CHAPTER 2 CUSTOMIZING A VI You can choose one of many LabVIEW template VIs to use as a starting point when building VIs. However, sometimes you need to build a VI for which a template is not available. This chapter teaches you how to build and customize a VI without using a template. BUILDING A VI FROM A BLANK VI In the following exercises, you will open a blank VI and add structures and Express VIs to the block diagram to build a new VI. You will build a VI that generates a signal, reduces the number of samples in the signal, and displays the resulting data in a front panel table. After you complete the exercises, the front panel of the VI will look similar to the front panel in Figure 2-1. Figure 2.1 Front Panel of the Reduce Samples VI OPENING A BLANK VI If no template is available for the VI you want to build, you can start with a blank VI and add Express VIs to accomplish a specific task. Complete the following steps to open a blank V...
