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LabVIEW Graphical Programming

Gary W. Johnson, Richard Jennings

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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The #1 guide to LabVIEW completely updated for release 6.0!

This one-of-a-kind LabVIEW developer's guide gives you virtual instruments--quickly and cheaply! You get powerful tools to build your own virtual instrumentation with National Instruments' popular LabVIEW programming language, from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions, written in a breezy, easy-to-read style with non-programming scientists and engineers in mind give you:

• A head start on common test and measurement instrument configurations, with ALL NEW ready-to-run customizable virtual instruments on the CD
• Imaging, sound, and instrument driver solutions
• Tools for constructing LabVIEW instruments and controls to run everywhere--on desktop PCs, embedded/single-board computers, Linux systems, and more
• Complete tools to build your own real-time and embedded virtual instruments using LabVIEW for Linux--includes VMware Workstation so you can build and run an embedded version of Linux on Windows NT/2000
• Full coverage of LabVIEW RT with expert guidance on real-time and embedded applications
• On the bootable CD with embedded Linux operating system: numerous working virtual instruments; all examples built in the book; VMware Workstation for Windows NT/2000 and Linux (30-day trial)

LabVIEW

Rick Bitter, Taqi Mohiuddin, Matthew R. Nawrocki

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Good Book if You're Beyond Basics 4 out of 5 stars.
28 of 28 people found this review helpful.

I've been programming for about two years. Most of my training in Labview is by trial-and-error and reading the examples that came with Labview. I've written over 3 dozen programs for my present employer.

As for books, I have many of them. This book in particular, is aimed to the advanced user. Don't expect to learn how to write programs with this book. For a graphical programming language, this book has very little graphics or pictures.

What you can expect is to hone your applications so that they are easier for the end user, easier to maintain and separates `working' VIs from `expert' VI. Many little tricks in this book (such as setting preferences, using state machines, and yes, Active X) will make your applications run faster with less overhead.

If you're looking for a book to show you more programming techniques, with actual examples, I'd opt for Essick's "Advanced LabVIEW Labs" (an intermediate book) or Johnson's "LabVIEW Graphical Programming" (more advanced). If you're looking for ways to separate yourself from programmers that make `working' VIs, then this book by Bitter et al. is for you.

Editorial Review:

The graphical nature of LabVIEW makes it ideal for test and measurement applications and results in significant productivity improvements over conventional programming languages. However, comprehensive treatments of the more advanced topics have been scattered and difficult to find-until now. LabVIEW Advanced Programming Techniques offers in-depth coverage of the subjects that move you to the next level of programming -the level that allows full exploitation of LabVIEW's power and utility.

Fundamentals Of Dimensional Metrology

Connie L Dotson

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Is Anything Better Out There? 2 out of 5 stars.
20 of 20 people found this review helpful.

This book has been required for a Dimensional Metrology class at Palomar College for the last ten years. This course is required for students seeking an AA in Quality Assurance Technology, or Quality certification. Though not a definitive guideline for the science of measurement, it seems to be the best text available.

Although there is an abundance of illustrations most are outdated and from the sixties. The field of Metrology has changed substantially and this text has not been revised accordingly. The questions and answer choices that follow each chapter are ambiguous in nature and need to reflect current issues. I would like to see more alignment with the ASQ CMI body of knowledge, inclusion of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and revision of the statistics chapter to include Gage R&R and various continuous improvement tools (cause and effect diagrams, run charts, process capability, trend charts, check sheets, etc.). The QS 9000 guidelines and newer calibration standards should also be referenced.

Let's see a major overhaul with the next issue.

Editorial Review:

In modern industrial environments where responsibility for quality control is being placed upon individual workers, the understanding of dimensional metrology principles is becoming increasingly important. That's why the fifth edition of our best-selling Fundamentals of Dimensional Metrology book offers a direct path to understanding and applying the principles, techniques, and devices used within the dimensional metrology field today. This edition uses both the Metric and Imperial systems, yet emphasizes Metric measurement devices and concepts in all examples for greater consistency with the latest industry trends. Information on particular devices and concepts, previously presented in separate chapters, has been combined to improve the logical flow of the material. New chapter-end review questions have also been added to eliminate the potential for ambiguity, allowing readers to gauge their understanding as they progress through the book.

