NI LabVIEW Skills Guide

Identify the skills you need and find learning resources to help you successfully develop a LabVIEW application with your hardware. Need help with this guide? Have us call you.

Choose the hardware platform you are using with LabVIEW. Then identify the category that best describes how your application will use that hardware. Expand your chosen category to view the skills you need and resources to help you get there.

Data Acquisition

Multifunction DAQ and NI CompactDAQ
Instrument Control

GPIB, Serial, USB, and Ethernet
Embedded Control and Monitoring

CompactRIO and NI Single-Board RIO
Automated Test

PXI and Modular Instruments Hardware, NI TestStand and NI VeriStand Software

Perform Basic Measurements

One device
Reuse or modify applications
Acquire, display, and log a measurement
Generate waveforms or toggle digital lines

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Develop DAQ Systems

One device or one chassis, multiple modules
Develop a custom application
Build a system with multiple measurement types
Trigger or synchronize measurement tasks on a device or across modules

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Architect Complex DAQ Systems

Multiple chassis, multiple modules
Integrate DAQ as a component in large applications
Measure hundreds of channels or stream large quantities of data to disk
Synchronize across multiple chassis or over long distances

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Technician or Tester

Using an existing or previously developed system
Supporting, maintaining, or troubleshooting instruments connected to a system

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System Developer

Developing a system with a single instrument
Performing basic control, data logging, or reporting

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System Architect

Developing a system with multiple instruments
Developing a system with interchangable instruments
Developing an instrument driver for an instrument or a family of instruments
Abstracting the software application from the instrument communication level
for easy instrument replacement

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Basic Performance (Scan Engine) Prototype

Build a functional prototype or short-term use system
Sample or update all I/O channels at <500 Hz and use software-based control

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Required Skills		Online Product Documentation Free written documentation available 24/7 on ni.com	Instructor-Led Training Live classes taught online or in a classroom by certified instructors; provides exercises and hands-on hardware experience; available for purchase
Setup	Install and configure CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software	Getting Started with NI Products
Implement Windows Host Application	Design a basic host application that a user can interact with	LabVIEW for CompactRIO Developer's Guide, Sections 1, 2, and 5	LabVIEW Real-Time 1
Implement Windows Host Application	Implement network communication between Windows host and real-time application
Implement and Deploy Real-Time Application	Interface to I/O with NI Scan Engine I/O variables
	Implement network communication between Windows host and real-time application
	Implement communication between processes
	Deploy an application to your real-time target
	Understand and be able to apply Real-Time Control on CompactRIO (RIO Scan Interface) sample project in LabVIEW	Real-Time Control on CompactRIO (RIO Scan Interface) Sample Project

Basic Performance (Scan Engine) Deployment

Develop one or more systems to be used on an ongoing basis over multiple months or years
Sample or update all I/O channels at <500 Hz and use software-based control or safety logic

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Required Skills		Online Product Documentation Free written documentation available 24/7 on ni.com	Instructor-Led Training Live classes taught online or in a classroom by certified instructors; provides exercises and hands-on hardware experience; available for purchase
Setup	Install and configure CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software	Getting Started
Implement Windows Host Application	Design a responsive host application using the event structure	LabVIEW for CompactRIO Developer's Guide, Sections 1, 2, and 5	LabVIEW Core 2
Implement Windows Host Application	Implement network communication between Windows host and real-time application		LabVIEW Real-Time 1
Design, Implement, Optimize, and Deploy Real-Time Application	Interface to I/O with NI Scan Engine I/O variables
	Understand when to use Timed Loops and priorities when implementing your processes
	Implement communication between processes
	Deploy an application to your real-time target
	Create an architecture that leverages design patterns such as the state machine		LabVIEW Real-Time 2
	Identify performance, reliability, and communication requirements for your system
	Optimize your code to meet those requirements
	Design for reliability: Build in system health monitoring and comprehensive error handling
	Replicate your embedded system
	Design applications similar to the LabVIEW Real-Time Control on CompactRIO sample projects in LabVIEW	Real-Time Control on CompactRIO (RIO Scan Interface) Sample Project

High-Performance (FPGA) Prototype

Build a functional prototype or short-term use system
Sample or update one or more I/O channels at >500 Hz and/or dedicate hardware circuitry for control or safety logic

