LabVIEW Material for Certification

[MCU]

Hello,

I would like to work towards an NI CLAD cerfification. I started working with LabVIEW only recently (Student Edition 8.2).

What approach and resources (online, books) do you recommend?

Thank you

MCU

[CharlyStardust]

Hi MCU

NI has a dedicated page on NI CLAD certification https://learn.ni.com/pages/certified-labview-associate-developer

You may also have a look at Darren's Weekly Nugget 02/09/2009

Good luck with CLAD I passed it last year it was easy. 

Charly

[mikeporter]

The key is to get a well-rounded education. For that I would recommend taking the LV Basics I and II classes.

Mike...

[MCU]

Hello,

Since I am learning on a budget I cannot take the Basics courses (around ~2000 GBP if I looked at the right ones).

Is there online material or books that you recommend and give CLAD-orientated learning?

Thank you

MCU

[CharlyStardust]

Hi MCU

I have learned how to use LabVIEW by “doing” not through classes because I was broke a bit like you. I came across a few books and training materials from NI though .

A couple years ago I was doing an internship in UK. I had to use labview and got in touch with NI. They sent me a complementary training CD I guess you can get it too. It is basic but it may interest you. I liked it.

https://lumen.ni.com/nicif/us/academiclvtrainingcd/content.xhtml 

You can also have a look at http://www.ni.com/academic/lv_training/how_learn_lv.htm 

I remember I couldn’t do the exercises because you need equipments.

As for the books I had two:

LabVIEW Graphical Programming By Gary W. Johnson

It looks good for beginners but it actually mostly describes the development history and the intricacies of the functionality of Labview. The print screens are outdated (they’ve been made with an old version of mac OS). I don’t recommend this book. 

The LabVIEW Style Book by Peter A. Blume It is a practical guidelines for optimizing your code. When you start using LabVIEW you tend to do “spaghetti” code. This book brings you to a higher level by teaching you with clear graphical example how you can have a code that is simple, performant, easily readable and  maintainable. I liked this book a lot. The only thing that bugs me in this book is that it is not in color but it does the job anyway.

I made nice progress with it but it may be a bit too much to start if you’re a beginner.

Hope this helps a bit

Charly

Message Edited by CharlyStardust on 02-10-2009 12:01 PM

[MCU]

Hi Charly,

Thanks alot for the information. What is charged for the (UK) exam?

Regards

MCU 

[CharlyStardust]

Hi MCU,

You can take the exam for free at NIdays or another type of exhibition organized by NI.

I took the exam in Californie for free. According to NI web site the value in UK for taking the CLAD exam is £89.

Check NI web site for further information. https://www.ni.com/en/shop/services/education-services/certification-program.html

If you can't wait for beeing certified you can also go to a Pearson VUE testing centers at www.pearsonvue.com/ni In this case you'll probably pay.

Cheers

Charly

[MCU]

Hi,

How comprehensive is this in terms of what we need to know for the CLAD?:

http://cnx.org/content/m14634/latest/

Thanks,

MCU

Message Edited by MCU on 03-05-2009 08:50 PM

[parthabe]

This can also be a good source of material.

[MCU]

Thanks.

Is the cnx link comprhensive enough for CLAD?

How much would you recommend this book for CLAD?