Generating and Sorting Numbers in LabVIEW and C
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This example includes code written in both C and LabVIEW that illustrates how to develop an application that generates and sorts an array of numbers. These applications use the O(n^2) Bubble Sort algorithm. Both programs use polling For Loops to allow the user to input instructions.
The LabVIEW program takes advantage of the powerful graphical user interface (GUI) available in LabVIEW. The C example uses the Standard I/O window. A GUI could be created in C using standard C development environmments, but it was not implemented in this example for maximum portability and simplicity of the C code. An executable of similar functionality written in National Instruments LabWindows/CVI C environment is also included with this example to show how the GUI might look in C. Included with the GenerateAndSort VI is the Bubble Sort VI, a subVI that implements the sorting in a manner comparable to C. Also included with this example is the BubbleSort-easier VI, which shows an easier way to implement a bubble sort in LabVIEW using built-in VIs.
This example was written in conjunction with the "Can LabVIEW C? - Example 1: Basic Structures and Methods" document linked below, which compares functionality between C and LabVIEW.
Requirements:
- LabVIEW 8.0 or later or LabVIEW Evaluation Software is required to view and run the LabVIEW examples.
- Any C compiler is required to view and execute the C code. If you do not have a C compiler, you can download the LabWindows/CVI Evaluation Software to run the C code and to try the premium C environment for measurement and automation applications. At a minimum, the LabWindows/CVI Run Time Engine is required to run the CVI executable.
Requirements
Filename: generatesortupdated.zip
Software Requirements
Application Software: LabVIEW Professional Development System 8.0
Language(s): LabVIEW, C
Additional Software: Visual C++
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Operating system restrictions
The sample program implicitly assumes
MS Windows operating systems. It will
be helpful to add this to the
requirements in the text.
- Viktor Schlosser, Institut fuer Materialphysik. viktor.schlosser@univie.ac.at - Aug 11, 2005
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