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LabVIEW Community in Latin America - Get in the Loop

Overview

Below is a list of online resources to help the LabVIEW community in Latin America connect, communicate and collaborate. Discover cool community resources like NI Labs, virtual user groups and code exchange.

Regional Resources

NI Discussion Forums (English)

Visit ni.com/forums to ask questions, share answers, and exchange information. Check out the weekly community nugget thread on the LabVIEW board for tips and tricks from fellow programmers.  For a complete list of community nuggets, click here.

Example Code

Find example code to get started quickly with National Instruments LabVIEW software, add new functionality to your applications, or share your unique VIs. Check out the community code exchange, which features 100s of VIs and free tools.   

LabVIEW Tools Network

Contribute and view the latest products compatible with LabVIEW as well as other application-specific toolkits, analysis routines, and hardware API libraries at ni.com/labviewtools.  With hundreds of add-on tools, the NI LabVIEW Tools Network has the products you need for development of scalable test, measurement, and control applications. Regardless of experience, engineers and scientists can find what you need to rapidly interface with measurement and control hardware, analyze data, share results, and distribute systems.

LabVIEW User Groups

Visit zone.ni.com to find a user group in your area, download quarterly presentations and example code, request NI R&D presenters, and learn how to start a user group in your company or city.  Also, check out the new virtual user group meetings that feature quarterly online presentations by NI R&D engineers and allow you to chat with directly programmers worldwide.  Register at ni.com/livewebcasts

NI Labs

NI Labs showcases the evolving technologies from National Instruments R&D engineers that aren't quite ready for release. These virtual research labs offer you the chance to download and work with cutting-edge developments, offer product feedback, get answers to your questions, and learn about recent successes and struggles.

Each featured technology includes an experimental prototype containing:

  • Installer
  • Documentation
  • Easy-to-run examples

Your questions and input will go directly to a National Instruments R&D engineer. We invite you to explore this section, and appreciate your feedback in helping drive future product development.

The LabVIEW Academy

Connect with future LabVIEW enthusiasts and learn how to use your LabVIEW skills to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists.  National Instruments is committed to enhancing education by collaborating with leading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs to meet the changing needs of today's students and educators. Industry-standard NI products provide powerful tools for educators to introduce STEM concepts in a fun and engaging way through hands-on, project-based learning.

  • The Infinity Project The Infinity Project is designed for high school and university classrooms, offering a complete engineering curriculum package, industry-standard technology, and professional development. By providing educators with tools such as National Instruments LabVIEW software, The Infinity Project is helping students design and explore real-world technology including cell phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players.
  • Project Lead The Way Project Lead The Way is a national organization with strategic relationships among high schools, universities, and industries to help provide educators with rigorous, relevant, and reality-based curricula. Educators can choose from a series of engineering and technology-based courses, which highlight products such as NI LabVIEW, NI Multisim, and USB data acquisition for a project-based, hands-on learning experience.
  • FIRST Robotics FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a nonprofit organization focused on generating interest in science and engineering among today's youth. NI is an International Sponsor of FIRST LEGO® League and an Official Supplier of technology to the FIRST Robotics Competition, contributing software, hardware, training, and resource materials to all participating teams. FIRST Robotics is an innovative approach that strives to make engineering as cool for kids as sports are today.
  • LEGO MINDSTORMS® NXT LEGO Education and National Instruments jointly developed the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT software, which gives children unlimited potential to create unique robotic designs while learning the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math concepts. MINDSTORMS software, based on LabVIEW, features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and graphical programming environment that make it easy for a beginner yet equally powerful for an expert to use.

To get involved, visit  ni.com/academic/k12

LabVIEW Champions

Apply at ni.com/champions to join this elite group, which seeks to share the passion and knowlege of LabVIEW with other engineers and scientists.  Benefits include exclusive technology previews, direct communication with LabVIEW developers, visibility within the community, special event discounts, and cool gear. 

For more information, email labviewzone@ni.com.

External Avenues

Check out these great external LabVIEW communities, which offer valuable resources and programming tips. 

Here are some of the most active third-party LabVIEW community Web sites:

  • Open-G has LabVIEW toolkits, developer tools, webcasts and more
  • LAVA is a community for discussing intermediate to advanced LabVIEW programming
  • LAVA LabVIEW Wiki is a free information resource that anyone can edit
  • LabVIEWJobs.com is designed for LabVIEW programmers to find permanent or contract jobs
  • Thinking in G is a blog by LabVIEW Champion, Jim Kring
  • Expression Flow is LabVIEW and visual object-oriented programming blog community

The Blogosphere

Visit ni.com/blogs to see videos and read about the latest happenings in the LabVIEW community. Here is a list of some of the most popular LabVIEW blogs:

LabVIEW Social Networks 

LabVIEW is on several social networking sites, including the following:

For a list of the latest LabVIEW Community tools or to submit a partner site, visit ni.com/labviewzone.