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LabVIEW is a graphical programming language, and it has powerful features for simulation, control and DAQ applications.

Here you canDownload LabVIEW. You can also download the LabVIEW Community edition for non-commercial use for free.

Installation instructions: Install LabVIEW 2017 to the default directory. Install NI-DAQmx Base 15.0 - Mac OS X. Download and extract the contents of the NI-DAQmx Base Addon for LabVIEW 2017 archive found on the DAQmx Base 15.0 download page to a temp directory. Open a terminal window in the location that the archive was extracted to and run. The reason you cannot activate the evaluation version with a serial number is that there is no License Manager for Mac OS X or Linux. Running the installer from purchased media or the online download will install the complete version of LabVIEW on the computer, and you will not have to explicitly activate any components.

LabVIEW is developed by National Instruments (NI).

Below we see a typical LabVIEW program:

Getting Started with LabVIEW:

Since LabVIEW is a full-blood programming language (in a graphical way), you can use LabVIEW for almost everything, personally I use LabVIEW for Datalogging and Monitoring, DAQ, Control Systems, OPC, Database Systems, SCADA Systems, Hardware in the Loop Simulations and Testing, Modbus, etc. In these LabVIEW Videos you can get an overview of using LabVIEW in different applications.

Want to learn more LabVIEW Programming? - Goto LabVIEW Basics.

LabVIEW is the traditional Professional LabVIEW Software, while LabVIEW NXG is a new product from NI. LabVIEW NXG is a very simplified compared to the professional versjon of LabVIEW, and are for those who has little experience in programming. LabVIEW NXG contains only a subset of features and hardware support currently in LabVIEW. It seems like the plan is to merge the traditional LabVIEW software with the new LabVIEW NGX within some years.

I recommend the traditional LabVIEW package, because LabVIEW NGX is still in an early phase with limited features and possibilities.

Typically engineers often create simple LabVIEW VIs that eventually grow out of control, because they don't have the proper structure and best practices. The solution to this problem is organizing your code and data in a way that enables modularity, readability, and reuse.

Some examples are:

  • Intuitive GUI (Front Panels): Add Units, Use Controls and Indicators from the same Palette, Resizing the Window size, Don’t use “strong” Colors, etc.
  • Structured Code (Block Diagram): Make and use SubVIs, Avoid Spaghetti Code, Resizing the Window size, Use Labels, Always use Project Explorer, use State Machine, etc.

For more details, see the video below.

LabVIEW Programming Guidelines: