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Here's a nifty control application used to paint pictures in falling water. This would be a cool NIWeek demo.
[/url]If you're not impressed right away look for the writing at 1:06 into the video.
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QUOTE (PaulG. @ Aug 14 2008, 12:22 PM)
A lot is a relative term in this case as the LHC includes a mind boggling number of control systems. Regardless, this is a pretty cool motion control application using 120 PXI systems distributed around the 27 km ring controlling 600 motion axes to 1ms synchronization during a 20 minute profile. All of the PXI RT systems integrate into the higher level facility control system running non-LV applications. This application was developed with a lot of direct input and support from the Systems Engineering group at NI. The CERN developer just left NI this afternoon to get ready for the startup of the LHC.
A few trivia facts:
- The design of the LHC started 27 years ago.
- Colling of the magnets started more than 18 months ago. The final temperature of the magnets will be below 2K.
- The design of the LHC started 27 years ago.
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I bet you want hot-spot labels as well.
Where you define a region to where a given label should apply.
Ton
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QUOTE (mdoan @ Aug 14 2008, 10:16 AM)
I've been developing some basic voltage acquisition software for accelerometer vibrations on engines. I've got it about finished, and have successfully been plotting waterfalls from live data.My boss used HiQ 4.1 about 3 years ago to enhance the plots he is trying to get with LV8.5, and I just found out HiQ (outdated, but still viable) is unsupported past LV7. Is anyone aware of an alternative software that can accomplish similar, if not more basic functions than HiQ?
Considering how popular LV has grown, it seems like it would be more accessible than the $600 smackers HiQ used to be, if not freeware. Is it common for LV programmers to possibly publish their VI's online for the public, if not one that can do basic color spectrometer plots? I'm relatively new to the LabVIEW world, but I'm hooked. Thanks! Any response is appreciated.
Yes HiQ has been gone for a while. You now have two options, Component Works 3D graph ships with LV and is very robust. THe other option is for LV 8.6 where NI has released a 3d-plot implelementaion that use the LV 3d picture. THis latter option is pure G but is still new nad has some limitaions. Of course if you are game for a challenging learining experience you could try to cut your teeth in LV by taking on the new version. So...
Check out the CW 3d graph.
Ben
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QUOTE (ASTDan @ Aug 13 2008, 03:55 PM)
http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_08_2008/post-29-1218658242.png' target="_blank">
Never used it but the help looks promising. Combine it with a mouse move event ....
I hope that helps,
Ben
Dang! That what I get for including an image.
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QUOTE (msc-ing @ Aug 13 2008, 06:07 AM)
Hello everybody,is there someone who had an idea how to print simple protocols under RT-OS?
Can you be more specific about your application need, hardware being used, etc. It sounds like you want to connect a printer (what kind? type?) to a RT controller (what kind?) and print out some text from the LabVIEW running on it.
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Give someone a real personalized gift! Their own customized t-shirt. It's easy to craft a shirt unique to your friends and family.
You can put a name on any kind of
. Use shirts you've bought on your own and have names added or custom design shirts from scratch. Of course, having a personalized shirt is just fashionable, but it's also useful. Named shirts are great if your kids are heading off to summer camp, private school or for gym class. When it comes time for their laundry to be sorted, there's no question which t-shirt belongs to which kid.We typically think of having names put over the left breast pocket area, but that's not the only space for a monogram. Put it at the shoulder cuff on a short-sleeved T or at the wrist. At the top of the back collar is another good spot. Using a sports-jersey style name across the back shoulders is popular, too.
With an increase in casual wear at work, putting names and your business logo on shirts is a great way to be walking promotions for your business. Putting employee names on the shirts makes it easy for customers to know who they're working with.
