TestStand and LabVIEW basics video

    Here is my latest video.  It's an overview of National Instruments TestStand test automation software used with LabVIEW to create a PCB testing system.  
    
    This video shows how easy TestStand and LabVIEW can be used to create a powerful test automation platform.

    I couldn't find a lot of information on how to start using NI TestStand and LabVIEW together to create a PCB test sequence program.

    I knew it was easy to do but I didn't realize it was this easy to get started.  After one afternoon playing I was able to do this video.

My next video will be a little more advanced.

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NIWEEK 2013

I attended my first day of NIWEEK.

It was lot's of fun. I registered my attendance first thing in the morning and the lady accidently gave me a Certified Developer tag for my badge.  So I was a CLD for only a day.  It was my lucky day.  Hopefully it's a sign of the future.  Maybe I will truly be a CLD soon.

I attended a LabVIEW seminar on file management in the morning after the keynote speeches.
I skipped lunch and walked around the Exhibit Hall to see all the neat things people have created using LabVIEW and NI products.

In the afternoon I attended a hands-on LabVIEW training and then a TestStand training.

Later in the afternoon, I returned back to the Exhibit Hall to continue learning how others have used LabVIEW to solve a problem or just sort their marbles by colors.

I really enjoyed the Hands-on TestStand training. My LabVIEW and TestStand batteries have just been recharged. I hope it will show in my posts.

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LabVIEW and Arduino make a perfect couple.  What better combination of low-cost inputs and outputs bundled with the best graphical programming software on the market.  Both sold together on Amazon.
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Nice introductory HubPage on LabVIEW and Arduino.
The Arduino is perfect pocket-sized i/o device to use with LabVIEW.

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Is the case structure "case sensitive?"

Here was one of those tricking CLAD questions that I've never come across until I was taking the test.
The question was like this example:

If this vi was run, what would the output be?
At first glance it looks easy. With the selector terminal input being 'clad' and the case selector label being Clad, it should run the one button dialog box and print "This
is Clad".  But look again.  The string input to the case structure is
lowercase "clad".  Yes the case structure IS CASE SENSITIVE.
When I hit run on this vi, it doesn't recognize the "clad" and runs the
default case instead.

Here is what it looks like when I correct the lower case string input.

By correcting the string input to "Clad", it now matches the wording and case of the case structure and runs the "Clad" case which gives the one button dialog box output of "This is Clad".

Yes, the case structure IS case sensitive.  Try it before you take the CLAD test. 

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