Your objective is to become familiar with the example VIs, which demonstrate the basic graphical programming elements in LabVIEW.
LabVIEW includes hundreds of example VIs you can use and incorporate into your own VIs. You can modify an example to fit your application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into your own VI.
In the LabVIEW dialog box, click the Find Examples button to display the Find Examples dialog box. If you already opened a VI, select Help»Find Examples to display the Find Examples dialog box.
On the Browse tab, navigate to the Industry Applications»Analysis category. You also can search by keyword on the Search tab.
Double-click Temperature System Demo to open this example VI.
Click the Run button on the front panel toolbar to see how the VI runs.
Click the sliders, knobs, and other controls to see how they affect the data.
Stop the program by moving the Acquisition switch to the off position.
Close the example and use the Find Examples dialog box to browse or search for other example VIs.
VI Templates
In addition to the example VIs, LabVIEW includes several VI templates you can use to create common VIs, including state machines, custom dialog boxes and about boxes, and continuous analog input. Access the VI templates by selecting File»New and selecting Start from template.