Programming with LabVIEW 2012: Fundamentals to Advanced Topics in LabVIEW 2012 & Dedicated Hardware - USRP 2920 and Vector Signal Transceiver VST 5644R (GS/03/2017/LW/ACET/AKDP)

LabVIEW is a development system for industrial, experimental, and educational measurement and automation applications based on graphical programming, in contrast to textual programming - however, textual programming is supported in LabVIEW. LabVIEW has a large number of functions for numerical analysis and design and visualization of data.It has been for the few years that I am being engaged in the research using labVIEW and also had number of workshops organized and conducted on LabVIEW to the students of Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology, Amritsar, Punjab, India, (UGC Autonomous College, Accredited by NAAC, NBA Accredited Courses) Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering and the current Book intend to act as a valuable text to the software learning so that the students can have an access to this course anytime. LabVIEW is a software for real time as well as software based simulation of any real time application like testing of Wi-Fi signals, analysis of WiMAX, WCDMA, LTE using hardware such as USRP (Universal Software Radio Peripheral), VST(Vector Signal Transceivers),etc. It is a program development application that uses graphical programming language, G, to create programs in block diagram form. Execution is determined by the structure of a graphical block diagram on which the programmer connects different function-nodes by drawing wires. This book is based upon LABVIEW and dedicated hardware (like USRP and VST). The course contents are as follows: • Fundamentals of LABVIEW Examples- Debugging, Methods and techniques, Run, Tools – Probe for values highlight execution, Changing / displaying values via front panel etc., control indicators, Create a VI., Connector – Adding/ Removing input/ output modes • LABVIEW based projects • Prototyping Communication Circuits with LABVIEW • Demonstration of the simplest form of data acquisition. • Building Communication System using USRP • USRP based project implementation on wireless communication • The Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) software to test the available hardware • “Organization of data acquisition VIs” that lists the various types of VI’s. During the process of developing the text book, I have received kind helps from my family, which I must acknowledge at the onset. I'm fortunate to have a group of energetic friends who have helped me a lot. It is for them only I could furnish this project. My sincere acknowledgment should also go to my parents who have nicely reciprocated my oblivion nature by their nourishing and generous attitude toward me since my childhood. Finally, about the satisfaction of the author. In general, an author becomes happy if he/she sees that his/her creation could instill certain sparks in the reader's mind. The same is true for me too. Once Bertrand Russell said “Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination". If the readers can visualize the continuously changing technology in this field after reading this book and also can dream about a future career in the same, I will consider my endeavor to be successful. My best wishes to all the readers. Gaurav Soni March, 2017