Hi Deepaa,
Thank you for your post.
The LabVIEW Basics I (LVB1) course is designed to give the user an orientation and introduction to the LabVIEW world.
The course assumes the user has never used LabVIEW before, and may not have programmed before (although it is a bonus if you have encountered both). As such you are taught some of the basic concepts of LabVIEW programming- modular programming, repetition and loops, arrays, decision making, string and file I/O. Alongside these your are taught the basics of how to acquire data from DAQ cards, and the use NI-VISA for instrument control.
The LabVIEW Basics II (LVB2) course concentrates more on development and implementing the tools learned about in LVB1, i.e.- planning your LabVIEW application, VI design techniques, object properties, local and global variables, advanced file I/O techniques, project management, and remote data mangement.
On the courses you will be provided with a Course Manual, which holds the course information, and exercises (and a problems and solutions CD). You will be taught by one of NI's Application Engineers, who will explain the concepts, demonstrate, and help you through the hands-on exercises.
Having taken, and taught these courses I would suggest two things:
i) As suggested by Vicky, install LabVIEW (30-day trial or otherwise) and take some time to look at some of the examples, and try to generate some of your own code. This should familiarise you with the LabVIEW language & environment and, as Vicky said, build your confidence before coming on the courses.
ii) LVB1 runs Monday-Wednesday, and LVB2 runs Thursday & Friday. So it is possible to take a 1 week intensive course. However I would advise (from experience) booking both courses, but taking a couple of weeks between them so you may absorb the material, experiment with LabVIEW, and re-read the LVB1 course manual to reiterate some of the concepts.
Please reply if you would like any further information.
Thanks,
National Instruments | Northern California