Introduction to NI ELVIS II, NI Multisim and NI LabVIEW

This courseware introduces students to the capabilities and usability of NI ELVIS as it interfaces with both NI Multisim and LabVIEW. Students can explore how NI ELVIS, combined with NI Multisim, allows for an easy transition from design, simulation to prototype. Integrating LabVIEW with NI ELVIS demonstrates the ease of customization.

Download the file above to access the courseware containing eleven chapters that illustrate how the NI ELVIS can be used with NI Multisim and NI LabVIEW covering a range of topics from introductory level exercises to design challenges. The experiments are designed to introduce those who are new to the NI ELVIS platform to the many features and possibilities that exist in both hardware and software.  The courseware begins with an introduction to the NI ELVIS workspace, and eventually steps users through nearly all of the instruments available in the NI ELVIS software. Additionally, most experiments also include VIs meant to expand the boundaries of the experiments into LabVIEW programming. Experiments begin with a blank protoboard and use the most common components typically found in an introductory circuits lab.

Contents

• Guide to Preparation for This Course
• Lesson 1
  NI ELVIS II Workspace Environment
• Exercise 1-1 Measuring Component Values
• Exercise 1-2 Building a Voltage Divider Circuit on the NI ELVIS II Protoboard 
• Exercise 1-3 Using the DMM to Measure Current
• Exercise 1-4 Observing the Voltage Development of an RC Transient Circuit
• Exercise 1-5 Visualizing the RC Transient Circuit Voltage
• NI ELVIS II Challenge: Design a Burglar Alarm Using Multisim Simulation
• LabVIEW Demonstration
• Lesson 2
  Digital Thermometer
• Exercise 2-1 Measurement of the Resistor Component Values
• Exercise 2-2 Operating the Variable Power Supply
• Exercise 2-3 A Thermistor Circuit
• Exercise 2-4 Building an NI ELVIS Virtual Digital Thermometer
• LabVIEW Challenge: Design a Passion Meter Using the Thermistor Circuit
• Lesson 3
  AC Circuit Tools
• Exercise 3-1 Measurement of the Circuit Component Values
• Exercise 3-2 Measurement of Component and Circuit Impedance Z
• Exercise 3-3 Testing an RC Circuit with the Function Generator and Oscilloscope
• Exercise 3-4 The Gain/Phase Bode Plot of the RC Circuit
• Multisim Challenge: Determine the Bode Plot of an RC Circuit
• Lesson 4
  Op Amp Filters
• Exercise 4-1 Measuring the Circuit Component Values
• Exercise 4-2 Frequency Response of the Basic Op Amp Circuit
• Exercise 4-3 Measuring the Op Amp Frequency Characteristic
• Exercise 4-4 Highpass Filter
• Exercise 4-5 Lowpass Filter
• Exercise 4-6 Bandpass Filter
• Multisim Challenge: Design a Second-Order Lowpass Filter
• Lesson 5
  Digital I/O
• Exercise 5-1 Visualizing Digital Byte Patterns
• Exercise 5-2 555 Digital Clock Circuit 
• Exercise 5-3 Building a 4-Bit Digital Counter
• Exercise 5-4 LabVIEW Logic State Analyzer
• Multisim Challenge: Design an 8-bit Digital Counter Circuit
• Lesson 6
  Magnetic Field Sensors
• Exercise 6-1 Testing the Analog Magnetic Field Sensor with NI ELVIS Tools
• Exercise 6-2 Hysteresis Characteristic of a Magnetic Field Switch
• Exercise 6-3 Counting Pulses with a Magnetic Switch Sensor
• Exercise 6-4 Building a Tachometer
• Exercise 6-5 Automatic Counting Using a LabVIEW Program
• Multisim Challenge: Design a Tachometer Circuit
• Lesson 7
  LEDs to the Rescue!
• Exercise 7-1 Testing Diodes and Determining Their Polarity
• Exercise 7-2 Characteristic Curve of a Diode
• Exercise 7-3 Manual Testing and Control of a Two-Way Stoplight Intersection
• Exercise 7-4 Automatic Operation of the Two-Way Stoplight Intersection
• Multisim Challenge: Design a Control Circuit for a Two-Way Stoplight Intersection
• Lesson 8
  Free Space Optical Communications
• Exercise 8-1 A Phototransistor Detector
• Exercise 8-2 Infrared Red Optical Source and Test Circuit
• Exercise 8-3 Free Space IR Optical Link (Analog)
• Exercise 8-4 Amplitude and Frequency Modulation (Analog)
• Exercise 8-5 Free Space IR Optical Link (Digital)
• Multisim Challenge: Design a High-Speed Optical NRZ Data Link
• Lesson 9
  RF Wireless Communications
• Exercise 9-1 The Transmitter
• Exercise 9-2 The Receiver
• Exercise 9-3 Testing the RF Transmitter and Receiver
• Exercise 9-4 Building a Unique Test Signal with an Arbitrary Waveform Analyzer
• Exercise 9-5 A Demonstration of Marconi’s RF Transmission Signal
• Circuit Challenge: Hearing Is Believing
• Lesson 10
  Mechanical Motion
• Exercise 10-1 Start Your Engine
• Exercise 10-2 The Tachometer
• Exercise 10-3 Building a Rotary Motion System
• Exercise 10-4 Testing the Rotary Motion System
• Exercise 10-5 A LabVIEW Measurement of RPM
• LabVIEW Challenge: Computer Automation of the Rotary Motion System
• Lesson 11
  Digital Dice
• Exercise 11-1 Multisim Dice Display Using Seven LEDs
• Exercise 11-2 Converting a Multisim Design into a Real Circuit
• Exercise 11-3 A Modulo 6 Counter
• Exercise 11-4 Convert the Mod 6 Multisim Design into a Real Circuit
• Exercise 11-5 Building the System Clock
• Exercise 11-6 Building a Real Clock Circuit on an NI ELVIS II Protoboard
• Exercise 11-7 Building the Three- to Four-Line Encoder
• Exercise 11-8 Building and Testing the Digital Dice Encoder
• Exercise 11-9 Electronic Dice

Additional Resources

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Free Courseware for Circuits	About the NI Electronics Education Platform

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