Interfacing Arduino board with LabVIEW

Step 1: Download LabVIEW Interface for Arduino toolkit from National Instruments website [
NI Home > Products & Services > Measurement & Automation Software >
LabVIEW Tools Network > NI Free Add-ons > LabVIEW Interface for Arduino Toolkit ] or Enter
the IP address [ http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209835 ] and download the add-on
software.[Refer fig1]

Figure1 shows the downloading option

Step 2: NI will ask you to create and/or login with User-id and password (figure 2-3).

Figure 2 shows two options Create account & Log in

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Step 3: Now, Select why you need this add-on

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Step 4: follow the steps for downloading LIFA toolkit for NI website. It has two processing steps.
Read each steps properly for compatibility purpose [check].
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First Process:
Download VIPM for downloading LIFA toolkit. This option will automatically lead to download
VIPM of latest version setup [don’t change or ignore anything just click OK for all steps]

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Second Process: Goto VI Package manager in your system. Search for Arduino
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Step 5:

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Step 6: Now, Goto your Arduino software [Arduino 1.0.5]. Right Click and Open it as
Administrator

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Step 7: Follow the procedure given as it is.
 Goto My Computer → Local Disk(C:) → Program Files(x86) → National Instruments
→ LabVIEW 2010/2011/2012/2013 → vi.lib → LabVIEW Interface for Arduino →
Firmware → LIFA_Base → LIFA_Base → select and open it.

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 Now in Arduino software, Goto LabVIEWInterface.h and change the microcontroller IC
number as per your requirements.
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 Now, Goto LIFA_Base file → before uploading this interfacing file → Go to Tools → click
Board → select Arduino board which you are using.

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 Again go to Tools → click Serial port → select Arduino board which you are using
[“COM Portnumber”].
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 After uploading close all the Arduino software pages opened [sketch’s] before going to
program in LABVIEW.
Step 8: Now you can able to interface Arduino with LABVIEW.