T-shirt s customized with names make great personalized gifts. You can use them for groups or families. Every Christmas, Rose Baker makes matching pajamas for her family. Now that her children are grown and the number of grandchildren is growing, it's become a real chore to make everyone pjs during the busy holiday season. So, she simply orders matching holiday t-shirts( ) for everyone. She embroiders each family member's nickname on the shirts. Rose gives them out on Christmas Eve and everyone wears their shirt when they arrive on Christmas morning for a family photo. One of her daughters has kept years worth of shirts. The family has a good time watching nicknames change as the grandchildren come up with new things to call everyone.Want something special for a family photo? Try matching
Wholesale t-shirts with family members' names or nicknames. These shirts are also great for special picnics and parties. Choose a theme like "Maddie's 50th" or "The Siberian Club Annual Picnic" or "The Smith Family Reunion." Design a special logo or choose one from an online library. Pick a shirt color and then add names for each participant.Don't limit yourself to having your own name on a t-shirt. It's quite trendy wear "gas station attendant style" t-shirts with another guy's name on it like "Larry's Sunoco" or "Moe." For women, try a Mel's diner shirt that says "Flo" in the upper left pocket and "Kiss My Grits" on the back.
It's easy to personalize t-shirts with names so what are you waiting for?
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QUOTE (crelf @ Aug 13 2008, 01:45 AM)
QUOTE (PJM_labview @ Aug 13 2008, 04:03 AM)
Actually you don't need the 16 colors icon for that. Only the 256 colors and the B&W is required.Unfortunatly the 16 color icon will block the small sized icon.
The CAR ID is 100245
Not on the 8.6 known issues or fixed issues list.
Ton
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It was actually warmer during NIWeek with the extra 2500 people around. The previous Friday and Saturday with just the NI crew around it was downright freezing.
I hope they setup a distributed temperature and humidity monitoring system next year using the new WiFi DAQ hardware.
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QUOTE (hfettig @ Aug 12 2008, 10:18 PM)
Is there a voodoo step I am missing?
Here's what I would do:
Create a user.lib\_toolkit folder
All toolkits install here
Create a user.lib\_toolkit\palettes\controls folder every control menu file will be placed here
Create a user.lib\_toolkit\palettes\functions folder every function menu file will be placed here
Create two mnu files under user.lib\palettes, controls and functions.
The controls sync to the palettes\controls folder, the functions to the palettes\functions folder.
Then you create an OpenG package that installs the two mnu files to the right location.
Please report back!
Ton
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QUOTE (jzoller @ Aug 12 2008, 03:36 PM)
Just out of curiousity, why is this important?Joe Z.
If I have kept track of "which shell the pea is under", I think Paul is working with a consulting firm (usually refered to in my shop as "the bad guys"**
) like myself. So in my shop we occationally have to do what I call "Stand-up Comedy Routines" where we have to walk into a buisness we know very little about and while the customer is watching and asking questions "blow their socks off!" with our LV-Powers*. So being able to code under-fire is very useful, although not a requirement.Ben
* I cheat. I have been doing this so long that I can usually start telling a "sea-story" of a similar situation that keeps them distracted while I am doing the real work.
** In case there is any question, yes I am just joking about "the bad guys".
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Tom,
Thanks for leading this effort. I think it's great to have someone from the user community provide this kind of input and drive to improve the process.
I really appreciated your presentation last week. Like you said, the value in certification is not the paper at the end of the road, but the process of learning and (coding) process improvement that you make along the way. You'll see a lot more NI people go through the certification process and that will hopefully improve the process as well as the code generated by NI.
In the wider community I see a lot more value to get many developers to the CLD level (and provide a good LabVIEW programmer base) as opposed to getting some developers to the CLA level.
PS: I just completed the CLAD at NIWeek and will be working on the CLD over the next few months. Even though I have 10+ years of LV experience (and am a supposed expert), it forces you to think more carefully about your own ingrained programming practices and habits, and improve them at least in some ways (more comments in my case and more consistent good design even for simple examples that are distributed).
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QUOTE (Tom Bress @ Aug 12 2008, 03:34 PM)
It works, quite good (for me) but I wouldn't use this bridge for professional work.
QUOTE (jgcode @ Aug 12 2008, 04:34 PM)
For multi developer work -LVintegration is essential for smooth work IMO.Yes, using the LV integration gives you power to build nice tools.
