LabVIEW

Getting Started with LabVIEW Sample Code

Prerequisites

1. Install Python 3.6 or 3.8 or 3.10 which mapping with TLKCore_release, TLKCore libraries only support 64bit currently.

2. According to Integrating Python Code in LabVIEW to download LabVIEW to maps your Python version. Please download 64bit version not 32bit.

3. Extract zip file under the TLKCore_release to target directory (here we download to C:\)

4. Create the new directory named files to target directory (here we rename to C:\TLKCore\).

5. [BBoxOne/Lite] Copy your calibration & antenna tables into files/ under the target directory.

   • BBox calibration tables -> {SN}_{Freq}GHz.csv
   • BBox antenna table -> AAKIT_{AAKitName}.csv

P.S. The following example executes LabVIEW 2021 64bit & Pyhton 3.8 64bit on Windows 10

LabVIEW sample execution steps

1. Double-click BBox.vi or TLKCore.lvproj then BBox.vi.

   

2. Please check fields under the description with BLUE color

   1. Python version
      • Choose/edit the Python version you want to test.
   2. Module path
      • Browse the path of main.py under the TLKCore release, then assign it.
   3. SN
      • Fill the SN on your device, or you can 'Run' it to get SN from 'Scanned List' then fill it.
   4. TX/RX mode
      • Press button to switch TX/RX mode.
   5. Frequency
      • Choose/edit the frequency.
   6. AAKit name
      • Fill the AAKit name in the BBox antenna table, or you can 'Run' it to fetch from 'Current AAKit List' then fill it.
   7. Beam setting
      • Theta: degree 0~60, with step 1
      • Phi: degree 0~360, with step 1
      • Gain(dB): this example only provides the MAX value of dynamic range or you can modify to your setting via modifying Block Diagram of LabVIEW

3. Press Run to execute.

4. Expected result shall be