I have been generally delighted by the level of support provided by NI and WPI, and I'd like to start off by thanking everyone involved for their efforts. Each year, things have improved, and I'm sure I'll be delighted with the new framework/tools again next season.
3) I'd like a VI to handle the Parallax PING))) module (or some good advice if there's already a way to do this), which is an ultrasonic sensor that requires an outbound pulse on the same pin that it will subsequently provide the range input. I haven't been able to get it to work on my own. Here's a
data sheet.