Pinball test fixture

[uriahsky]

I am real new to Labview and I thought this would be a simple project to help me with the learning process. 

I want to build a test fixture for the Pinball machine pcbs.  I have a number of them in storage from different manufactures.  I think most of this is just going to be inputing a closed switch message to either the lamp matrix or the solinoid drivers and then monitoring the outputs to see if the lamp light or solinoid fired.  This is where I want to start.

Could I get an idea and overview of the hardware and basic Labview software approach you would use to do this?

I have a PCI-6035E and a PCI-6534.

Is there some hardware that would make this easier to create or will I need to create a test jig to to buffer the signals before going into the PCI cards?

I am just looking for some general ideas on how to approach this.

Thanks

Kevin

[WesWNI]

Hello uriahsky,

I would like to point you toward some helpful links in finding common LabVIEW architectures as well as how to utilize the DAQ resources you've mentioned below. I would recommend that you also browse through the available LabVIEW examples as a getting started point for a new application in which you may then use DAQmx functions (highlighted in the getting started link below) to then control your hardware. 

http://www.ni.com/gettingstarted/labviewbasics/  (Introduction to NI LabVIEW)

http://www.ni.com/gettingstarted/labviewbasics/examples.htm  (Finding Examples for NI LabVIEW) 

http://www.ni.com/white-paper/2926/en  (Using a State Machine (Event Driven) Architecture)

http://www.ni.com/white-paper/3022/en  (Application Design Patterns: Master/Slave)

http://www.ni.com/white-paper/3023/en (Application Design Patterns: Producer/Consumer)

http://www.ni.com/white-paper/5434/en  (Getting Started with NI-DAQmx: Main Page)