12-21-2019 07:22 AM
Hello,
I just finish my CLD exam.
Sincerely 4 hours was enough for me to finish the application and test it with VI analyzer, but the exam it is a little bit hard than the sample exams.
How I prepared for the CLD:
1)LabVIEW core 1 core 2 and core 3 Online training.
2)Boiler controller in the core 3 manual exercise
3)Success package (If i failed to do an exercise I see the solution than I repeated it 1 or 2 time, after 1 week I returned to do the same exercise to see if I understood it or not yet. Till I finished the ercices)
3) Correction of my Labview projects (I'm a LV developer but my goal was that my applications run without error but the block diagram was not ordered)
4)Samples Exam( I started with the boiler exam. The first time I finished it in 4h, the second time in 2.47h, than in 2h) For all the sample exams I choose a state machine patters with an event structure and I left the ATM exam for yesterday to test myself and I succeed to do it in 2 hours.
Exam Day:
The proctor give me a little time to prepare the Labview environment than she gave me the exam.
Here below a little description how I split my time:
-First 30 min, I read the requirements document and write a little algorithm ( it helped me a lot to choose the states for the state machine and the logic of the application) (!!! the proctor also asked me to put the sheets in the packet when i finished)
-15 min: document the main vi, all the controls and indicators on the front panel.
- 2.15 hours: Code the application : I prepared the state machine body than I started to code ( My advice is: when you add new function test it, it helps to identify where is the error). For the new SubVIs or type definition the first thing I did was document it and change the icon.
(I was prepared to do the code in 2hours. I exerciced my self to do the practice exams in 2hours )
-The last hour I left it for the VI Analyzer:
Results:
total tests:1144
Fails in test 1: 57 => Correction of the simplest test
Fails in test 2: 43 => Correction
Fails in test 3: 26
I was doing the correction than the proctor told me that I must give the packet !!!
This Is How I did and I think it was good, I can not wait for the result.
BUT::
-I forgot to define the connections required in the SubVIs
-I Think that I did all the functionalities required, just one of them works but it works 60% I don't Know.
My question: What do you think? and Can I pass according to your experience?
Thank for all of you that helped me.... thank you very much 🙂 🙂
02-25-2020 05:24 AM
Hi,
Thanks for the insight.
Did you pass?
Best wishes,
Piotr Golacki
02-25-2020 06:26 AM
Hi,
I think you have prepared very well, LabVIEW Core 1, 2 especially Core 3, in which it talks about QMH would better equip you for the exam.
And your pace in the exam looks good to me.
What I don't know about is the grading for the functionality since I don't know the criteria.
I started another topic to share my experience and would love your insights.
Good luck!
04-11-2020 12:19 PM
Hi Piotr,
Yes I passed the exam with 84.55% :
Style:14.5/15
Functionality:9.32/15
Documentation:10/10