potentiometers

[sjay]

Good day!

Our professor instructed us to simulate a robotic hand using LabView and Solidworks. He said we should construct real-time controller using a potentiometer. Being new to these softwares, I really don't know how to start. I have read several articles for beginners and somehow got a little knowledge about LabView, but reading the articles that discusses programs using potentiometers confuses me. These are what I cannot understand.

Is there a potentiometer component available in LabView or do I need to have a real potentiometer? If so, how will I integrate this with LabView?

Is the output a varying voltages? If not, how will I make the output one?

Thank you very much.

[apok]

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sjay wrote:

Is there a potentiometer component available in LabView or do I need to have a real potentiometer? If so, how will I integrate this with LabView?

Is the output a varying voltages? If not, how will I make the output one?

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• Is there a potentiometer component available in LabView?(no)
•  do I need to have a real potentiometer?(ask your proffessor)
• how will I integrate this with LabView?( by hardware or by software simulation)
• Is the output a varying voltages?(yes)
• how will I make the output one?(by hardware using AI of Daq reading the variying voltages or by software simulation using a voltage slider on the front panel)

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

If this is just a simulated robotic hand (no external hardware involved), you can of course create a software simulated potentiometer using a front panel knob and some code behind it.

I recommend to start with this. The harder part will be the hand simulation anyway. 😄