Other LabVIEW Training Books

[MSATLAB]

Hello,

     Our company currently has many new people that are trying to get familiar with LabVIEW and we would like to do some in-house training.  We are going to buy the Basic Training Kits I & II and we would like to get another book that is not produced by National Instruments to get some other aspects.  I have been looking around and have come up with Robert Bishop being a good author for these types of books.  I am currently looking into getting his "LabVIEW 8: Student Edition," but I wanted to get some opinions on this book and other possibilites.  Also, should I possibly wait for a new book to come out more adapted to LabVIEW 8.5? and does anyone know of any books that will be published soon?  Thank you guys so much! 

Michael B

[Dennis_Knutson]

Try LabVIEW for Everyone. One of the authors is Jim Kring. An active contributor to the forums and mister OpenG.

[hrh1818]

On Oct 11, 3:10 pm, Michael B <x...@no.email> wrote:
> Hello,
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Our company currently has many new people that are trying to get familiar with LabVIEW and we would like to do some in-house training.&nbsp; We are going to buy the Basic Training Kits I &amp; II and we would like to get another book that is not produced by National Instruments to get some other aspects.&nbsp; I have been looking around and have come up with Robert Bishop being a good author for these types of books.&nbsp; I am currently looking into getting his "LabVIEW 8: Student Edition," but I wanted to get some opinions on this book and other possibilites.&nbsp; Also, should I possibly wait for a new book to come out more adapted to LabVIEW 8.5? and does anyone know of any books that will be published soon?&nbsp; Thank you guys so much!&nbsp;
> &nbsp;
> Michael B

The best book I have seen so far for learning how to use Labview is
"Labview for Everyone" by Jeffrey Travis and Jim Kring. However, it is
a big book, 981 pages, and you would need to carefully select the
topics you cover to fit into a company sponsored training course.

Howard

[MSATLAB]

Hi,

     Thank you two for the quick responses.  I will have to check into the book a little further.  I am not sure if it will be outdated, since it was published in 2006 and since then the new multicore configurations.  The multicore alone is a big part to the reason why we got LabVIEW and we would like to integrate that as much as possible.  Any feedback will help me out a lot.  Thanks.

Michael B

[Dennis_Knutson]

Jim and Jeffrey's book is no more likely to be outdated than the Bishop book you mention and is more than suitable for beginners. LabVIEW has been multi-core capable for quite a while. It is only a couple of enhanced functions (i.e. timed loop, timed sequence) in 8.5 that allow you to choose the processor and this is a single addition to the previous versions. Third-party books take quite a while to be written and then published so it's very difficult to find one that represents the latest shipping version of LabVIEW, especially with the yearly update schedule that has been the norm recently. Also, the market for third-party LabVIEW programming books is much less than other programming subjects. It may not make much economic sense for the publishers to do updates more than every couple of years. The material from NI is going to be the most current and you might want to invest in the advanced training material.

[hrh1818]

On Oct 12, 8:40 am, Michael B <x...@no.email> wrote:
> Hi,
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you two for the quick responses.&nbsp;&nbsp;I will have to check into the book a little further.&nbsp; I am not sure if it will be outdated, since it was published in 2006 and since then the new multicore configurations.&nbsp; The multicore alone is a big part to the reason why we got LabVIEW and we would like to integrate that as much as possible.&nbsp; Any feedback will help me out a lot.&nbsp; Thanks.
> &nbsp;
> Michael B


Most Labview books predominantly cover topics like data acquisition
and graphical programming and rarely mention advance topics like Real
Time or Application Builder. Even if any book addressed multicore you
would have to wait at least until next year for the book to be
published as multicore capability was only just recently added to
Labview. For know your best resource for multicore information is
National Instruments. Take a look at the following Web Page.
http://www.ni.com/multicore/ and especially the article "Will my
Labview Program run faster when I upgrade to a multicore computer?".

Howard

[Ben]

I have to second the Jim Kring book.

My boss uses it to teach a course at Carnegie Mellon University.

Yes LV has been able to handle multi-core for quite a while. This capability goes back to about LV 6.1 or earlier. The first time I had access to a mahcine with multiple cores was about LV 7.1 and I was suprised when it just started using both cores without an effort on my part.

If you have a bunch of people that need to learn LV you may want to check with NI becuase they will bring the course to your facility. Last week we had two engineers doing exactly that. One on the east cost the other on the west.

If you decide not to go with the formal stuff, the best advise I can offer is to make learning LV a regular event. There is a learning curve that must be confronted to make the switch to LabVIEW. Staying with it until it clicks is important if you want to get to the point where LbVIEW becomes fun. (Yes, with LV programming is fun!)

Ben

[AlphaTreo]

I teach an instrumentation/data acquisition class at a local Purdue campus.  This is the fourth time I have taught the class.  The first three times I used Bishop's book, primarily becasue LabVIEW for Everyone was not available the first time I taught but the Bishop book was.  Being a lazy guy, I used that book for three semesters.  Prior to this Fall, I evaluated the Travis/Kring book and found it to be a much better book.  It is highly recommended if you are trying to learn it for yourself.  Bishop starts out OK, with lots of examples and good descriptions.  Then in the later chapters he brushes over stuff very quickly.  Travis/Kring cover a lot more material and cover it well.

[Mexico City]

Hello Michael,

I would like the opportunity to discuss your LabVIEW training needs in more detail. NI is very interested in ensuring people are successful with it's products and training is considered an important aspect of that success. In addition to regional and on-site training courses, there are a number of cost effective solutions we can discuss that may fit your (and your companies) needs.

If you would like to discuss the training options available please feel free to give me a call at 512-683-8902.

Regards,

David Corney

Customer Education Program Manager.

National Instruments Corp.

[Joe_H]

LabVIEW for everyone by Jim Kring and Jeffey travis is by far the best book to use to learn LV. I learned LV using the second edition of this book and keep the third edition at hand at all times to refer back to.