LabVIEW SignalExpress Help
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LabVIEW SignalExpress Help
What's New in LabVIEW SignalExpress
Activating Your Software
Related Documentation
LabVIEW SignalExpress LE
How do I get help?
Using Help
Conventions
Navigating Help
Searching Help
Printing Help File Topics
Navigating the LabVIEW SignalExpress Environment
Views
Displaying Views
Project View
Tabs
Context Help
Add Step Palette
Using Projects
Steps
Adding and Deleting Steps
Step Execution Groups
Acquiring Signals
Acquiring Signals Using USB Plug-and-Play
Acquiring Signals Using the Channel View
Acquiring and Generating Signals Using Steps
Running and Stopping Projects
Creating Reports
Documenting Projects
Printing and Exporting Documentation
Exporting Project Settings to XML
Using National Instruments Hardware with LabVIEW SignalExpress
Communicating with Instruments Using IVI
Hardware Timing and Software Timing
Synchronizing Devices
Trigger Sharing
Sample Clock Sharing
Acquiring and Generating Analog Signals Simultaneously
Acquiring and Generating Signals with Instruments
Using Step Execution Dependencies in a Stimulus/Response System
Circular Execution Dependency Errors
NI-DAQmx
Acquiring Data with the DAQmx Acquire Step
Performance Considerations
Generating Data with an NI-DAQmx Device
Generating a Non-repetitive Noise Signal or Phase Continuous Signal
Generating a Repetitive Signal with an NI-DAQmx Device
Generating a DC Signal with NI-DAQmx Devices
Master Timebase and Reference Clock Sharing
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Viewing Data
Displays
Display Formats
Viewing and Analyzing a Logged Signal
Managing Data Displays
Changing Plot Order on Graphs
Aligning Signals
Aligning Signals Using the Interactive Alignment Step
Cursors
Binding Cursor Measurement Values to Step Parameters
Managing Data
Data Grouping
Managing Data with the Channel View
Managing Hardware with the Channel View
Managing Shared Variables with the Channel View
Importing and Exporting Channel View Data
File I/O in LabVIEW SignalExpress
Importing Signals from Files
Saving Data to Files
Snapshots
Defining Data Values
Timestamps in LabVIEW SignalExpress
Shared Variables
Shared Variable Properties
Acquire
Name
Path
Sample Period (s)
Controlling the Execution of a Project
Run Modes
Resetting a Project
Sweeping
Configuring a Sweep Range
Defining Sweep Operation Outputs
Defining Advanced Sweep Operation Outputs
Parallel and Nested Sweep Operations
Sweepable Parameters
Sequencing Steps to Reuse Hardware
Data Logging
Logging a Signal
Viewing and Analyzing a Logged Signal
Alarms and Events
Importing Logged Data
Converting Logs to ASCII Files
Exporting Logs to Microsoft Excel
Running Projects in Operator Mode
Creating an Operator Interface
Binding Operator Interface Controls to Step Parameters
Operator Interface Properties
Background Color
Foreground Color
Name
Knob Properties
Background Color
Border
Bound Parameters
Coercion Interval
Coercion Mode
Dial Color
Foreground Color
Initial Value
Interaction Mode
Knob Style
Pointer Color
Range
Range: Maximum
Range: Minimum
Scale Arc
Scale Base Line Color
Scale Base Line Visible
Scale Type
Scale Visible
Label Properties
Background Color
Border Style
Font
Font: Bold
Font: GdiCharSet
Font: GdiVerticalFont
Font: Italic
Font: Name
Font: Size
Font: Strikeout
Font: Underline
Font: Unit
Foreground Color
Text
Numeric Properties
Background Color
Border Style
Bound Parameters
Coercion Interval
Coercion Mode
Foreground Color
Format Mode
Initial Value
Interaction Mode
Range
Range: Maximum
Range: Minimum
Text Alignment
Up/Down Alignment
Ring Properties
Background Color
Bound Parameters
Foreground Color
Slide Properties
Background Color
Border
Bound Parameters
Coercion Interval
Coercion Mode
Fill Background Color
Fill Base Value
Fill Color
Fill Mode
Fill Style
Foreground Color
Initial Value
Interaction Mode
Inverted Scale
Range
Range: Maximum
Range: Minimum
Scale Base Line Color
Scale Base Line Visible
Scale Type
Scale Visible
Slide Style
Switch Properties
