Some Basic Help. Thanks in advance!!

[joe_denmark]

Hi, I am very new to using Labview as it is a part of my coursework this term. Anyway, we've been given an assignment, which I partly do not understand. Here is what I basically have to do:-

Use Labview to generate various signals (sine, square, triangle, sawtooth, etc)
Acquisition:     
i)    Block Size 1024 samples
ii)    Sampling Frequency 1000 samples per second
iii)    Linearization 2.5V/EU (Volt per Engineering Unit)
iv)    Include sliders, knob control or number control to vary amplitude and frequency
v)    Include menu ring or coded switch to enable waveform selection( sine, square, triangle, sawtooth, etc)

Display:
i)    Time trace of all waveforms (sine, square, triangle, sawtooth, etc)
ii)    Show all statistical values (such as RMS, average, max value, min value etc) of each waveform
iii)    Time trace of selected waveform (sine, square, triangle, sawtooth etc.)
iv)    Saving all the related data to a file

Discuss your results

I have already used the simulate signal function to do most of the assignment, but I do not understand where the highlighted secions fit in, or am I on a totally different track? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

[smercurio_fc]

Have you tried asking your prof? I'm sure they would be glad to clarify issues with the assignment. The "Block Size" simply refers to the number of samples, alluded to by the fact it's telling you to generate 1024 samples. The "Linearization" is a fancy name for scale. It's a conversion between a voltage and some engineering unit, like torque, or pressure. Many sensors output a voltage that is proportional to the "thing" they're measuring. Thus, a sensor that is 0-10V for measuring 0-25 Newtons would have a 2.5V/EU scale. So in this example Newtons = 2.5 x Voltage.