Author Archives: Justin Goeres

CLA Summit 2011: Learn about Public & Private Events

National Instruments’ 2011 Certified LabVIEW Architect Summit is nearly upon us. Today and tomorrow (March 7-8), something in the neighborhood of three dozen CLAs from around the world will convene at National Instruments headquarters for two days of intense argument, er, discussion about what makes LabVIEW great, and what makes a great LabVIEW application! I’ll be there to deliver a presentation called “Beyond State Machines: Building Modular Applications in LabVIEW Using Public & Private Events.” Continue reading

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VI Packages Dominate Top 5 LabVIEW Add-ons

In the latest issue of NI News, National Instruments reveals the LabVIEW Tools Network’s “Top 5 Most Downloaded LabVIEW Apps in 2010″, and they’ve all got something in common.  They’re all VI Packages, built with JKI’s VI Package Manager!  VI Packages are VIPM’s special … Continue reading

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Pass Your CLD/CLA Exams the JKI Way

NI LabVIEW Idea Exchange user SteveChandler recently expressed his wish that the JKI State Machine shipped with LabVIEW so he could use it for his Certified LabVIEW Developer exam (CLD).  This is a great idea, and it would be terrific if … Continue reading

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas – A LabVIEW Holiday Story

“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, and throughout JKI….” Please enjoy an updated version of this classic Christmas poem, especially for the LabVIEW developers on your Christmas list. Happy Holidays to everyone, from JKI! Continue reading

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Popcorn Tweets at Raleigh Users Group, Tuesday, May 4th

Next Tuesday, May 4th, I will be doing a presentation at Seneca5′s monthly user group meeting. The topic will be Popcorn Tweets: Going Viral with LabVIEW and JKI. Dave Britt (Popcorn Tweets co-creator) and I will be there with the … Continue reading

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JKI State Machine & EasyXML Make Popcorn, Go Viral (video)

A weird thing happened a few days ago.  The JKI State Machine went viral. If you follow me on Twitter or are my Facebook friend, you would’ve known right away about the LabVIEW-, LEGO Mindstorms-, and Twitter-powered popcorn-popping contraption a … Continue reading

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JKI Announces VI Tester 1.1 Release in JKI Labs

JKI is pleased to announce the release of VI Tester 1.1.  This release fixes several issues reported by the community, and also adds some significant new features: A programmatic API so you can run tests and obtain their results from … Continue reading

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Can You Build Your Application in One Click?

I’m terrible at remembering important details.  I’m great at relatively useless stuff, like powers of 2 and the lyrics to songs my parents used to sing.  I even remember the phone number of a girl I had to call once … Continue reading

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LabVIEW Project Integration for VI Tester

NI’s New Year’s resolution to provide better support for third-party LabVIEW addons is already bearing fruit in some big ways inside JKI. Very soon, you’ll be able to access VI Tester directly from the LabVIEW project toolbar. By clicking on … Continue reading

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