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February 23, 2010
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LabVIEW Joins the Robot Revolution   Do You Know Your True Cost of Test?
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New LabVIEW Robotics software is built on 20 years of proven LabVIEW development and helps you create sophisticated robots.

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  Learn how to calculate the quantitative value that your team's test strategy contributes to your company's competitive advantage.

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Tech Tips

How to Take the Most Common Measurements
This guide shows you how to quickly take many of the most common sensor and signal measurements, including temperature, voltage, and strain.
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Reference Architecture for Mobile Robotics
Get an introduction to software design and full example robots with build instructions and functional code.
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Tutorial: Motion Control with NI CompactRIO
Learn how to select the right components for your motion control application and how to configure the hardware and software, and explore two example LabVIEW projects. 
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Which Signal Generator Is Right for You?
Explore the four most common types, including arbitrary waveform generators, function generators, RF vector signal generators, and analog output modules.
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Community Highlights

Video: LabVIEW and Twitter-Powered Popcorn Machine
This machine, programmed with LabVIEW and using a JKI State Machine and JKI EasyXML Toolkit for LabVIEW, pops popcorn each time someone tweets "#popcorn." 
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Example Code: Google Maps in LabVIEW
Interested in using GPS tracking/position mapping in your LabVIEW application? Use this VI to control the center point of your map, map size, map format, and more.
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Darren's Weekly Nugget: Programmatic Interface to LabVIEW Application Builder
Beginning with LabVIEW 2009, you can programmatically build EXEs, DLLs, and source distributions with VIs.
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2010 New Year's Resolutions for LabVIEW
Explore the five New Year's resolutions for LabVIEW, driven by John Pasquarette, the LabVIEW Dude and NI vice president of software marketing.
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What's New

Video Demo: What Is NI FlexRIO? 
Learn about the NI FlexRIO product family, which provides flexible, customizable I/O for LabVIEW FPGA.
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New NI FlexRIO Modules Feature Advanced FPGAs, Peer-to-Peer Streaming
New NI FlexRIO FPGA modules for PXI Express and a new baseband transceiver adapter module deliver optimized solutions for high-speed signal processing and other automated test and measurement applications.
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CompactRIO Controllers Offer Extended Operating Temperature Range
Two new extended temperature CompactRIO controllers are available with conformal coating for high-performance measurement and control applications.
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Top Five FPGA IPNet Protocols and Digital Buses 
1. SPI Protocol »
2. I2C Protocol »
3. RS232/422/485 Serial Protocol »
4. Hitachi HD44780 LCD Drivers »
5. Analog Devices Digital Sensors »

Events and Training

LabVIEW Virtual User Group: Determining the Accuracy of Your Data Acquisition Device »

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National Instruments and Tektronix Announce Embedded Design Seminar »
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NI in the Press

Embedded Technology, Multicore, and Virtualization. Are You Keeping Up? »
Weighing Up Oscilloscope Software Benefits »
Developments in Harvesting Energy for Wireless Sensor Networks »
Engineers Help Students Build Robots »

Case Study
Developing a Revolutionary Veterinary Imaging System
See how engineers at Animage LLC developed and deployed an embedded, multimodal diagnostic imaging system for small animal veterinary practices.
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