LabVIEW Base version Questions

[GDuncan74]

Hi All,

I am starting a project and need to buy LabVIEW for it (I used in college). I am not sure if the Base version will have what I need (list below). Can you help confirm this version will work me please?

I need to read from the field the following:

Positioning using GPS signals.

Positioning using WiFi signals.

Speed, voltage and amperage.

My understanding is the community version can't do this, correct?

Thanks in advance!

George

[santo_13]

Whatever you're mentioning doesn't have anything to with Community or Professional version, anyway these are all supported by the external hardware you interface with and the libraries or drivers using which you interact with them.

[altenbach]

The community edition is functionally almost equivalent to the professional edition. The restriction is in the way you are allowed to use it.

It is also only available in 32bit, which is not really a problem.

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@GDuncan74 wrote:

I need to read from the field the following:

Positioning using GPS signals.

Positioning using WiFi signals.

Speed, voltage and amperage.

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This is ambiguous. What is a "field"? Is that a string received from an instrument that contains these values encoded somehow?

LabVIEW is a general programming language, nothing more. It cannot measure WIFI or GPS signals, speed, voltage, and amperage. You need external hardware for that. If these are common instruments, free drivers will be available and will be easy to interface with LabVIEW. Even if there are no drivers, chances are that it will be easy to communicate as long as the API is documented.

Once you tell us about the hardware setup, we can offer more detailed guidance.