From the course: Data Acquisition with LabVIEW
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Log data with Write to Measurement File - LabVIEW Tutorial
From the course: Data Acquisition with LabVIEW
Log data with Write to Measurement File
- [Instructor] If your program uses the DAQmx API instead of the DAQ Assistant, then the simplest way to write data to a TDMS file is using the Write to Measurement File Express VI which can be found on the Function palette under the File I/O menu. The Express VI Configuration menu allows me to change the file format. So I'll change it from LVM to the binary TDMS format, and notice that TDMS is different from TDM below it. TDM is an older version of the format which is only compatible with Windows. So for modern applications, you'll want to select TDMS. I'll change the file path to save this file to my desktop. And I'll name it test. And I'll leave the rest of these settings alone for now and click OK to close the window. I'll connect the orange data wire for my Read VI to the Signals input on the Write to Measurement File Express VI. And notice that LabView automatically inserted this Convert to Dynamic Data Type VI.…
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