The Lost Science of Measuring the Earth: Discovering the Sacred Geometry of the Ancients

Robin Heath, John Michell

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

the best remains hidden 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.

The study of ancient metrology and the numerical harmonics embedded within opens the mind to a whole new world. To me, the lack of academic attention to this subject is amazing given the seemingly grounded research these and a few other authors provide. But forget academia.....dive in for yourself. It seems certain that somebody in the past knew a lot more than we know now about the nature of our world and of mathematics. It is a great mystery. And as we harken back to the past for insights to help us survive a cloudy future, this ancient worldview that is preserved in megalithic monuments offers much promise.
To be true to the authors, this is my own take on the whole field of sacred geometry/ancient metrology. This book is more specialized, focusing on ancient geodesy of England and the world. But it is a superb introduction to their work and that of associates in the process of rediscovering this science.....just by doing the numbers.

Editorial Review:

Two leading researchers into ancient wisdom demonstrate that the earth’s dimensions were accurately known prior to 3000 BC. These astonishing findings, available for the first time, include a system of surveying and measure based on simple numerical and geometrical rules documents that remnants of this science still existed in medieval times when it became lost. It appears that the system was applied worldwide. Chapters include: Measurement and the Moon; Stonehenge & the Lunation Triangle; The Preseli Triangle; Prehistoric Precision: A Summary; The Numbers that Measure the Earth; Traditions of Ancient Surveyors in Britain; Secrets of the 52nd Parallel; Dates and Speculations "A Summary; Appendices.

Well written, innovative and challenging. -- Aubrey Burl, Stone Circles of Britain, Brittany and Ireland

Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements

Richard S. Figliola, Donald E. Beasley

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

A must have for anyone starting out as an experimentalist 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I would recommend this book to every beginning engineer and experimentalist. The book is full of examples, derivations, and lots of questions. It does require that you actually read it to get anything out of it, but the best feature is the online material, with MATLAB programs, videos, and additional material. I have found this book is very enjoyable to teach out of, and given future opportunities I will use it much more.

useful engineering text 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book is well written but it does require that you pay attention and think. I found this book to be very useful to understand engineering measurements. After three engineering coop internships, I enjoyed some rationale for methods I learned in practice. Lots of examples. Some of the Labview programs were helpful. One of the more useful texts.

Editorial Review:

This text integrates the theory of measurements, experimental planning and instrument theory to provide a fundamental background to engineering measurement. It contains a thorough treatment of uncertainty analysis, an introduction to statistics, including finite statistics, a new chapter on sampling concepts and data acquisition systems, and revised material on force, torque and power measurements.

The Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook (Electrical Engineering Handbook)

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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The Measurement Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements required in engineering, physics, chemistry, and the life sciences. The book examines: · Sensors · Hardware · Software · Techniques · Information processing systems · Automatic data acquisition · Reduction and analysis as well as their incorporation for control purposes Organized according to the measurement problem, each section addresses the different ways of making a measurement for a given variable. Chapters present information on three levels: · Basic information without equations and a description of the subject that can be understood by the newcomer · Detailed text and mathematical treatment essential for discovering applications and solving problems outside one's field of specialty · Advanced applications of the subject, evaluative opinions, and areas for future study The Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook provides a graded level of difficulty from start to finish, serving the reference needs of the broadest group of readers. Edited by one of the more noted instrumentation experts in the world, the book contains nearly 150 contributions, covering all aspects on the design and implementation of various instrumentation.

A Measure of Everything: An Illustrated Guide to the Science of Measurement

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A comprehensive reference and history book on what is measured and why.

Measurement is one of humankind's oldest and most vital activities. By measuring height, speed, size, temperature, strength and many other factors, humans can compare, improve and progress. In fact, measurement is an essential tool for survival.

A Measure of Everything is a wide-ranging and comprehensive guide to what is measured and why.

The book begins when the basic measurements were as simple as more, less and enough. As societies evolved, relative measurements were no longer sufficient. Advances in language allowed more precise measurements. Short distances were measured in relation to parts of the human body. For example, the ancient measurement cubit was the length of a pharaoh's arm plus the width of his hand.

