Top 5 Example Codes of 2010

	December 21, 2010
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PID Theory Explained How to Choose the Right Camera

Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control and LabVIEW combine to give you simple, clear-cut, high performance.

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Share: They all have strengths and weaknesses, so how do you know which camera is right for your application?

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At the core of optical sensing technology is a tunable laser that sweeps different frequencies and interrogates sensors. Check out this introduction from an NI engineer.
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It can simply measure temperature or it can control the world’s largest particle accelerator. Discover how LabVIEW fits into your project.
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Configuring Firewalls to Support NI Products
Get an explanation of the networking settings associated with performing common tasks using NI hardware and software.
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Webcast: What's New in LabWindows^TM/CVI 2010
ANSI C developers get more productive with debugging tools for application stability, flexible deployment setup, easier user interface deployment, and test system longevity.
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Sweet Apps: NI and Popular Mechanics Test Overnight Shippers
If you've ever had a package arrive in the mail looking a little worse for wear, you'll want to see how NI engineers teamed up with Popular Mechanics to covertly test how some major carriers treat your packages.
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Example Code: Xgrapher – Xcontrol Waveform Graph
The example code that took the top prize in the UI controls category of the LabVIEW Example Code Contest could help you better visualize the data from your acquisition project.
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Student Design: A Winning Underwater Acoustic Network
Check out the winning project from the LabVIEW 2010 Student Design Competition: an acoustic underwater network system complete with an autonomous vehicle and transmission system built by University of Colorado students.
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Sweet Apps: Yes, It's a Heart-Roving Robot Worm
This small worm-like robot prototype called HeartLander crawls on the heart's surface taking measurements and performing simple surgical tasks, and its motion is controlled entirely with LabVIEW and NI hardware.
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LabVIEW Powering a Consumer Goods Vending Machine
Are you averse to salespeople? Does online shopping give you no instant gratification? See how LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers can help you get items like mp3 players straight out of a free-standing kiosk.
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Robot Based on NI CompactRIO Helping the Elderly
This friendly looking robot has two arms that can fetch and deliver items, can act as an intelligent wheelchair taking a person from place to place, and uses face and voice recognition.
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NI Recruiting For Key R&D Positions in Malaysia
National Instruments has opened temporary offices in Penang where it plans to establish a world-class R&D and operations facility.
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Top 5 Example Codes of 2010

1. Home Energy Monitor »

2. LabVIEW Interface to a "Wiimote" »

3. Robotics Simulation Utility Using 3D Picture Control »

4. Desktop Stopwatch »

5. An Introduction to A* Path Planning »

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