Build a Sensor Control Program
Recommended for grades 9–14.
Introduction
Learning LabVIEW is best done by really using LabVIEW. Reading or hearing lectures can be helpful at first, but actually starting a LabVIEW project from scratch, designing a front panel and block diagram, and figuring out the steps and logic required to perform a task is how you will really learn LabVIEW.
Included are two projects. Read through the description and design requirements of each project, and then choose one project to work on. If you have time, do them both.
Project 1 – Audio Feedback
Project 2 – Cell Phone Decoder
Objectives
In Project 1, you will
- Create a program that provides audio signal as feedback of temperature.
- Use a Vernier Stainless Steel Temperature Probe and SensorDAQ to measure the temperature in degrees Celsius.
In Project 2, you will
- Create a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) decoder for a cell phone or tone dialer.
- Use a Vernier Microphone and SensorDAQ to measure the waveform of sound as a user presses the buttons 1-9.
Sensors and Equipment
This activity requires each of the following Vernier sensors and equipment (unless otherwise noted):
Additional Requirements
You will also need a SensorDAQ interface and LabVIEW software for data acquisition.
Standards Correlations
No standards correlations for this experiment.
Experiment P1 from Hands-On Introduction to NI LabVIEW with Vernier Lab Book
Included in the Lab Book
Vernier lab books include a CD with word-processing files of the student instructions, essential teacher information, suggested answers, sample data and graphs, and more.