However the advanced functions (branching/labelling) needs to be done in the main SCC program.
Ton
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QUOTE (Darren @ Aug 12 2008, 10:56 AM)
Starting with LabVIEW 8.6 and moving forward, a LabVIEW/toolkits install will no longer affect the installs of previous toolkits. So yes, your older toolkits are safe when installing LabVIEW 8.6.-D
Wow!
Does that include drivers, DSC etc?
If this is true, I may be able to get by with only 4 PC and could switch from version to version with out having to boot into a new partion.
Hopeful,
Ben
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Thanks!
I couldn't find it on any of the readme's (which is logical the old behaviour should be mentioned)
Ton
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"The sound of silence" by ear-plugs and sound deadening head phones. (It worked for Tomi).
Ben
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QUOTE (P. Rosegger @ Aug 11 2008, 06:11 PM)
You can download the driver for the EPOS drives on the homepage from maxonmotor.
http://www.maxonmotor.com/downloads.asp
I use the EPOS with RS232 driver.
I know that Alexander Rudolph from NI Switzerland has worked together with maxonmotor on the current driver. He also made some exhibition examples using EPOS, with CAN interface. You should contact him regarding this issue. (firstname.surname@ni.com)
I don't know wheather he was using the PDO's for communication or not.
Martin
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There is no such thing as "one size fits all" when it comes to office furnishings. We can't all wear the same size pants or skirt, so why would anyone expect us all to fit in the same
floor chair?Step1
Be realistic about your physique. Smaller people are not always comfortable in huge chairs and petite chairs can be a squeeze for large folks.
Step2
Create a checklist. When you conduct your sit-and-spin test, you will want to consider these fit points: distance from floor, lumbar support, seat padding, arm height and head room.
Step3
Check-list in hand, visit a store that sells office chairs( ). Put together a line-up of the four or five chairs that look best to you. At this point, disregard price as a fit factor.
Step4
Sit in each chair. Rate each chair for fit based on the criteria on you list. Be very specific in your evaluation. For example, don't simply confirm that your feet reach the floor when you sit; make sure your legs are resting at a comfortable angle.
Step5
Check the
floor chair for adjustments. Can it be made to fit you perfectly by pushing buttons and pulling levers?Step6
Put the chairs that pass the fit test through a spin test. Sit in the chair and take it for a spin, roll it on a hard surfaced floor and try to scoot it on carpet. Turn it quickly in a different direction. Test it to see how easily it spins left and right. This might sound like child's play, but when you're on task, you probably move in ways that would surprise you.
Step7
When a chair has passed the fit test and the spin test, you can consider it for beauty. You may find you are so pleased with the way it fits and moves that you don't care if it's built like the back end of the Scotts Bluff bus.
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Everybody wants to sit on the floor at circle time. And with the Rifton Corner floor chair, everyone can! But it's not only for circle time. Think of all the activities children are happiest doing on the floor. For the child who cannot sit up on his own, and who needs his shoulders and upper trunk supported, the Corner
floor chair is the simplest way of seating a child at floor level. In this chair he is independent, with hands free for play, while maintaining optimal erect trunk alignment. When the chest strap is loosened, the child has limited movement, while remaining well secured. This encourages trunk strength, stability, and self-righting. Sitting at a 90° angle, with comfortable leg extension, children can join their peers on the level they like best - and you'll be amazed how much more fun circle time is!There is also another kind of floor chair (
www.hylightchair.com) that is TV floor chair, television spectators who like to lounge on the floor in front of the set now can lean comfortably against a padded backrest. The collapsible seat, similar in style to a familiar type of lawn chair, has a long pad which extends out across the floor. The pad not only provides a cushion for the viewer, but also prevents the backrest from scooting across the floor when he leans against it. Adjustable to three positions, the backrest places some viewers low enough so that they don't interfere with the view of others who are seated on conventional floor chairsSource: www.hylightchair.com