Engineers Trap and Control a Single Atom With LabVIEW

	October 4, 2011
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Engineers Trap and Control a Single Atom With LabVIEW Future Proof Your Structural Test System

Engineers from the Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics used LabVIEW and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology to build a system used to study light-matter interaction and control individual atoms in this awarding-winning graphical system design application.

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Share: As the complexity of large structures such as airplanes and wind turbines continues to increase, the requirements for research and validation testing and the demands on structural test systems are evolving. It's time to start preparing your structural test systems for the future.

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Tech Tips

Webcast: Build a PID Control System
Learn how to build a proportional integral derivative (PID) controller with data acquisition hardware and LabVIEW.
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Adding WSN Wireless I/O to NI CompactRIO
Want to augment an existing monitoring or control system with wireless I/O? Take advantage of the new NI 9795 wireless sensor network (WSN) C Series gateway to elegantly combine wired and wireless systems.
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Design Reusable LabVIEW Code With the State Machine Architecture
Learn how to design state diagrams, implement LabVIEW state machines, add new states to existing state machines, and change state transition logic.
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Data Acquisition: I/O for Embedded Systems
Embedded system design can describe the design of virtually any electronically controlled device or machine. Learn how USB and PCI bus support make it easy to take advantage of NI commercial off-the-shelf hardware benefits for I/O in embedded systems.
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Community Highlights

Video: Experience the NIWeek 2011 Expo Floor on YouTube
Take an interactive tour of the NIWeek 2011 exhibition hall and explore demonstrations within each of the pavilions.
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Example Code: Picture Puzzle Game
Looking for a new LabVIEW game to keep you occupied? Now you can create a puzzle out of any JPEG image in LabVIEW! Just download the VI, upload a picture, and choose your level of difficulty.
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Sweet Apps: Connect Four, Robot-Style
Students at Carnegie Mellon used LabVIEW to create a mechatronic device that plays Connect Four. The automated opponent plays against humans and robots, sorts and dispenses chips with greater than 99 percent accuracy, and executes moves in about eight seconds.
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Priority Queue for LabVIEW
NI engineer and community member Aristos Queue wrote and shared his own API implementing priority queues for LabVIEW. It's similar to the built-in queues of LabVIEW, but with the ability to set a priority so that some elements can jump ahead in line.
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What's New

NI Releases LabVIEW Toolkit for Machine Prognostics
The Watchdog Agent Prognostics Toolkit for LabVIEW expands the capabilities of LabVIEW in machine prognostics and health management applications. It's ideal for monitoring and reporting the health status of machines, systems, and more.
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How PXI Could Save Your Life: Engineers Use a PXI-Based System to Rapidly Detect Stroke Types
Medfield Diagnostics engineers used NI PXI and LabVIEW to develop a fast, compact system that can distinguish between bleeding and clotting as the cause of a stroke so that treatment with a clot-buster can begin while the patient is in the ambulance.
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Learn How to Extend Your Measurements With These Wireless Data Acquisition Resources
NI Wi-Fi DAQ devices combine wireless or Ethernet communication, sensor connectivity, and NI-DAQmx software for signal monitoring. Use these resources to learn how to apply measurements to applications where wiring is difficult or expensive.
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Events and Training
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