Instrumentation
Online LabVIEW Tutor for Electrical Engineering
LabVIEW is graphical programming built for measurement and instrumentation. Instead of lines of code, you wire together a block diagram — which feels intuitive at first, until dataflow, loops and timing start behaving in ways you did not expect.
Sessions build a clear understanding of how LabVIEW executes, so you can structure VIs that work reliably and understand the measurements they produce.
Topics
What we can help with
Common areas students ask about when working with LabVIEW.
The LabVIEW environment
- Front panel and block diagram
- Controls and indicators
- Dataflow programming
Program structure
- Structures
- While and for loops
- Case structures
- Shift registers
- SubVIs
Data and display
- Arrays
- Clusters
- Graphs
- Charts
Measurement and debugging
- Basic debugging with probes and highlighting
- Data acquisition concepts
- Measurement applications
- Instrumentation workflows
These are common areas rather than a complete list. If your course uses particular hardware, modules or instrumentation workflows, send us the details and we will confirm how we can help.
Two ways to use sessions
Learning LabVIEW, or using it in your course
Both are common, and most sessions combine them in whatever balance you need.
Learning LabVIEW itself
Learning LabVIEW itself: dataflow, structures, data types, subVIs and the debugging tools, so you can build VIs that behave the way you intend.
Using LabVIEW in your coursework
Using LabVIEW in your course: acquiring and displaying measurements, processing signals, or understanding a lab VI you have been given.
LabVIEW
LabVIEW in instrumentation and measurement
LabVIEW is closely tied to instrumentation and measurement courses, even where those subjects are studied alongside others:
Instrumentation and measurements
Building VIs that read, scale and display measured quantities from sensors and instruments.
Data acquisition
Understanding sampling rates, channels and timing, and logging acquired data to file.
Sensors
Converting raw readings into engineering units and checking them against expected values.
Signal processing
Filtering, averaging and spectral analysis of acquired signals.
Laboratory work
Automating repetitive measurements and presenting lab results clearly.
Who this tutoring is for
- Students taking instrumentation, measurement or data acquisition courses
- Students using LabVIEW in labs or lab-based projects
- Students new to graphical programming
- Students whose VIs run unexpectedly or show unexpected data
How online sessions work
Live 1-to-1 sessions on Zoom or a similar platform, with screen sharing and a shared digital whiteboard. For LabVIEW, sessions typically include:
- Screen sharing on your own LabVIEW installation
- VIs built step by step with the dataflow explained
- Probes and execution highlighting used to see what is happening
- Measured results checked against expected values
Related
Related subjects and tools
Where this tool connects to the rest of Electrical Engineering. We support many other subjects and tools too.
Related subjects
- Instrumentation
- Signals & Systems tutoring
- Embedded Systems
Related software & tools
- MATLAB tutoring
- Analog Discovery / AD3
FAQ
LabVIEW tutoring questions
I'm new to graphical programming. Can we start from the basics?
Yes. Sessions can start with the front panel, block diagram and dataflow, then build up to loops, case structures and subVIs.
Can you help with data acquisition in LabVIEW?
Yes — the concepts of sampling, channels, timing and logging, and how they appear in LabVIEW. Tell us which hardware your course uses so we can confirm the details.
My VI doesn't behave as expected. Can you help?
Yes. Dataflow ordering, loop timing and wiring errors are common causes. Sessions use LabVIEW's debugging tools to find the problem and explain it.
Can you help me understand a VI I've been given for a lab?
Yes. Walking through an existing VI — what each part does and how data moves through it — is a common and useful session.
LabVIEW tutoring
Get help with LabVIEW
Tell us what your VI needs to do and where you are stuck. Related instrumentation, measurement and data acquisition topics can be requested too.
Prefer email? contact@electricalengineeringtutors.com