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zooz

Jan 1, 1970
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hi

my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module, and if
there are alternative monitoring methods

thank you
 
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Bruce Varley

Jan 1, 1970
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zooz said:
hi

my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module, and if
there are alternative monitoring methods

thank you

Well, it's kind of him not to require it for the galaxy or the whole
universe.
 
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Frank Buss

Jan 1, 1970
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zooz said:
my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module, and if
there are alternative monitoring methods

What do you want to monitor from the solar system? Do you want to monitor
the movements of the planets or moons included? Do you have already an
observatory to connect to LABVIEW?
 
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SBS

Jan 1, 1970
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Frank Buss ([email protected]) ha scritto:

:: zooz wrote:
::
::: my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
::: i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
::: can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module,
::: and if there are alternative monitoring methods
::
:: What do you want to monitor from the solar system? Do you want to monitor
:: the movements of the planets or moons included? Do you have already an
:: observatory to connect to LABVIEW?

You are joking, aren't you? :)
 
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Hot Jock

Jan 1, 1970
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hi

my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module, and if
there are alternative monitoring methods

thank you

Another gmail dickhead.

Oooops, forgot that I'm one too.
 
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Jeff Liebermann

Jan 1, 1970
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Well, it's kind of him not to require it for the galaxy or the whole
universe.

I think National Instruments is working on an astrology plug-in for
Labview, but it hasn't been released yet. With it, one can not only
track the movement of heavenly objects, but also predict the results
of lab experiments and test results. That saves considerable time in
not having to do the actual experiments and tests.
 
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Paul Hovnanian P.E.

Jan 1, 1970
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SBS said:
Frank Buss ([email protected]) ha scritto:

:: zooz wrote:
::
::: my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
::: i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
::: can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module,
::: and if there are alternative monitoring methods
::
:: What do you want to monitor from the solar system? Do you want to monitor
:: the movements of the planets or moons included? Do you have already an
:: observatory to connect to LABVIEW?

You are joking, aren't you? :)

New employee. Boss gives them something to do to keep them out of
everyone's hair.

Its like asking the new guy to fetch 100 yards of flight line. Or a
bucket of prop wash.
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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New employee. Boss gives them something to do to keep them out of
everyone's hair.

Its like asking the new guy to fetch 100 yards of flight line. Or a
bucket of prop wash.

Sky hook ?:)

...Jim Thompson
 
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John O'Flaherty

Jan 1, 1970
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hi

my project advisor asked for a monitoring system for the solar system
i'm supposed to set up. he had suggested LABVIEW.
can anyone please help with who to connect the LABVIEW module, and if
there are alternative monitoring methods

Do you mean "solar power system"?
 
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Jeff Liebermann

Jan 1, 1970
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Sky hook ?:)
...Jim Thompson

Gallon of pneumatic fluid.
Left handed Crescent wrench.
In surveying, fetch the trogolite. (Actually theodolite)

In my younger daze, I was a bit more creative. I convinced a clueless
foreign exchange student that he needed to grease his sheet metal
thoroughly before spot welding the pieces together. That was fun.
 
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Paul Hovnanian P.E.

Jan 1, 1970
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Jeff said:
Gallon of pneumatic fluid.
Left handed Crescent wrench.
In surveying, fetch the trogolite. (Actually theodolite)

You're lucky nobody asked for a troglodyte, or the new guy would have
come back dragging Thompson.

(Ducking and running) ;-)
 
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Robbo

Jan 1, 1970
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Bruce Varley said:
Well, it's kind of him not to require it for the galaxy or the whole
universe.

Take care around Uranus. Be certain to fully discharge first.
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Gallon of pneumatic fluid.
Left handed Crescent wrench.
In surveying, fetch the trogolite. (Actually theodolite)

In my younger daze, I was a bit more creative. I convinced a clueless
foreign exchange student that he needed to grease his sheet metal
thoroughly before spot welding the pieces together. That was fun.

_Really_ bad ;-)

BTW: Is Plantronics still in Santa Cruz? MANY years ago I designed a
couple of (telephone) line-powered head-set chips for them.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Jeff Liebermann

Jan 1, 1970
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I gotta learn to use a speling chequer. Troglodyte. The reason I
(almost) remember the trick is that I was the victim of that joke. I
was working with a survey crew on a summer job while in college. I
was asked to fetch the troglodyte and to ask someone if I couldn't
find it. It took a while to understand why everyone was laughing at
me.
_Really_ bad ;-)

Ah, but it was sooooo much fun. When the grease exploded, I was on my
way out the door. It painted a nice thin black horizontal line across
his white shirt from elbow to elbow.

