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DMC's Test & Measurement Team Makes LabVIEW Holiday Ornaments

DMC's Test and Measurement Automation team got into the holiday spirit and put their LabVIEW Icon Editor skills to the test with an ornament-making event! LabVIEW has an icon editor, typically used for labeling code, but the possibilities of...


Parallel Programming with Two CCS Programmers

Recently, when working on an end of line calibration machine project, I found myself working to achieve parallel programming using two CCS programmers. During the process, I ran into several specific quirks and challenges. Below is a tutori...


DMC Flex Framework: A Flexible LabVIEW Toolset

DMC Test and Measurement’s Flex Framework is a toolset and design pattern collection based on LabVIEW Object-Oriented architectures and principles. The Flex Framework serves as a re-usable code base through which DMC can deliver solut...


Chicago LabVIEW User Group Meeting at DMC

The Chicago LabVIEW Users Group (CLUG) met at DMCs Chicago office to discuss National Instruments Week 2019, and package management systems from NI and JKI. These user groups meet regularly across the country to address ...


6 Tips for LabVIEW UI and UX Design

At NIWeek this year, there were a few sessions that I really enjoyed focusing on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design in LabVIEW. I take a personal interest in designing intuitive and aesthetic interfaces for my applications. Here are ...


Datalogging From a Siemens PLC to LabVIEW: Easier Than You Think

Have you ever been disappointed in the data logging options available on your Basic panel? Ever wished it were easier to set up logging directly to a database? Or perhaps you've wanted to set up some simple simulation or test sequences without mo...