What is the LabVIEW and Test Automation Beginner's Course?
LabVIEW is the industry standard for easily building automated test systems via its graphical programming environment. On the element14 Community, most of our members spend a lot of time learning new technologies, building projects, and experimenting with their new ideas. Learning LabVIEW and test automation is a natural step forward and a great complement to building projects and prototypes and growing a community of LabVIEW users, The element14 Community, in collaboration with National Instruments, is offering a new program called, A Beginner’s Course in LabVIEW and Test Automation, to our members. Participants will get to know LabVIEW and finally build an automated test system to compete for big prizes.
The element14 Community would like to thank our sponsor, National Instruments, for providing the prizes, kits and support.
Grand Prize: andrewj
LabVIEW Hardware Abstraction Framework
Judges Comments
Very original, the project was a framework to enable better test automation. The project scored highly for innovation, since it provides a framework for test automation that anyone can use, which would certainly improve productivity. Lots of essential (and well created) videos, and loads of diagrams. For his efforts he will receive the grand prize: Test Workflow Software, Pro Edition (includes LabVIEW) 1yr subscription.
Runner Up Prize: Taifur
Solar Home System Monitoring using LabVIEW & Raspberry Pi Pico
Judges Comments
The project was concerned with monitoring a solar energy system (voltage and current) and controlling a load. Using LabVIEW for medical purposes seems innovative to me. There are very good screenshots from LabVIEW, and there are good photos and a decent high-level diagram too. For his efforts he will receive the runner up prize: Test Workflow Software, Standard Edition (includes LabVIEW) 1yr subscription & MP720011 US Digital Oscilloscope
Third Prize: fyaocn
Measure Parameter in 5V DC motor control
Judges Comments
The content was original, and it was an innovative idea to control a complex mechanical device (BLDC motor) and monitor it. The plan was to control and measure motor operation, which is certainly a test automation project. There are excellent screenshots, and code is supplied, and there are photos as well as animated GIFs. For his efforts, he will receive the third prize: Test Workflow Software, Standard Edition (includes LabVIEW) 1yr subscription & USB Soldering Iron
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Fourth Prize: swathic
In-door Air quality measurements with automation
Judges Comments
Very impressed how far the contestant got as a beginner. The contestant succeeded in demonstrating how easy it is to use LabVIEW to produce quite complex data manipulation in real-time. Excellent stuff, and it was demonstrated with video. swathic will receive the fourth prize: Test Workflow Software, Standard Edition (includes LabVIEW) 1yr subscription & Infrared Thermometer
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Fifth Prize: flyingbean
PicoLab_EnvMonitor
Judges Comments
The plan was to measure light levels, and to implement a control system to operate a fan based on temperature. The project combined some hardware development and LabVIEW development, it was good to see the hardware signal conditioning before passing the data into LabVIEW. I think this can be considered to be improving the performance of the solution. Lots of diagrams, circuit diagrams, photos and video. For his efforts, he will receive the fifth prize: Test Workflow Software, Standard Edition (includes LabVIEW) 1yr subscription & Handheld Digital Multimeter
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Honorable Mentions
The Honorable Mentions prize is for any participant who completed at least the required final project blog and was recognizes by our judges for doing some commendable work with regard to LabVIEW and Test Automation. For this competition, element14 chose BRADY M210 Label Printer Kit & M21-750-499 Label Printer as Honorable Mention prizes
Auto Plant Watering System with RPI Pico & LabVIEW
Name: meera_hussein
DC motor RPM monitor & voice control using Labview
Name: cbohra00627
LabView Data acquisition RPi Pico Blower Motor Control
Name: rsc
Finisher Prize Winners
The Finisher's prize is for any participant who completed the required final project blog. For this competition, element14 chose element14-branded t-shirt, water bottle and ballcap as finisher prizes. prizes:
- DAB - Battery Testing using LabVIEW
- gordonmx - LabView_Explorer_Project
- TRLA - Wonderful Well Saver
- VIPULVINAYAK - Smart Doctor Assistant System using LabVIEW
Last Word: A Big Thank You to Our Judges!
We'd like to thank Top Members Jan Cumps and Shabaz for judging the final project for the course. Their input on the projects was invaluable to our final decisions.
About the Sponsor
NI is a leader in automated test and measurement systems that help engineers solve the world’s toughest challenges. NI offers modular hardware, software, services, and systems that help you test faster, design better, improve reliability, and maximize your test data.
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