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ThisinstructableisaquicktutorialexplaninghowtoconnectyourArduinoto
LabVIEWthoughtUSB.
YoulllearnhowtosendastringandreceivedataavailableatUSBport.

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Firstofall,CprogrammingskillsandLabVIEWdiagramblockknowledgewill
help.
Youwillneed:

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ArduinoUNO
LM35(Orothersensor)
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ThistutorialwillnotexplainhowLM35sensorworks.Seeitsdatasheet
(http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm35.pdf).
What'sLabVIEW?

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LabVIEW(LaboratoryVirtualInstrumentEngineeringWorkbench)isavisual
programminglanguagedevelopedbyNationalInstruments.It'sveryusefulfor
dataacquisition(purposeofthistutorial),instrumentcontrol,industry
automations.
Arduino?
Arduinoisanopensourcecomputerhardwareusedtodevelopinteractive
objects,takinginputsfroma
varietyofswitchesorsensors,andcontrollingavarietyoflights,motors,and
otherphysicaloutputs.
Arduinoprojectscanbestandalone,ortheycancommunicatewithsoftware
runningonyourcomputer(e.g.Flash,Processing,MaxMSP.)Theboardscanbe
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Step1:LabVIEW:VI's

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LabVIEW.
1CreateanewVIinFile>NewVI.
2Gotoblockdiagramwindow.AtDataCommunication>Protocols>Serial
selectsomeVI.
3Pick:
VISAConfigureSerialPort:setsuptheserialport.
VISAWrite(2x):writesthedatatothedeviceconnected.
VISARead:readdataavailableatserialportfromthedeviceconnected.
VISAClose:closestheconnectionestablished.
BytesatSerialPort:checksiftheresdataavailable.

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4ItstimetoJointhedots
4.1CreateawhileloopinProgramming>Structures>WhileLoop.(Pict.1)
4.2CreatethreeCasestructuresinsideofwhileloopinProgramming>
Structures>CaseStructure.(Pict.2)
4.3ThefirsttwoCaseareforwritingastringandthelastoneforreading.(Pict.
3)
4.4TheVISAConfigureSerialPortandVISAClosegooutsidethewhileloop.
(Pict.3)
YoucanputVISAConfigureSerialPortinsidethewhileloop.Theexample
above,yougottachoosetheCOMPortfirstbeforerunningthevi,butifyouput
insidetheloopyoucanchoosetheCOMPortanytime.
4.5VisaBytesatPortgoesinsidewhileLoop.ToactivatetheReadingcase,it
hastocheckifthebytesatserialportaregreaterthan0usingaProgramming
>Comparison>Graterthan0VI.(Pict.4)
4.6Ifthebytesatportaregreaterthan0,theTrueCaseStructurewillbe
activatedandtheVISAReadwillreturnthebytesread.
4.7VISAConfigureSerialPortshouldlettheuserchoosewhichserialportto
useandsetupthebaudrate,soVisaresourcenameandBaudRatemustbe
acontrol.Thedefaultbaudrateis9600.(Pict.4)
4.8CreateacommandatVISAWrite>WriteBuffer.Thatstringwillbewritten
toUSBPort.ThistutorialusesTOforTurnOnandTFforTurnOff.(Pict.5)
Ifyouwanttosendcommandsfromkeyboard,youcanusejustoneVISAWrite
andcreateacontrolfor
inputstring.Thistutorialusesbuttons.
5GotoFrontPanelwindowtocreateanuserinterface.
5.1Toshowthedatareceived(temperature),ItdbenicetohaveoneNumerics
>ThermometerandaGraphIndicators>Chart.(Pict.6)
5.2Addthebuttons(Buttons>OKButton)toturnon/turnoffthesensor.
ChangetheMechanicalActiontoSwitchUntilReleasedandaddnuminds
(NumInds>NumIndicator)toseethetemperature.
YoucanalsoaddsomecaptionslikeUSBControlandLM35(Pict.7)
6ReturntoDiagramBlockwindowtosettheButtons,Graph,Thermometer
andNuminds.
ToshowthedatareceivedfromtheUSBPort,itneedstobeconvertedfrom
stringtonumber:
Programming>String>String/NumberConvertions>Fract/ExpStringto
Number:convertsstringtonumber.ThisVImustbeaddedinsidetheread
casestructuretomakesurethatalldatareceivedwillbeconverted.
TheStringinputofthisVIisconnectedtoreadbufferofVISARead.(Pict.8)
7NowconnecttheGaph,ThermometerandNumindtotheNumberoutput
ofFract/ExpStringtoNumber.(Pict.9)
8Connecttheturnonbuttontothefirstcasestructures,theturnoffbuttonto
thesecondcaseandstopbuttontoWhileLoopCondition.(Pict.10)
9Duetothefastprocess,addsomedelayinthewhileloopProgramming>
Timing>Wait(ms)towait600ms,tomakesurethealldatahasbeen
received,oncethearduinowillrefreshthedataevery500ms(SeeArduino
Code).(Pict.10)

VISAConfigureSerialPortisinsidethewhileloopinthe10thpicture.