As society and culture progress and change, so do measurements. The rise of astronomy and the sciences demanded more exact measurements. These measurements are typically named after the discovering scientist, e.g., henry, curie, watt, rutherford, fahrenheit.

This book features 28 categories organized into three sections:

• Earth and Life Sciences: astronomy, distance, time, meteorology, medicine, and five others.
• Physical Sciences: chemistry, mathematics, physics, speed, weight, temperature, and three others.
• Technology and Leisure: computers, engineering, finance, food, textiles, and four others.

A Measure of Everything is an informative and entertaining book that will appeal to a wide range of readers.

Advanced LabVIEW Labs

John Essick

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great book ! 5 out of 5 stars.
22 of 22 people found this review helpful.

I bought the book last week and since then I can't stop reading it and going through the well presented Labs. I find the book very interesting, well written ,to the point and clear. It will get you up to speed with Labview quickly. I own other Labview books but this is the only one that I didn't find boring or confusing. This is definitely a book I would recommend to all the students who want to learn Labview in a short period of time and also to the instructors; it can be a great teaching tool ! Finally, the price is ...very affordable. Great book ! ...

Editorial Review:

Advanced LabVIEW Labs provides a structured introduction to LabVIEW-based laboratory skills. The book can be used as a stand-alone tutorial or as a college-level instructional lab text. The reader learns the LabVIEW programming language while writing meaningful programs that explore useful data analysis techniques (numerical integration and differentiation, least-squares curve-fitting, Fast Fourier Transform) and the mechanics of computer-based experimentation using National Instruments DAQ and GPIB boards. During the course of the book, the reader constructs and investigates the proper usage of several computer-based instruments including a digitizing oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer and PID temperature control system as well as learns to control an instrument through the General Purpose Interface Bus.

Simplified Irrigation Design, 2nd Edition (Landscape Architecture)

Pete Melby

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The Second Edition of this best-selling academic guide to irrigation design has been completely rewritten so you can understand it easily. Created for the irrigation designer and installer, as well as students, Simplified Irrigation Design clearly explains irrigation design and related hydraulics, without the need for interpretation by teachers. Each chapter builds on the other, presenting all the fundamentals of irrigation design before getting into the more complicated aspects of irrigation, such as:
* basic hydraulics
* pipe sizing
* friction loss calculations
* determining water pressure.
Photos and illustrations show exactly how every concept and piece of equipment works. In addition, you'll learn how to estimate costs and write specifications. Pipe sizes are described according to ASTM to help you fully understand the limits of irrigation pipe use. The expanded Second Edition of this popular guide to landscape irrigation includes all the latest equipment and techniques. Just a few of the new features include:
* Methods of conserving water to help you anticipate your clients' environmental concerns
* Computerized methods for managing labor and irrigation systems that will help you save money on labor and water costs
* Metric values for every Imperial (U.S.) measurement, enabling you to meet federal metric guidelines and better communicate with an international audience.
Another bonus: the author has combed the minds of irrigation designers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers to help you avoid costly mistakes that even veterans make. Whether you're just learning or brushing up on the latest technology, you'll want to read the Second Edition of Simplified Irrigation Design from cover to cover.

Hands-On Exercise Manual for LabVIEW Programming, Data Acquisition and Analysis (National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation Series)

Jeffrey Y. Beyon

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For field engineers and researchers who must learn LabVIEW programming in order to do data acquisition and analysis. LabVIEW is a revolutionary graphical programming development environment used to write virtual instruments. Thousands of successful engineers, scientists, and technicians use LabVIEW to create solutions for their demanding test and measurement application needs for data acquisition and control, data analysis, and data presentation. This exercise guide functions as a stand-alone "short-course" for learning LabVIEW programming or as an add-on exercise manual to Beyon's LabVIEW Programming Data Acquisition, and Analysis. The book is broken out into 6 learning sessions, each of which has drill problems with step-by-step problems. All of the examples are simple-they are meant to enable the reader to understand the basics, practice simple exercises and then go on to write his/her own programs. The examples are also practical-ideal for beginners who will find examples that are ready to be implemented and also great for experienced programmers interested in updating their programming techniques.