible. (I am not a native speaker.) What is communication mean here?? If first loop finish and pass the data to the 2nd loop, I consider that is communication! I think at that point maybe I miss the term "parallel running".

When you guy answers my question yesterday using the term "data flow", I was trying to confirm what I understand is correct only. (Just like if people ask you the difference between "See" and "Watch", You can use those verb correctly, but you might not know how to explain. So, listen other people explanation is another way to learn)

QUOTE (crelf @ Jan 16 2009, 06:41 PM)

Congratulations on the CLAD.

Without trying to sound harsh, I suggest you stop. For the questions that you asked here to help you get through the CLAD, you're nowhere near ready for the CLD, and you won't be until you get some real professional experience with LabVIEW. I'm not trying ot be mean, but if all you're going to do is flood LAVA with "how can you help me pass my CLD" questions then you're not ready. I suggest you have a good think about why you want to be a CLD. Are you just trying to zip through them to pad your resume so you can get a LabVIEW job? That might help you get the job, but you'll find the job difficult because you only have the theory on passing an exam, not the knowledge that comes with actually working with LabVIEW. Please do post on your motivation to get the CLD - that's something that we can help you explore here.

why you want to be a CLD?

Here is the reason. A 28 year old man cannot finish his Ph.D. in Neural Engineering, so he only has a MS in Neural engineering to leave the lab. With his previous B.S and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, he thought he could find a job. However, even if car wash, food preparation, and baby sitter jobs did not reply his application. His "PhD Wife"'s friend said he should paid $5500 to NI to take the courses and using 3 months to pass all the exams (Not only CLAD and CLD, but also CLA), but he can't afford more than $500. He doesn't want to others to keep looking down him (This was what happen in his PhD lab), so he study himself and want to get the exam pass. One of the reason is to help him having a better resume. The other reason is to help him have a better life in front of his wife's friend

QUOTE (mross @ Jan 16 2009, 07:24 PM)

Well, I understand data flow. However, I asked what is data flow in the forum yesterday

Here is the reason. In the Labview presentation, the name sounds like " know labview in 6 hrs", it mentioned that communication between loop using wire is not possible. (I am not a native speaker.) What is communication mean here?? If first loop finish and pass the data to the 2nd loop, I consider that is communication! I think at that point maybe I miss the term "parallel running".

When you guy answers my question yesterday using the term "data flow", I was trying to confirm what I understand is correct only. (Just like if people ask you the difference between "See" and "Watch", You can use those verb correctly, but you might not know how to explain. So, listen other people explanation is another way to learn)

First of all, thanks for everyone helping me in preparation CLAD.

Next Step -- CLD

How much time do you in preparation CLD?

I am thinking to call next week and schedule the exam a month from now

What do you think ??

First of all, thanks for everyone helping me in preparation CLAD.

Next Step -- CLD

How much time do you in preparation CLD?

I am thinking to call next week and schedule the exam a month from now

What do you think ??

QUOTE (jcarmody @ Jan 15 2009, 05:44 PM)

This looks like a follow-up to this post. zmarcoz, you were asked to post a picture of what you were asking. That'll get you your answer.

It looks to me like you mistakenly wrote "case structures" instead of "while loops" here.

I recall a question that had a wire from the stop button in one while loop going to the conditional terminal in a second while loop. The problem with this architecture is that the second loop won't start until the first loop is stopped (with the button), then it will only loop one time because the stop button sent a True.

Of course, I'm only guessing BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T POST YOUR CODE/PICTURE. You're running out of time! Good luck tomorrow. :thumbup:

</jim>

PS - Hi, mross. I'm in Wilson, NC, too!

What is data flow?

As I know Communicating between while loop using data flow is NOT possible

But Why the VI in the pic is OK? What is the meaning of communicating between while loop(case structure)

please help

QUOTE (zmarcoz @ Jan 15 2009, 08:51 PM)

QUOTE (jcarmody @ Jan 15 2009, 05:44 PM)

This looks like a follow-up to this post. zmarcoz, you were asked to post a picture of what you were asking. That'll get you your answer.

