Hi,
I'm really new to using LabVIEW. I was asked to create a test that measures and records the angular position of two incremental encoders (quadtrature) and outputs this data to a file. Someone suggested I use LabVIEW for its graphical based programming. I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination. I purchased 2 encoders and a USB4 DAQ from US Digital. I downloaded the .DLL, .lib, .lblib, .h, and many VI files from US Digitals website. I was having difficulty getting the results from the US Digital VI since there was not a lot of documentation explaining what the function of the various VI's. I tried opening LabVIEW Signal Express since it looks like a fast method of getting up and running, but LabVIEW doesn't display any supported devices. I checked and there are no drivers from National Instruments on any US digital products. Do I need to buy a NI DAQ and associated hardware to make this thing happen? Part of the reason I purchased the hardware from US Digital was the overnight lead time, but it appears that I give up a lot of the hardware support by purchasing from a 3rd party instead of NI.
Help....?