Digital Control Unit Sample Programs and Applications

The Digital Control Unit (DCU) is used to provide easy access to LabPro's digital output lines. The DCU is great for connecting stepper motors, servo motors, LEDs, fans, DC motors, and many other devices.

Some examples of how to use these programs include:

Learn how to control a stepper motor, DC motor or servo motor.
Turn on LEDs, buzzers, lightbulbs, or fans.
Create a mousetrap, rubber band launcher, tea brewer, or sun tracker.
Build student projects.

These sample programs are especially useful when combined with the parts from the Robotics & Control Kit. When you purchase a DCU, a CD is included with a lot of sample programs, as well as four applications created from the sample programs. These sample programs and applications can be found below, ready to download.

We've added new DCU programs for Computers!

DCU Programs for Computers

LabVIEW (LabVIEW programs requires the LabPro Toolkit to be installed)
Version	Interface(s)	Download
LabVIEW 7.0	USB and Serial	Windows (940 KB)
	USB and Serial	Mac OS X (960 KB)
	Serial	Linux (805 KB)

LabVIEW 6.1	USB and Serial	Windows (500 KB)
	USB and Serial	Mac OS 9 (668 KB)
	Serial	Linux (374 KB)

REALBasic
Platform	Interface(s)	Download
Macintosh OS X	USB	Mac OS X (542 KB)
Macintosh OS 9	USB	Mac OS 9 (302 KB)

DCU Applications for Computers

We have turned four of the DCU programs into applications that can be run on your computer without a programming environment (LabVIEW or REALBasic) installed. Learn more about setting up the applications.

Platform	Download
Windows	Windows (34.7 MB)
Macintosh OS X	Mac OS X (8.78 MB)
Macintosh OS 9	Mac OS 9 (5.14 MB)
Linux	Linux (3.78 KB)

DCU Programs for Calculators

Macintosh Version
	TI-73 TI-83/TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus TI-86	TI-89 TI-92 TI-92 Plus/TI Voyage 200

Windows Version
	TI-73 TI-83/TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus TI-86	TI-89 TI-92 TI-92 Plus/TI Voyage 200

Related Links
	Vernier National Instruments LabVIEW VIs
	DCU - Digital Control Unit
	Robotics & Control Kit
	Linux Information - Everything necessary to use Vernier equipment on Linux.