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LabVIEW Features from the Idea Exchange
Explore the 13 new features suggested by the community and
implemented by R&D. Also learn how to get your own ideas
featured in the next version of LabVIEW.
Todd Sierer, Product Manager, National Instruments and several customers whose product ideas got implemented
Tuesday, August 3 2:15–3:15 p.m. Room 11A
There’s an App for That
Discover how the engineers of Waterloo Labs built an iPhone
application to remotely control an Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale.
Explore how they created an automobile control system connected
by a wireless network to control the car from an iPhone, Power
Wheels, a computer, and other devices as well as other DIY
Waterloo Labs applications.
Will Schoettler, Engineer, Waterloo Labs
Tuesday, August 3 3:30–4:30 p.m. Room 11A
LabVIEW on TV : Confirmed, Plausible, or Busted?
Take a break and watch your favorite programming language on the
big screen. Listen to the engineers behind the systems explain
how NI products were used in TV shows, and view LabVIEW clips
from Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior and Crash Test, and Discovery
Channel’s Mythbusters.
David Harding, Engineer, and
Nathan Yang, Product Manager, National Instruments
Tuesday, August 3 4:45–5:45 p.m. Room 11A
Top Five Reasons Engineers Should Give a Tweet
and Use Social Media
Engineers and scientists around the world are using social networks
and online communities to connect and learn with other engineers.
Learn how to be successful online and why engineers should care
about using social networks.
Deirdre Walsh, Community Manager, National Instruments
Tuesday, August 3 10:30–11:30 a.m. Room 11A
Popcorn Tweets: LabVIEW Goes Viral
Learn how the world’s first Twitter-powered popcorn machine,
programmed in LabVIEW, became a viral video. Listen to JKI
engineer Justin Goeres as he explains how he used LabVIEW
and LabVIEW add-ons to create a machine that monitors Twitter
for #popcorn Tweets, dispenses popcorn kernels, and makes
real popcorn.
Justin Goeres, Engineer, JKI
Tuesday, August 3 1:00–2:00 p.m. Room 11A
The Blogosphere’s Best
The blogosphere is full of forward-thinking and innovative engineers.
Hear from the top NI bloggers on topics including LabVIEW
Robotics, large application development, multicore programming,
virtualization, and blogging best practices.
Emilie Kopp, Robotics Business Developer: labviewrobotics.wordpress.com
Darren Nattinger, Senior Software Engineer: labviewartisan.blogspot.com
Christina Rogers, Senior Software Engineer: blog.eyesonvis.com
Elijah Kerry, Product Manager: decibel.ni.com/content/groups/large-labview-application-development?view=blog
Wednesday, August 4 10:30–11:30 a.m. Room 11A
LabVIEW Add-On of the Year: Product Gallery
Following the presentation of the LabVIEW Add-On of the Year
Award during the NI Community Block Diagram Party on Tuesday
night, attendees have the opportunity to learn more from the
finalists and winners during Community Exchange. Gain an
overview of the Compatible with LabVIEW program guidelines and
view in-depth product demonstrations from the finalists and winner.
Robert Des Rosier, Engineer, National Instruments
Wednesday, August 4 1:00–2:00 p.m. Room 11A
We Are the Champions
Do you have dreams of becoming a LabVIEW champion? Learn
from the top LabVIEW community members who are recognized
for their leadership, expertise, and contributions to the technical
community. NI LabVIEW Champions are credible technology
experts from around the world who inspire others to learn and
grow with LabVIEW.
Ed Dickens, Systems Engineer, DISTek Integration
James Kring, CEO, JKI
Christopher Relf, Principal Architect, V I Engineering
Nancy Hollenback, LabVIEW Instructor and Architect,
The G Team
Wednesday, August 4 2:15–3:15 p.m. Room 11A
Even a Caveman Can Do It – Boost Your Car’s
Horsepower with Hardware Based on LabVIEW
Watch a high school student demonstrate how he ported the
LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers to custom
hardware and used Multisim to create a turbo boost value control
circuit. Learn how to create an analog circuit that increases boost
pressure of a stock turbo by adjusting the PWM signal.
Chandler Crouch, Lake Travis High School
Wednesday, August 4 3:30–4:30 p.m. Room 11A
Long-Term Investment in Test: Building Common
Core Test Platforms
As we build our way back from challenging economic times, many
companies are investing in long-term test platforms. Gain an
introduction to platform-based architectures, and learn about NI
software and hardware used by industry leaders, how to implement
these tools using NI software development environments, and
hardware technologies including distributed/shared resources.
Christopher Relf, Principal Architect, V I Engineering
Wednesday, August 4 4:45–5:45 p.m. Room 11A
Example code from the Example Code Exchange in the NI Community is licensed with the MIT license.
