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April 2004
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Getting Started with the
LabVIEW Real-Time Module
This document provides steps to build a simple deterministic application
and references to programming examples and documentation for more
information as you build the application. Refer to the LabVIEW Real-Time
Module Release Notes for installation and configuration instructions. Refer
to the LabVIEW Real-Time Module User Manual for information about
programming deterministic applications using LabVIEW.
Contents
Launching LabVIEW and Exploring Documentation ............................ 1
Creating and Running a Deterministic Application................................ 3
Creating the Control Loop ............................................................... 3
Adding Analog Input/Output and Data Processing
to the Control Loop....................................................................... 4
Setting Priority of the VI to Time Critical....................................... 6
Adding Timing to the Control Loop................................................ 6
Sending Data Out of the Time-Critical VI....................................... 7
Downloading and Running the Application .................................... 9
Optimizing the Control Application ....................................................... 11
Launching LabVIEW and Exploring Documentation
The LabVIEW Real-Time Module includes a comprehensive
documentation set designed to help you create deterministic applications.
The LabVIEW Real-Time Module Bookshelf, available by selecting
Help»Search the Real-Time Module Bookshelf from LabVIEW,
is a PDF that contains links to and descriptions of the available
Real-Time Module documentation.
1. Launch LabVIEW to open the LabVIEW dialog box shown in
Figure 1.
2. Open and explore the LabVIEW Real-Time Module Bookshelf.
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