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Required Skills		Online Product Documentation Free written documentation available 24/7 on ni.com	Instructor-Led Training Live classes taught online or in a classroom by certified instructors; provides exercises and hands-on hardware experience; available for purchase
Setup	Install and configure CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software	Getting Started with NI Products
Implement Windows Host Application	Design a basic host application that a user can interact with	LabVIEW for CompactRIO Developer's Guide, Sections 1-6	LabVIEW Real-Time 1
Implement Windows Host Application	Implement network communication between Windows host and real-time application
Implement and Deploy Real-Time Application	Implement network communication between Windows host and real-time application
	Understand when to use Timed Loops and priorities when implementing your processes
	Implement communication between processes
	Deploy an application to your real-time target
Implement and Deploy FPGA Application	Compile and deploy an FPGA application to a hardware target		LabVIEW FPGA
	Use an FPGA to acquire and output analog and digital signals
	Understand and control the timing of operations on the FPGA target
	Communicate data to and from the FPGA and real-time operating system
	Understand and be able to apply either the LabVIEW FPGA Control on CompactRIO or LabVIEW FPGA Waveform Acquisition and Logging on CompactRIO sample projects in LabVIEW	CompactRIO Sample Projects

High-Performance (FPGA) Deployment

Develop one or more systems to be used on an ongoing basis over multiple months or years
Sample or update one or more I/O channels at >500 Hz and/or dedicate hardware circuitry to control or safety logic

Sound like you?

Required Skills		Online Product Documentation Free written documentation available 24/7 on ni.com	Instructor-Led Training Live classes taught online or in a classroom by certified instructors; provides exercises and hands-on hardware experience; available for purchase
Setup	Install and configure CompactRIO hardware and LabVIEW software	Getting Started with NI Products
Implement Windows Host Application	Design a responsive host application using the event structure	LabVIEW for CompactRIO Developer's Guide, Sections 1, 2, and 5	LabVIEW Core 2
Implement Windows Host Application	Implement network communication between Windows host and real-time application		LabVIEW Real-Time 1
Design, Implement, Optimize, and Deploy Real-Time Application	Understand when to use Timed Loops and priorities when implementing your processes
	Implement communication between processes
	Deploy an application to your real-time target
	Create an architecture that leverages design patterns such as the state machine		LabVIEW Real-Time 2
	Identify performance, reliability, and communication requirements for your system
	Optimize your code to meet those requirements
	Design for reliability: Build in system health monitoring and comprehensive error handling
	Replicate your embedded system
	Design applications similar to the LabVIEW FPGA Control on CompactRIO or LabVIEW FPGA Waveform Acquisition and Logging on CompactRIO sample projects in LabVIEW	CompactRIO Sample Projects	LabVIEW FPGA
Implement and Deploy FPGA Application	Compile and deploy an FPGA application to a hardware target	LabVIEW for CompactRIO Developer's Guide, Sections 3-6
	Use an FPGA to acquire and output analog and digital signals
	Understand and control the timing of operations on the FPGA target
	Communicate data to and from the FPGA and real-time operating system

Automated Test Systems

Designing Automated Test Systems
Explore the fundamentals of architecting modular, software-defined test systems using the five-layer architecture. Review the strengths and weaknesses of various instrument buses and modular instruments and learn about software application development environments that promote scalability and code reuse.

Software-Defined Test Fundamentals
Discover how to design software-defined test systems from start to finish. Best practice topics range from software, instrument, and rack selection to maintenance and deployment strategies.

Modular Instruments

NI Digital Multimeters Product Training
Learn to set up hardware, configure your NI DMM, and program your application using LabVIEW software.

NI Switches Product Training
Examine fundamental switch concepts and learn to set up hardware, configure your device, and program your application using LabVIEW software.

NI High-Speed Digital I/O Product Training
Explore fundamental digital signal concepts and learn to set up hardware, configure your device, and program your application using LabVIEW software.

NI RF Product Training
Learn fundamental RF concepts and measurements as well as how to develop applications using NI hardware and software tools.

NI RF Demos and Tutorials
Review a variety of technical topics, including how to perform common RF measurements.

NI TestStand

NI TestStand Training and Resources
View NI TestStand instructor-led training and certification options as well as support and programming resources available for free online.

NI VeriStand

NI VeriStand Product Training
Through training, learn how to use out-of-the-box features from NI VeriStand for easier test sequence creation and reuse and dynamic pass/fail test analysis.

NI VeriStand Training and Support
Read reference documentation, watch introductory videos, communicate with other NI VeriStand customers, or contact NI support engineers.

NI LabVIEW Skills Guide

Data Acquisition

Instrument Control

Embedded Control and Monitoring

Automated Test

Perform Basic Measurements

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Develop DAQ Systems

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Architect Complex DAQ Systems

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Technician or Tester

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System Developer

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System Architect

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Basic Performance (Scan Engine) Prototype

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Basic Performance (Scan Engine) Deployment

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High-Performance (FPGA) Prototype

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High-Performance (FPGA) Deployment

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Automated Test Systems

Modular Instruments

NI TestStand

NI VeriStand