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Resizing UIs with QML Layouts

Overview When I was first getting exposed to QML as a language for describing user interfaces, almost everything was easy to grasp except the concept of layouts. Their behavior never seemed natural, and I spent a lot of time fighting with them bef...


Advantages of .NET and Python for Test & Measurement Applications

Prologue In May 2019, at what would become the last NI Week ever, I led a session called “Learning to Love Text Again With Measurement Studio.” It was scheduled for 8:30 AM on the last day of the conference, so I was surprised that so ...


Measurement Studio: .NET Programming for NI Enthusiasts

Prologue In May 2019, at what would become the last NI Week ever, I led a session called “Learning to Love Text Again With Measurement Studio.” It was scheduled for 8:30 AM on the last day of the conference, so I was surprised that so ...


Using WebDAV to Transfer Files from a Linux cRIO

When using a realtime system for data acquisition or control, there is often a need to transfer files between the real time device and a PC. There are many ways to do this, but newer Linux-based NI CompactRIOs come with WebDAV and SSL support enabled...


New FPGA Tools from NI and Xilinx at NI Week 2013

There's plenty to love about the field-programmable gate array, or FPGA. It is essentially a customizable silicon chip that you can reprogram as many times as you want or need to in order to achieve specialized high-speed processing. In many case...