General LabVIEW questions from a VERY new user

[ctccromer]

Okay so we finally got our Axis M1011 camera in and today I'm trying to do as much work as I can for it. I set it up with the Axis Camera Setup Tool and read the three whitepapers I found (1, 2, and 3) so now I have a pretty good understanding of how it works. I DON'T know why I need to use RoboRealms (though I've heard that I do), and I don't know how to get started coding our tracking system into the LabVIEW project.

Is there one specific thing I could start with and build up from? For example, when I was just starting to work on coding the teleop and was completely lost, I started with the drive system (since that's simple) and worked my way up.

EDIT: also, is there a way to control how far a window motor turns? I currently have our window motor set for when x is true, it goes forward, and when y is true, it goes backwards, but i'd love to say "when x is pressed, go forwards __ degrees, then go back the same amount"