Potentiometers in LabVIEW?

[yajzse]

Good day!

Our professor instructed us to simulate a robotic hand using LabView and Solidworks. He said we should construct real-time controller using a potentiometer. Being new to these softwares, I really don't know how to start. I have read several articles for beginners and somehow got a little knowledge about LabView, but reading the articles that discusses programs using potentiometers confuses me. These are what I cannot understand.

Is there a potentiometer component available in LabView or do I need to have a real potentiometer? If so, how will I integrate this with LabView?
Is the output a varying voltages? If not, how will I make the output one?

Thank you very much.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by yajzse

Is the output a varying voltages?

A properly connected potentiometer will produce a voltage that is proportional* to the shaft angle.

* It's actually a function of the amount the shaft has been turned. If it's a linear pot and one end is at ground, the y-intercept is zero and the relationship is strictly proportional.