by Gill Birchmore | Mar 25, 2020 | LabVIEW Tips, National Instruments, Uncategorized
If you’re having a problem with a module throwing an error when it performs a certain action, consider adding a ‘pause on error’ as an alternative to a breakpoint. Sometimes it can be difficult to establish which action is causing the problem and for timing critical...
by Gill Birchmore | May 29, 2019 | Automotive, Events, hardware-in-the-loop, National Instruments
A new era of mobility is upon us. Critical technology trends in autonomous driving, electrification, and vehicle communication are bringing with them new test challenges and pressures beyond the here and now. This quickly evolving technology landscape increases the...
by Gill Birchmore | Apr 18, 2019 | Automotive, hardware-in-the-loop, National Instruments, Uncategorized
Broadcast as part of the National Instruments’ Test the Vehicles of Tomorrow webinar series, in this video, we discuss the use and benefits of simulation and model-based test early in the automotive design cycle. We look at case studies including...
by Gill Birchmore | Nov 12, 2018 | Demonstration, National Instruments, NI Days, Python, Research & Development
Introduction Python has recently gathered much interest as a language of choice for data analysis. Some of the key points driving Python’s adoption are: Open Source – free to install. Community and industry support. Easy to learn. Availability of popular data analysis...
by Gill Birchmore | Oct 8, 2018 | National Instruments, NI Days
We hope you will be able to join us this year at NIDays London 2018; a great opportunity to rub shoulders with engineers, scientists, and industry leaders to learn industry best practices for the development, automation and performance of test and measurement systems....
by Gill Birchmore | Jun 22, 2018 | LabVIEW Tips, National Instruments, The Austin Team, Uncategorized
Ever had the issue of loading a LabVIEW project up in an older version? Or do you wish to know what version of LabVIEW the project file was last saved in? There is a quick and simple way to check. You can view the .lvproj file in notepad by right clicking>Open...
by Gill Birchmore | Jan 26, 2018 | LabVIEW NXG, Migration Services, National Instruments
Austin Consultants has become one of the first National Instruments Alliance Partners in the UK to be accredited to provide migration and upgrade services. Migration services include assessments, planning for migrations, and the execution of the migration itself,...
by Gill Birchmore | Dec 6, 2017 | LabVIEW Tips, National Instruments, The Austin Team
In a LabVIEW application with lots of VI’s, it can be tricky to quickly navigate around your LabVIEW Project Explorer window. Pressing CTRL-SHIFT-E whilst within a VI will highlight where in the LabVIEW Project Explorer that VI is...
by Gill Birchmore | Oct 10, 2017 | LabVIEW Tips, National Instruments, The Austin Team
The conditional disable structure is great for simulating hardware. Use it when the hardware isn’t present on the development system to avoid the need for a ‘simulate hardware’ boolean to be toggled. ...
