Pinball test fixture

[uriahsky]

I am real new to Labview and I thought this would be a simple project to help me with the learning process. 

I want to build a test fixture for the Pinball machine pcbs.  I have a number of them in storage from different manufactures.  I think most of this is just going to be inputing a closed switch message to either the lamp matrix or the solinoid drivers and then monitoring the outputs to see if the lamp light or solinoid fired.  This is where I want to start.

Could I get an idea and overview of the hardware and basic Labview software approach you would use to do this?

I have a PCI-6035E and a PCI-6534.

Is there some hardware that would make this easier to create or will I need to create a test jig to to buffer the signals before going into the PCI cards?

I am just looking for some general ideas on how to approach this.

Thanks

Kevin

[WesWNI]

Hello uriahsky,

I would like to point you toward some helpful links in finding common LabVIEW architectures as well as how to utilize the DAQ resources you've mentioned below. I would recommend that you also browse through the available LabVIEW examples as a getting started point for a new application in which you may then use DAQmx functions (highlighted in the getting started link below) to then control your hardware. 

https://learn.ni.com/learn/article/labview-tutorial  (Introduction to NI LabVIEW)

https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/16/simple-state-machine-template-documentat...  (Using a State Machine (Event Driven) Architecture)

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000x1r9CAA&l=en-US  (Application Design Patterns: Master/Slave)

https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/21/producer-consumer-architecture-in-labvie... (Application Design Patterns: Producer/Consumer)

https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/06/getting-started-with-ni-daqmx--main-page...  (Getting Started with NI-DAQmx: Main Page)