Background Color
Bound Parameters
Foreground Color
Initial Value
Interaction Mode
Off Color
On Color
Switch Style
Text Properties
Background Color
Border Style
Font
Font: Bold
Font: GdiCharSet
Font: GdiVerticalFont
Font: Italic
Font: Name
Font: Size
Font: Strikeout
Font: Underline
Font: Unit
Foreground Color
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Performing Common Tasks in LabVIEW SignalExpress
Acquiring, Logging, and Analyzing a Temperature Signal
Example 1: Logging a Temperature Signal
Example 2: Logging a Temperature Signal with Start and Stop Conditions
Example 3: Displaying Alarms when a Temperature Signal Meets a Specified Value
Example 4: Analyzing a Logged Temperature Signal
Using LabVIEW SignalExpress with LabVIEW
Building VIs for Run LabVIEW VI Steps
Building Run LabVIEW VI Steps from Existing VIs
Building Run LabVIEW VI Steps from a Template
Calling LabVIEW VIs from LabVIEW SignalExpress
Converting Projects into LabVIEW VIs
Converting a Project to a LabVIEW Block Diagram
Distributing LabVIEW Block Diagrams for Execution
Using Express VIs in LabVIEW
Using the LabVIEW SignalExpress Express VIs with Native LabVIEW Express VIs
Running and Modifying Converted Projects in LabVIEW
Step Reference
LabVIEW SignalExpress Steps
Acquire Signals
IVI Scope Acquire
IVI DMM Acquire
Read Shared Variables
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Generate Signals
IVI FGEN Standard Function
IVI FGEN Arbitrary Waveform
IVI Power Supply
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Create Signals
Create Analog Signal
Create Digital Signal
Load/Save Signals
Load from ASCII (Frequency Domain)
Load from ASCII (Time Domain)
Load from LVM (Frequency Domain)
Load from LVM (Time Domain)
Load from SPICE (Frequency Domain XY)
Load from SPICE (Frequency Domain)
Load from SPICE (Time Domain XY)
Load from SPICE (Time Domain)
Save to ASCII/LVM
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Processing
Analog Signals
Filter
Scaling and Conversion (Time Domain)
Scaling and Conversion (Frequency Domain)
Subset and Resample (Frequency Domain)
Subset and Resample (Time Domain)
Time Averaging
Window
Arithmetic (Frequency Domain)
Arithmetic (Time Domain)
Formula
Interactive Alignment
Convert Analog to Digital
Digital Signals
Convert Digital to Analog
Analysis
Time-Domain Measurements
Amplitude and Levels
Histogram
Statistics
Timing and Transition
Frequency-Domain Measurements
Power Spectrum
Frequency Response
Distortion
Tone Extraction
Test and Compare
Limit Test
Digital Compare
Execution Control
Sweep
Conditional Repeat
Trigger
Sequence
Run LabVIEW VI
Run LabVIEW 7.1 VI
Run LabVIEW 8.0 VI
Run LabVIEW 8.2 VI
Run LabVIEW 8.5 VI
Run LabVIEW 8.6 VI
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LabVIEW SignalExpress Environment
Views
Channel View
Logged Data Window
Operator Interface
Project View
Configuring the Project View
Copying and Pasting Steps
Signal Types in LabVIEW SignalExpress
LabVIEW SignalExpress Data Types
Properties Window
Configuring Device Channels Using the Properties Window
Toolbox Window
Tabs
Data View
Displays
Display Formats
Event Viewer
Graph Legend
Graph Palette
Graph Timestamp
Preview Graph
Event Log
Step Setup
Project Documentation
Recording Options
Signal Selection Page
Log Summary Page
Start Conditions Page
Stop Conditions Page
Alarms Page
Events Page
Playback Options
Menus and Toolbars
File Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Tools Menu
Documentation Menu
Add Step Menu
Operate Menu
Data View Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu
Toolbar Buttons
Probes
Work Areas
Creating New Work Areas
Error Handling
Error Indicator
Error List Window
Project Analyzer
Handling Errors and Warnings
Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting Started
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Important Information
Warranty
Copyright
Trademarks
Patents
WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
Technical Support and Professional Services
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