Resources for learning Labview (was: Help!!!)

[Gir_450]

Our team is short on programmers and the only one we have is a rookie...where can members of our team learn to use labview?

[Ether]

Here are some links which may help:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/faq.php?faq=vb_board_usage#faq_vb_board_search

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/search.php

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=978604&postcount=2

http://frcmastery.com/

http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2511

http://www.lvmastery.com/tipjar

[James Critchley]

I'm not sure how much HELP this will actually be, but 302's VIRSYS (http://www.virsys.org)is designed to be a "take home" robot software development system. If your pre-season schedule is "light" (~one night a week), then your new student could get in a whole lot more practical robot software development practice between now and the start of the season (and on their own schedule).

I also recommend having some kind of simple bot such as the KoP AndyMark chassis ready to go anytime for high quality contact hours with actual hardware. It is best if this hardware is simple and unused (or gently used) because the last thing you want is your new software person having to address hardware issues the first time out without a mentor to help.

The VIRSYS simulation is the 302 LogoMotion bot, but we can show you how to change the mass properties, wheel positions, gear ratios, and friction to make it behave like the KoP AndyMark.

Good luck!

[plnyyanks]

And some other links:

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-3024
http://team358.org/files/programming/ControlSystem2009-/LabVIEW/
https://decibel.ni.com/content/community/first/frc?view=discussions&start=0

[Gir_450]

Thanks guys, very helpful. :) Hopefully we can get our freshman and sophmores on board with that asap.