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"C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\Example
Finder\1.0\BIN".
4. Open the folder "inside 1.0 Products LV 8.x exbins English"
and copy the file "VernierWin.bin3" into the LabVIEW
shared directory "C:\Program Files\National
Instruments\Shared\Example
Finder\1.0\Products\LabVIEW\8.x\exbins\English".
5. Open the folder "inside examples" and copy the folder
"Vernier" into the LabVIEW directory "C:\Program
Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.x\examples".
6. Open the folder "inside menus Categories" and copy the
folder "Vernier SensorDAQ" into the LabVIEW directory
"C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW
8.x\menus\Categories".
7. Open the folder "inside vilib" and copy the folder "Vernier"
into the LabVIEW directory "C:\Program Files\National
Instruments\LabVIEW 8.x\vi.lib".
Launch LabVIEW and Collect Data with SensorDAQ
The following example is an advanced LabVIEW program that is very useful
for testing your equipment and collecting data. To find information on our
many LabVIEW example programs go to the section called SensorDAQ
Example VIs.
8. Connect a Vernier Auto-ID sensor to Ch. 1.
9. Launch LabVIEW
10. From the Getting Started Window click on the "Find Vernier Products
Examples..." link in the bottom right hand corner if you are using
LabVIEW Education Edition. This will launch the NI Example Finder. If
you are using other versions of LabVIEW click on "Find Examples...".
11. Open the folders Toolkits and Modules » Vernier Products » SensorDAQ »
Log and Analyze Data » Log with Analysis, and single-click the
SensorDAQ Logger.vi to view the description of this example.
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12. Double-click SensorDAQ Logger.vi to open the example.
13. Start the example by clicking LabVIEW's white Run arrow
upper left corner.
Tip: If LabVIEW has successfully detected the SensorDAQ, you will see
the device icon appear in the upper left corner (see figure below), along
with the sensor reading. In this example a temperature sensor was
connected.
14. Click the Collect button
graph.
15. Once data have been collected, click and drag the mouse on the graph to
highlight data. Click on the various analysis buttons in the toolbar
(zoom, examine, statistics, integrate, linear fit, and curve fit) to study
your data.
16. Stop this VI by selecting Exit from the File menu.
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. LabVIEW will begin plotting data in the
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