SensorDAQ User's Manual
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After the
“
Found New Hardware” popup appears, a second popup may appear,
stating that the
firmware needs to be updated. Allow the USB-6xxx Loader to
update your firmware.
Launch LabVIEW and Collect Data
5.
A folder named
“
Examples” is located in Program Files\National
Instruments\LabVIEW\user.lib\SensorDAQ on your hard drive. Locate the
SensorDAQ example VI called SDAQ Data Collection VI.vi and open it.
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6.
Start the program by clicking LabVIEW’s white Run arrow
in the upper
left corner.
If LabVIEW has successfully detected the SensorDAQ, you will see the device
icon appear in the upper left corner (see figure below). Also, if an auto-ID
sensor is attached, the current sensor reading will appear below the toolbar (as
shown in the figure).
7.
Click
. LabVIEW will begin plotting data in the graph.
Once data have been collected, click and drag the mouse on the graph to highlight
data. Use LabVIEW’s various analysis features, such as zoom, statistics, and curve
fits to study your data. These features are described in Appendix B.
Stop the VI by selecting Exit from the File menu.
You have now successfully set up your equipment, collected data, and performed
analysis. Keep reading for instructions on the various ways to collect data, set up
customized sensors, and customize VIs.
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If you are using LabVIEW Base Package, you cannot open this VI. Open SensorDAQ Data
Collection.exe instead. See the information for running this application in the Software section
of this manual
