National Instruments
  NI News  |  Your Global, Customized Source for Company and Product News, Events, and Support  
Top Stories October 17, 2006
Issue at a Glance
Company and Product News
Applying Software Engineering Techniques to LabVIEW
LabVIEW Extends to Wireless Sensor Networks
Check Out NI Technology Blogs
NI Vice President Addresses Engineering Education at Colloquium
What Do You Think about NI News?

Development Resources
Master Concepts and Applications with New Analog Resource Center
The Key to Developing Long-Term Instrument Control Applications
Tutorial: Converting a Desktop PC into a LabVIEW Real-Time Target
Example Code: Programmatically Change Label Font Size
Example Code: Arbitrary Waveform Generator Frequency Sweep

Events
Webcast: Wireless Technologies for Data Acquisition
Webcast: Distributed HMI Systems with the LabVIEW Touch Panel Module
RF Application Development - AUSTIN, TX - 10/26/2006
Ultiboard Basics - AUSTIN, TX - 10/27/2006
LabVIEW Basics I - AUSTIN, TX - 10/30/2006



Of Recent Interest
Five Things to Know about Microsoft Windows Vista
Top Five White Papers on ni.com



View NI News Archives



Local Sales Contact Info
Travis Ferguson
Tel: (512) 683-0100
Fax: (512) 683-9411
travis.ferguson@ni.com

Additional Local Contacts




Subscription Preferences
NI News is customized to your product, industry, and content subscription preferences.

Edit Preferernces
Vision Builder AI 3.0 Implements New Process Model
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection 3.0 introduces a new state-machine process model that gives engineers one of the most flexible environments available for configuring vision systems.
Learn more.
How to Minimize Errors for Low-Current Measurements
This introduction to the basic techniques and methods involved in current measurement emphasizes low-current techniques to help you avoid errors and costly mistakes.
Learn more.
Company and Product News
Applying Software Engineering Techniques to LabVIEW
This article examines how the sophisticated programming language of National Instruments LabVIEW is suitable for handling the development of large and complex applications that require structured development approaches.
Learn more.

LabVIEW Extends to Wireless Sensor Networks
Engineers and scientists working with wireless sensor networks now have the ability to fully integrate their ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, or proprietary wireless sensors into the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment.
Learn more.

Check Out NI Technology Blogs
Read NI blogs to learn about National Instruments technologies and products straight from the engineers who create them.
View NI blogs.

NI Vice President Addresses Engineering Education at Colloquium
Ray Almgren, NI vice president of product marketing and academic relations, spoke to a worldwide community of engineering educators in Brazil about the significant responsibility of preparing students for a career in a global, multidisciplinary engineering environment.
Learn more.

What Do You Think about NI News?
We are continuing our online survey to obtain your valuable feedback about NI News. Readers who complete the survey could win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Due to international sweepstake laws, only residents of the United States or Canada are eligible to win the gift certificate.
Take this survey.


Development Resources

Master Concepts and Applications with New Analog Resource Center
Designed for a broad range of audiences, the National Instruments analog resource center is your FREE resource for technical content ranging from basic theory to real-world examples.
Learn more.

The Key to Developing Long-Term Instrument Control Applications
You need flexible, scalable software and hardware to develop long-term instrument control applications. These tools provide seamless connectivity to any instrument in your application and offer built-in capabilities for advanced data analysis and presentation.
Learn more.

Tutorial: Converting a Desktop PC into a LabVIEW Real-Time Target
See how you can validate and convert a standard desktop or industrial PC into a LabVIEW Real-Time target.
Learn more.

Example Code: Programmatically Change Label Font Size
This VI illustrates how to programmatically change the text font size on all the labels on all the controls on the front panel using property nodes.
Download this example.

Example Code: Arbitrary Waveform Generator Frequency Sweep
This example shows how to use the Arbitrary Sequence mode to generate a frequency sweep. It also shows how you can associate a name with each buffer you are generating.
Download this example.


Events

Webcast: Wireless Technologies for Data Acquisition
Explore the major wireless standards specifications and learn about wireless technologies from 802.11 to wireless USB, as well as how to take advantage of them for your measurement system.
View this Webcast.

Webcast: Distributed HMI Systems with the LabVIEW Touch Panel Module
Get an overview of new hardware targets, an explanation of LabVIEW 8.20 tools for programming HMIs, and tips and techniques for integrating code from PXI, NI Compact FieldPoint, and NI CompactRIO systems.
View this Webcast.

RF Application Development - AUSTIN, TX - 10/26/2006
Register for this Event

Ultiboard Basics - AUSTIN, TX - 10/27/2006
Register for this Event

LabVIEW Basics I - AUSTIN, TX - 10/30/2006
Register for this Event



This e-mail was sent to: leanne.james@ni.com
If you do not wish to receive e-mail from National Instruments, please visit ni.com/remove Privacy   |  Technical Support   |  Activate a new e-mail subscription


© 2006 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
11500 N Mopac Expwy Austin, TX 78759-3504