It looks to me like you mistakenly wrote "case structures" instead of "while loops" here.

I recall a question that had a wire from the stop button in one while loop going to the conditional terminal in a second while loop. The problem with this architecture is that the second loop won't start until the first loop is stopped (with the button), then it will only loop one time because the stop button sent a True.

Of course, I'm only guessing BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T POST YOUR CODE/PICTURE. You're running out of time! Good luck tomorrow. :thumbup:

</jim>

PS - Hi, mross. I'm in Wilson, NC, too!

What is data flow?

As I know Communicating between while loop using data flow is NOT possible

But Why the VI in the pic is OK? What is the meaning of communicating between while loop(case structure)

please help

QUOTE (zmarcoz @ Jan 15 2009, 08:51 PM)

Communicating between case structures using data flow is possible or not?

I did the online fundamental exam 3 times today, results was 32 30 32 out of 40

I can only think of 1 to 2 mistakes that I have made in each test

I don't know what other mistakes I have made because the exam only shows the number of correct.....

One more MCQ

The main disadvantage(s) of using the VI architecture shown below is:

[2 case structures inside a while loop with a stop button connected]

A there is no way of shutting down the VI during execution.

B you cannot use wires to pass data between case structures. <=== My choice, but not sure is correct

C the block diagram can become very large and hard to read, edit, and debug. <== Make sense too

D All of the above

I did the online fundamental exam 3 times today, results was 32 30 32 out of 40

I can only think of 1 to 2 mistakes that I have made in each test

I don't know what other mistakes I have made because the exam only shows the number of correct.....

One more MCQ

The main disadvantage(s) of using the VI architecture shown below is:

[2 case structures inside a while loop with a stop button connected]

A there is no way of shutting down the VI during execution.

B you cannot use wires to pass data between case structures. <=== My choice, but not sure is correct

C the block diagram can become very large and hard to read, edit, and debug. <== Make sense too

D All of the above

Please tell me which are the correct answer !!

1) In LabVIEW, you may print to all of the following, EXCEPT:

A Printer

B HTML

C Plain Text

D All of the above are possible printing options <== My choice

2) Delays should be added to While Loops:

A to reserve memory.

B to reserve CPU usage. <== My understand is that "reserve is passively saving" <== my choice

C to free up memory.

D to free up CPU usage. <== My understand is that " free up is actively eliminating"

3) To place an Express VI on the Block Diagram you would select it from the:

A Controls Palette <== I can find a table express VI here (I assume express VI are the VIs have blue think boundary)

B Functions Palette <== This must be correct

C Icon Palette

D Tools Palette

4) If an Error Cluster displays a non-zero error code coupled with a status of FALSE, it signals:

A a non-fatal error.

B a fatal error.

C a warning. <== my choice, because status of False means no error??

D no error.

If C in Q4 is correct, what should I see in the error cluster display if a non-fatal error happen?

Please tell me which are the correct answer !!

1) In LabVIEW, you may print to all of the following, EXCEPT:

A Printer

B HTML

C Plain Text

D All of the above are possible printing options <== My choice

2) Delays should be added to While Loops:

A to reserve memory.

B to reserve CPU usage. <== My understand is that "reserve is passively saving" <== my choice

C to free up memory.

D to free up CPU usage. <== My understand is that " free up is actively eliminating"

3) To place an Express VI on the Block Diagram you would select it from the:

A Controls Palette <== I can find a table express VI here (I assume express VI are the VIs have blue think boundary)

B Functions Palette <== This must be correct

C Icon Palette

D Tools Palette

4) If an Error Cluster displays a non-zero error code coupled with a status of FALSE, it signals:

A a non-fatal error.

B a fatal error.

C a warning. <== my choice, because status of False means no error??

D no error.

If C in Q4 is correct, what should I see in the error cluster display if a non-fatal error happen?

Read an old Labview Basic manual once time already, wrote down key points for review

Did 3 times online exams, results were OK

Did the sample CLAD exam.

