[ML-General] LabVIEW Makers

[Michael Carroll]

Octave is the alternative to Matlab.

LabVIEW is a separate product that is quite pricey, last I checked.
National Instruments also makes a ton of cash on selling hardware.

As an interesting aside, this guy was my neighbor when I interned at NI.
Pretty sharp guy.

~mc


On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 3:55 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:

>  I hear there is a reasonable clone that works in Linux (free) but I've
> nto usd it yet.  I think it's called QOctave or just Octave.  Not sure how
> compatible the two are, or even if i have the name right.
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> On 06/09/15 14:28, Stephan Henning wrote:
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> Did NI release a cheap version of LabView that I somehow missed?
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>  Not sure how they expect makers to use their tool at that (what I
> remember it being) price point.
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>  Would be interested in playing around with it again if they have a more
> accessible version, can't make this event though. If someone does go, let
> me know if you get an answer for that.
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>  -stephan
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> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>  HI All!  Just passing on the invite to this maker oriented class being
>> put on by National Instruments:
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>> http://sine.ni.com/nievents/app/offering/p/offeringId/1920389/site/nic/country/us/lang/en
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>>  It's tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11:30AM.  The event is both catered and
>> free (though you should register).
>>
>> 654 Discovery Drive
>> Suite A
>> Huntsville, AL 35816
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>> "
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>> NI’s involvement in the maker space is an extension of what we've been
>> doing for 40 years – empowering innovators to do amazing things.  I'll talk
>> about the hardware and software we're using to enable makers to build
>> bigger projects, faster than ever before, the community that we're building
>> to inspire, enable, challenge and support makers using LabVIEW, where we're
>> going, and how you can get involved.
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>> *About the Presenter*
>>
>>  Sam Kristoff is a Staff Systems Engineer and National Instruments and
>> the founder of LabVIEW MakerHub, a community designed to enable makers to
>> use LabVIEW, an industry standard graphical system design tool for hobby
>> projects. Sam has created free, open source LabVIEW add-ons for Arduino,
>> Xbox Kinect, Nest Thermostat, Phillips Hue Lights,  and other Maker
>> friendly devices.
>>
>>  "
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