ry.lib

LabVIEW Toolkits for Developers

What is LabVIEW?

LabVIEW stands for 'Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench. It is a graphical programing language (called "G") developed by National Instruments for quick system application development.

LabVIEW's "G" code is a combination of node/wire connections contained in a Virtual Instrument (VI for short). Each VI contains the user interface (Front Panel), subroutine(s) (Block Diagram) and terminals (Connector Pane). VIs are connected together using the Connector Pane. LabVIEW is a "Data Flow" paradigm, meaning that once data is available at the terminal inputs the code is executed. Info

What is ry.lib?

ry.lib is a collection of open sourced LabVIEW toolkits and add-ons for large scale applications. These libraries were developed from best practices during my career as a Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA).

Projects:

1. ry.lib (Library) contain standard libraries built for advanced application development. These libraries are extensions of LabVIEW's vi.lib to handle basic functionality every application needs: multi-threading, multiple user interfaces, periodic messaging, error logging and hardware abstraction.

2. ry.qd (Quick Drop) contain macros for faster LabVIEW development. These tools speed up common tasks within the LabVIEW environment such as, changing data types, resizing diagram content, re-aranging terminals and modifying node attributes.

Getting Started

1. Install LabVIEW 2017 (or later)
2. Download the ry.Lib VI Packages here
3. Install the VI Packages using VI Package Manager (installed with LabVIEW)
4. Refer to the ry.Lib toolkit and add-on help documentation here

LabVIEW Environment Setup

Recommended LabVIEW environment settings: Tools > Options...

Category:

• Front Panel >
  • Use numbers in icons of new VIs (1 through 9): unchecked
• Block Diagram >
  • Place front panel terminals as icons: unchecked
  • Auto-insert Feedback Nodes in cycles: unchecked
  • Default label position: control terminals and constants: Left-middle
  • Default label position: indicators: Right-middle
  • Enable automatic wire routing: unchecked
  • Enable auto wiring: unchecked
  • Show red Xs on broken wires: unchecked
  • Enable automatic error handling in new VIs: unchecked
  • Enable automatic error handling dialogs: unchecked
• Controls/Functions Palettes >
  • Load palettes during launch: checked
• Environment >
  • Seperate compiled code from new files: checked
• Paths >
  • Default Data Directory - change to '..\LV20xx'
• VI Server >
  • TCP/IP: checked
  • Port: 3363
  • Show VI Scripting functions, properties and methods: checked
  • Disaply additional VI Scripting information in Context Help window: checked