Are you excited about NIWeek? Here at VI Shots, we definitely are and to prepare you for what's to come. I assembled 3 session speakers for you to talk about their sessions and what to expect. I also go through a run-down of some sessions that

042 VISP NI VirtualBench Packs 5 Essential Lab Benchtop Instruments in One

Jul 21st, 2014 23m 29s

NI recently announced a small form factor instrument that packs a punch called VirtualBench. I interviewed Chris Delvizis, a Senior Product Manager at National Instruments about this new hardware. Aside from containing several instruments essen

041 VISL Actor Oriented Development in LabVIEW

Jul 16th, 2014 1h 3m

The Actor Framework, is a LabVIEW framework that has a growing following. It allows you to build powerful applications that can contain asynchronous processes and allow them to communicate in a more robust manner. Jack Dunaway and I talk with A

040 VISL The LabVIEW Nomad

Apr 7th, 2014 1h 2m

How do you support your LabVIEW applications remotely? Have you found the right tools and methods that make your job easier? In this episode of VI Shots Live, we look at some of the benefits and pitfalls of remote collaboration and support. Jac

039 VISP Paintball Picasso with LabVIEW

Mar 17th, 2014 22m 41s

Waterloo labs is at it again with another creative project that merges LabVIEW, NI hardware and the maker mind-set. How about standing in front of 3 paintball guns as they automatically “draw” an outline of you? How about if the software contro

038 VISL LabVIEW Consulting Panel Discussion

Mar 2nd, 2014 57m 17s

I'd like to thank everyone for the positive feedback on our first VI Shots live, both in personal emails and also on our Google+ page. We're back with a new live episode which was recorded on Feb. 26, 2014. You can listen to the podcast version

037 VISP Applying The Agile Software Development Principles

Feb 17th, 2014 53m 54s

We've all heard of the Agile Software development methodology; but how many of us are actually using these principles while developing LabVIEW code? My guest, John Sextro is an Agile coach and an expert in the field of Agile Software developmen

036 VISL Sustainable Careers in LabVIEW

Feb 3rd, 2014 51m 37s

I've started something new here with Jack Dunaway from Wirebird Labs. We've decided to host monthly Google hangout sessions to discuss the business of software engineering with LabVIEW. The first one this month was held on Jan 29th, 2014 and wa

035 VISP Integrating Subversion with LabVIEW

Jan 21st, 2014 39m 48s

Using Subversion with LabVIEW is a challenge when it comes to some of the most popular free tools like Subversion (SVN). Eric Metzler from Viewpoint Systems took on the challenge of updating an older version of an internal company tool. The new

034 VISP Selling LabVIEW Based Software Products

Jan 6th, 2014 54m 12s

Jack Dunaway from Wirebird Labs is on this episode where we discuss his Deploy product and what it takes to develop great software products. Jack also announces a new “framework” he will be releasing in 2014 called Featherweight. Links to Conte

033 VISP Functional Global Variables Revisited

Dec 10th, 2013 48m 16s

If you think you know everything there is to know about functional globals, then you're wrong. In this episode of the VI Shots podcast, Nancy Hollenback and I take functional global variables to the next level. Find out how to safely use native

032 VISP Interview with Christina Rogers – LabVIEW R&D

Nov 25th, 2013 37m 32s

Christina Rogers is a software engineer in the LabVIEW R&D group. She primarily works under the hood of LabVIEW adding much needed features and capabilities using C++. Sometimes she dives into G code, as she did to implement the LabVIEW Getting

031 VISP Five Tips to improve your LabVIEW Applications

Nov 10th, 2013 59m 54s

Do you want to create a better software experience for your customers? Do you want to create maintainable code? Listen to this interview with Fabiola De la Cueva. She's a Certified LabVIEW Architect, a LabVIEW Champion and an influential voice

030 VISP VIShots Live panel from NIWeek 2012

Oct 28th, 2013 47m 27s

Here's a recording of the VI Shots Live panel I did way back at NIWeek 2012. You'll hear me mention in the recording that this should go live soon after NIWeek. I guess soon meant a year, because here it is. On the panel are Jack Dunaway, Justi

029 VISP Effective LabVIEW Programming. New Book by Thomas Bress Helps you Pass your CLD

Oct 7th, 2013 38m 18s

Thomas Bress is the author of a new book out on LabVIEW called: “Effective LabVIEW Programming”. This book was released recently and in this episode of the VI Shots podcast, I interview the author, so we can get a better understanding of how it

028 VISP Raima Database API for LabVIEW Embedded Systems

Sep 23rd, 2013 22m 5s

During this past NIWeek 2013, the Raima Database API for LabVIEW was awarded the LabVIEW Tools Network Embedded Systems Product of the Year Award. I sat down with Scott Meeder who's the Director of Sales at Raima to find out what this toolkit i

027 VISP LabVIEW Component Oriented Design with Steve Watts

Sep 11th, 2013 39m 24s

I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Watts. I recorded this interview back in February, but only now had a chance to publish it. Steve has been writing industrial software for more than 25 years and began programming with LabVIEW in 1998. H

026 VISP New Lego Mindstorms EV3

Aug 26th, 2013 35m 2s

In this episode I dive into the world of Lego robotics and specifically, I learn about a new version of the Mindstorms educational robotic toy from Lego. At this past consumer electronics show (CES) in January, Lego announced and displayed the

025 VISP What’s New in LabVIEW 2013

Aug 6th, 2013 33m 56s

NIWeek 2013 is over and one of the biggest announcements was the release of LabVIEW 2013 with over 100 new features. In addition, a new cRIO-9068 controller which runs the Linux operating system, was announced. Now, a LabVIEW developer can tap

024 VISP Humility and the LabVIEW Programmer

Jul 2nd, 2013 42m 47s

I've long anticipated this interview with Brian Powell. The impetus for this interview was a series of blog articles Brian wrote recently. BTW, I suggest everyone go to labviewjournal.com and read the entire series he wrote there. Brian of cour

023 VISP User Interface Design Best Practices

Jun 17th, 2013 40m 55s

One of the benefits of being a CLA (Certified LabVIEW Architect), is that you get to go to the exclusive CLA summit. This is a yearly event held in Austin and Europe for the purpose of discussing topics and issues affecting LabVIEW developers t

022 VISP Build, License and Track your LabVIEW Application with BLT from Studio Bods

Jun 3rd, 2013 28m 7s

In this episode, I interview Matthias Baudot from Studio Bods. He's started a new company that just announced a product on the LabVIEW Tools Network called BLT for LabVIEW. From the LabVIEW Tools Network Description: License your own LabVIEW ap

021 VISP Your Framework Sucks! Why you should be using the Actor Framework Instead

Mar 1st, 2013 38m 31s

Here at VI Shots, one of my goals is to always be expanding my knowledge into LabVIEW and learning new software engineering techniques and ideas. To that goal, I try to bring people on the show that can teach me, and in turn you, something new.

020 VISP Why Engineers Should Love Marketing

Feb 4th, 2013 29m 40s

In this episode of the VI Shots Podcast. I sit down with Wendy Covey, from Trew Marketing. Wendy founded Trew Marketing with Rebecca Geier back in 2008. Since then, their company has focussed on helping engineering companies uncover their uniqu

019 VISP Extending LabVIEW to the Web with LabSockets

Dec 17th, 2012 31m 36s

I had the pleasure of interviewing John Bergmans from Bergmans Mechatronics. He's been working with websockets and LabVIEW over the past few years and has evolved his knowledge into a product he calls LabSockets. From his website: The LabSocket