Step3:LabVIEW:Optionals

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YoucancheckiftheUSBPortisavailable,orevencheckiftheresakindof
errorwiththeCOMPort.
This(Programming>DialogandUserInterface>FindFirstError)VI
returntrueiftheresanerror,theniftheCOMportdidntreturnanerror,its
available,otherwise,anerrorwasthrown(Pict.1,3)
Youcancreateanerrorhandler(Programming>DialogandUser
Interface>SimpleErrorHandler).
Itllindicateanerror,whereitisandadescriptionoftheerror.(Pict.2,3).
YoucanalsoresettheVIeveytimeitruns,justusetheVIServerReference
(Programming>ApplicationControl>VIServerReference),andInvoke
Node(Programming>ApplicationControl>InvokeNode).(Pict.4)

Step4:ArduinoCode
1Defineallvariablesandpinsyoulluse.Inthiscase:
1Led(ArduinosLED)
1LM35.
charcommand;
Stringstring;
#defineled13
#definelmA1

2VoidSetup.

voidsetup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(led,OUTPUT);
}

3VoidLoop.
voidloop()
{
if(Serial.available()>0)
{string="";}

while(Serial.available()>0)
{
command=((byte)Serial.read());
if(command==':')
{
break;
}

else
{
string+=command;
}

delay(1);
}

if(string=="TO")
{
TempOn();
}

4Inthecodetherearetwofunctions,TempOn()andTempOff().Theycontrol
thesensor.
4.1:TempOn()isafunctionthatstartsthemeasure:
Youcanuseothersensororevenjustturnon/turnoffleds,allyouhavetodois
changethefunctions
voidTempOn()
{
intx=analogRead(lm);
floattemp=(5.0*x*100.0)/1024.0;
Serial.println(temp);
digitalWrite(led,HIGH);
delay(500);
}

4.2:TempOff()isafunctionthatstopsthemeasure:
voidTempOff()
{
digitalWrite(led,LOW);
delay(500);
}

CodeExplanation:
Thevoidloopisthemostimportantepartofthecode.It'llcheckiftheres
somethingattheSerialPort,thatswhySerial.available()isusedtocheck
bytes.
Ifitsavailable,astringofthosebytesmustbecreated,thenSerial.read()do
thetrickandthecodeline
string=+string+command;

storesthefullcommand.
Thatsitfolks.

Step5:Download
LabVIEW2012VI

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heyihaveaquestion.WhatisASRL6::INST?

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Hi,
Thereisasmallerrinyourvifile.Forthewritecases,youputthestringas"LT"
and"DT",whichshouldbereplacedby"TO"and"TF".Thetutorialisright,just
theattachedVI.
Thankyou,thetutorialisveryniceandhelpful.

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Hi,canIgettheVIfile?Itisalittlehardtofollowyour
instructionsthanks.

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Hello!
IamtryingtocommunicatebetweenArduinoDUEand
LabviewforDCmotorfeedbackcontrol.
Now,icancontrolDCmotorusingPWMsignalgivento
DUEfromLabview.
But,whenireceivetheencodersignalfromDUEthrough
VISAfunction,
theencodersignalisnotstable.Itjumpsfrequently.
Iwnoderifyoucanhelpme.
thankyou.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Arduino
code/////////////////////////////////////
intR_in1=22//Motordriverpin1
intR_in2=24//Motordriverpin2
intR_PWM=2//PWMoutpin
longreadNumber=0
floatA
floatIn1,In2,pwm,newtime
floatnewposition1=0
unsignedintAold1=0
unsignedintBnew1=0
unsignedintAold2=0
unsignedintBnew2=0
volatilelongencoder1Pos=0
volatilelongencoder2Pos=0
intencoder1PinA=52//EncoderApin
intencoder1PinB=53//EncoderBpin
voidsetup(){
pinMode(R_in1,OUTPUT)
pinMode(R_in2,OUTPUT)
Serial.begin(115200)
Serial.flush()
pinMode(encoder1PinA,INPUT)
digitalWrite(encoder1PinA,HIGH)//turnonpullupresistor
pinMode(encoder1PinB,INPUT)
digitalWrite(encoder1PinB,HIGH)//turnonpullupresistor
attachInterrupt(encoder1PinA,d1EncoderA,CHANGE)
attachInterrupt(encoder1PinB,d1EncoderB,CHANGE)
}
voidloop(){
if(Serial.available()){
//castthestringreadinaninteger
readNumber=Serial.parseInt()
}
newposition1=((encoder1Pos/19)/52)*2*PI//Encoder
signal
digitalWrite(R_in1,LOW)//Motorrotationdirectioncontrol
digitalWrite(R_in2,HIGH)//Motorrotationdirectioncontrol
analogWrite(R_PWM,readNumber)//PWMwrite
Serial.println(newposition1)
//delay(5)//50msloopinterval
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//EncoderRead///////////////////////////////////////////////
voidd1EncoderA()
{
Bnew1^Aold1?encoder1Pos++:encoder1Pos
Aold1=digitalRead(encoder1PinA)
}
voidd1EncoderB()
{
Bnew1=digitalRead(encoder1PinB)
Bnew1^Aold1?encoder1Pos++:encoder1Pos
}
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Dearfriend,mayIhaveacopyfromyour.vifile??

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CanyouprovidetheLabviewVisplease,itishardtofollow
yourdiagram

Thanksforcommenting.I'mgoingtofixthetutorialdiagram.
http://www.instructables.com/id/ArduinoandLabVIE...
(http://www.instructables.com/id/ArduinoandLabVIEW/#step5)
Ifyouwantforadifferentversion,justask.

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YesIwantitin2010versionifyoudon'tmind

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Hellofriend,
Wouldyoupleaserecompilethe.vifilein2010version?
becauseIhaveLabview2010.
Thankyouinadvance

KiokoS(/member/KiokoS)

ThankyouIuseditinUltrasonicSensorandtworkedwell
withme.Isitpossibletosenddatatothexaxisaswell?
AsIwanttographdistancegottenfromtheultrasonic
sensorversusanglegottenfromservomotor.
Thankyouinadvance

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Thankyouforyourclearandaccurateinstructions

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