AUGUST 1, 1994 -- Gary W. Johnson - instrumentation engineer at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory - has put his seven years of LabVIEW
graphical programming experience into a book that helps users learn how to
use LabVIEW and desktop computers to develop automated instrumentation
systems for engineering and scientific applications. Such systems are used
pervasively throughout numerous industries for taking electrical
measurements; monitoring and controlling phenomena such as temperature,
pressure, and volume; and analyzing and presenting data.

LabVIEW Graphical Programming is a 522-page textbook (disk included) that
explains the history of LabVIEW, describes programming techniques for
developing applications, and reveals valuable tips on system configuration
to make sure users acquire accurate data The book is more than a
programming tutorial - it serves as a system development guide. Johnson
assumes that users are not "formally trained software engineers, but
rather technically skilled people with a job to do." He explains how to
use the libraries in LabVIEW for data acquisition, instrument control, and
analysis. The chapters include extensive examples of applications that
Johnson has written, so users quickly learn how to select hardware, then
prototype, design, test, and document a system. The book includes a floppy
disk containing many of these example programs.

The tips Johnson passes along from his years of system development will
make the book invaluable to readers. For example, Johnson begins chapter
7, "How to Design a Data Acquisition System," with a discussion of data
analysis, because experience has shown him that users who do not fully
understand their data analysis requirements tend to develop unsuitable
data acquisition systems. Johnson also includes information on third-party
products used with LabVIEW to acquire video signals, process and display
images, develop motion control applications, and create three-dimensional
plots.

Gary W. Johnson is an instrumentation engineer in the Chemical and
Materials Science Department at the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, where he has worked since 1981. He is also a part-time
consulting engineer, specializing in instrumentation and control and
add-on features for LabVIEW. His professional interests also include data
acquisition/process control system design, instrumentation and
transducers, and analog circuit design. Mr. Johnson earned his BS in
electrical engineering/bioengineering from the University of Illinois in
1981.

LabVIEW Graphical Programming: Practical Applications in Instrumentation
and Control, by Gary W. Johnson; 522 pages; illustrated; 7 3/8" X 9 1/4";
$45 (includes disk); McGraw-Hill. Publication: August, 1994.

McGraw-Hill Inc
Professional Book Group
11 West 19th St
New York, NY 10011
212-337-5951 or 337-5947

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