Next MLVUG Meeting: Thursday October 8 at Inspire9

[Ozfarmboy]

The next Melbourne LabVIEW User Group is fast approaching. The details are below:

When: Thursday October 8th 2015 @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Where: Inspire9, Level 1 41 Stewart Street, Richmond, VIC 3121

Featuring:

• NI Update from Harsh
• LabVIEW Makerhub and Sparkfun Inventor's Kit Demo from Chris

If you have a presentation or a discussion point, or would like to learn more about a certain feature, feel free to ask a question within this discussion or on the night, and we'll go through it.

Please contact me if you plan on attending. Hope to see you there!

[matrixmike]

Hi Chris,

I plan on being there.

I tried the  LINX and it looked good.  Do I have to get a Redboard? My real UNO and MEGA are away on holidays until this weekend.

http://www.meetup.com/Electronics-Club-Altona/messages/boards/thread/49286277

I have been looking around for something like that but missed that somehow...

I'm looking forward to the presentations.

best regards

Mike

[matrixmike]

Hi there - just found a great (THE) makerhub forum.

https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/forums/

Seems that Sam is very active here.   I recall asking about using github at a LabVIEW session in Melbourne - and the presenter pointed out that github is intended for source, at which it is in my view very good, but apparently it can be used for 'raw' data which includes .vi files. 

[Ozfarmboy]

Hi Mike,

I have not tried it, but it looks like LINX will work with Arduino UNO and Mega.

Yes, LabVIEWMakerHub will be featured tonight.

See you tonight.

Chris.

[Ozfarmboy]

Small update.

We will also have another presentation:

• New Features in LabVIEW 2015 by John!

[Ozfarmboy]

Forgot to mention that we will order some pizza for dinner tonight.

Sorry for late notice!

[matrixmike]

Turns out that I needed NI-VISA. Why does NI make it so difficult?  See posting on makerhub ...  now I can connect even some clones - but I have a problem with the example blink VI - bah

[Ozfarmboy]

Yes, you will need NI VISA to communicate over the USB/Serial ports.

NI separate LabVIEW into modules or installers, ie LabVIEW Development Environment, RT, FGPA, Add-ons, Device Drivers etc.  Altogether, they are too large to install as one package!

[matrixmike]

Hi Chris - I have NIVISA and it turns out that I might have an old LINX - how can I tell? It is less than a week old - inspired by your meeting announcement.

I'm in discussion with Sam here at https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=924&p=5361#p5361

Mike

[matrixmike]

So I got my MEGA working on LINX with some (lots of) help from makerhub.  This has so many cool applications. 

Also looks like I have to make a big decision on 22nd October for Session 8 - two really interesting topics at the same time...

Mike