• I underestimated the difficulty, so I only spent 20 mins to finish the exam, and I got 26/40
  

• I found out that sometimes I misunderstand the questions, sometimes I don't understand the meaning of the questions. Because of these make at least 8 mistake. I did not review my note before do the sample exam, so other 2 questions made mistake. The last 4 mistakes were because of lack of knowledge.
  

I review the whole exam; find out and solve anything that I don't understand. I think I will read the manual again in the next 24 hrs and review my note. What else I should do?

=================================

BTW, how many MCQs have more than 1 answer?

I see an MCQ, there are two VIs

one is add 2 number together

one is DAQ vi inside a while loop

which one is simple VI

both of them are simple and general<-- that is what I think

Hi,

I have 2 Labview 101 questions. Could you please help?

• Functions»All Functions»File I/O»Advanced File Functions>>New File vi. I read a book which said this vi has an input of datalog type. Then I read the VI examples, I see an example which write the data into file with this VI. The datalog input is a bundle with string and DBLs. I also read the VI which read the output file generated by the previous VI. This VI also have the bundle (I can understand this part), but it also need me to open a datalog file (I don't understand this part). What is that datalog file? Doesn't the bundle contain all the information to read the data file??
  
• Tools for identifying memory and performance issues
  i. Profile memory and performance
  ii. Show buffer allocations
  iii. VI metrics
  Can I find these topics from Labview for everyone?
  

Dear all,

I am reading a LV book using LV7. I see the read binary file VI, which has a pos offset input. However, I don't see the input in LV 8.5. If I only want to read from the 7th element in the binary file, should I read the whole file using the read binary file VI and then use array subset to take out the useful part?

Where Should I put the simple error handler?

Do I need to put it within every subVI?

If I want the error handler keep checking error, should I put the handler inside a while loop?

I seldom care about error, I will connect the error in/out only when I need to open/read/write/close file

• I see the simple error handle, there is an "error in". How can I use the "error in", where I can find the error source? If I need to Open a file, the error source is provided by the OPEN VI. I don't know what I should look for.
  

• I read some notes which said "Connect the Error In to the While loop, then the boolean will be changed to STOP if Error". I have no clue where I can find an "Error In" control/constant
  

• Can I create a VI just add two numbers and display the result with Error detection??
  

All of the following are correct ways to view a SubVI on a Block Diagram, EXCEPT:

Expanded Node

Expandable Node

Icon

Modular Node

DAQmx channels and virtual channels are a collection of property settings that include all of the following, EXCEPT:

base I/O address.

type of measurement.

scaling information.

physical channel.

The DAQ Assistant can perform all of the following operations, EXCEPT:

Analog Input.

Frequency Measurement.

Digital Input.

Arbitrary Waveform Generation.

Description and help information for a VI may be placed:

on the Block Diagram or Front Panel.

in File » VI Properties » Documentation.

Both A. and B.

None of the above

Two more questions,

1) I set the "description and tip" in a meter; and I can see only "description" by using "show context help". How can I see the "Tip"???

2) What is the difference between TIME DELAY and Wait ???

QUOTE (TobyD @ Jan 5 2009, 09:24 PM)

I spent quite a bit of time going through the online exam. I grabbed a screenshot of each question and pasted it into a word doc - then I was able to go through each one and really understand the question/answer. In many cases I would actually code the question in LabVIEW and watch it run. This really helped in understanding auto-indexing and array manipulation. Each time you take the online exam the questions are different, so go through it a few times to get a good sample.

Unfortunately I can't find the document I created. A couple of people have asked for it. It would probably violate all sorts of copyright laws to post it here anyway.

Good Luck!

Toby

Thanks Everyone

Thanks for every suggestions.

I can feel the support from all of you.

Even if I am facing many problems, I feel warm

QUOTE (ASTDan @ Jan 4 2009, 06:31 PM)

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/6510

Here is a presentation on mastering the Certification Exams.

Dan

Thanks

I have scheduled the CLAD exam on Jan16; and I will study very hard to pass the exam