However, I had a bigger problem. I had successfully insulted one of
his associates. His "assistant" was really a body guard and was
openly trying to kill me. I made a point of disappearing for a few
days, while my friends explained to those involved that in the USA,
one does not murder people for minor insults. My stunt with the
grease explosion did not help.

Lesson: International customs and practices vary.
BTW: Is Plantronics still in Santa Cruz? MANY years ago I designed a
couple of (telephone) line-powered head-set chips for them.

Plantronics management and engineering is still in Santa Cruz.
However, most of the manufacturing is in Mexico as Plamex. Lots of
stuff also seems to be coming from China. I know nothing about these
offshore operations.

At one point, I wanted to work for them as an engineer. An interview
was arranged where the manager asked me to analyze and comment on the
design of the then popular Plantronics PhoneBeam IR cordless speaker
phone. After a quick glance at the schematic and internal
construction, I tore it apart as an example of overkill, complexity,
and exessive component count. I was about to tear into the mechanical
design and offer alternatives, when I was asked to stop due to alleged
lack of time. I later was informed that my interviewer had designed
the PhoneBeam electronics and generally failed to appreciate any form
of criticism. So much for my career at Plantronics.

Lesson: Diplomacy is more important than objectivity.

Incidentally, we also have Raytek locally, which is now owned by
Fluke:
<http://www.raytek.com>
 
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Joel Koltner

Jan 1, 1970
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Jeff Liebermann said:
I later was informed that my interviewer had designed
the PhoneBeam electronics and generally failed to appreciate any form
of criticism. So much for my career at Plantronics.

What a tool... anyone who'd ask someone else for constructive criticism on
their design when in acutality they're just looking for kudos on how great it
is shouldn't be doing technical interviews in the first place.
Lesson: Diplomacy is more important than objectivity.

Depends on the company...
 
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Jeff Liebermann

Jan 1, 1970
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Joel Koltner said:
What a tool... anyone who'd ask someone else for constructive criticism on
their design when in acutality they're just looking for kudos on how great it
is shouldn't be doing technical interviews in the first place.

I beg to differ. The interviewer wasn't looking for approval. He had
a design that he was intimately familiar with. He probably knew all
the problems that it had in production. It's highly likely that most
of my criticism were already known or at least had been suggested by
others. He could easily tell if I was taking a systems approach to
the design, or whether I was taking pot shots at parts and pieces that
didn't follow my favorite methodology. Were the circumstances
reversed, I probably would have done something similar. (Actually, I
have done something similar when hiring techs, but was told to cease
by the personnel dept. See below).

Friends working for Plantronics at the time eventually leaked that the
interviewer was not very happy with me after the interview. Apparently
(my guess) I had hit upon too many of the low points of his design for
him to be comfortable having me around. The emperors new clothes were
not invisible, but they certainly had some big holes.

When I still was in the job market, I interviewed with a few assorted
companies. The ones with smaller engineering departments were a
disaster. My problems interviewing at Plantronics were about the
worst. However, I had plenty of other problems dealing with managers
and other engineers. The managers tended to look for how well I would
"get along" with the rest of his team. The engineers tended to hand
me their problem of the day to solve. One interviewer spent the
entire interview negotiating where I would fit into his wall size
organizational chart. If there were any real competence tests, they
were well hidden.

As usual, I prefer to be part of the problem instead of the solution.
I was in the position of having to hire engineering techs for perhaps
8 years. After some bad decisions, I decided that I would study the
matter and improve my interrogation skills. Lacking the time to take
the necessary courses, I resorted to trickery.

The prospective tech would be shown one of our current RF boards and
asked to identify as many components as possible. This was presented
as a test of experience. Afterwards, I would give the tech a tour of
the circuit board, explain the functions involved, detail some of the
components, and reference the associated schematic.

Then, I would give them a tour of the plant and facilities or perhaps
go to lunch. Afterwards, we would end up back at my messy office,
where I would drag out the same identical board, and ask the same
identical question. If they had been paying attention when I gave
them a tour of the board, and absorbed even some of my technobabble,
they were a likely candidate. If they could do no better than the
initial analysis, they were history.
Depends on the company...

True. I didn't do well at large companies. Probably my lack of
diplomacy, tact, humility, etc.
 
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Joel Koltner

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi Jeff,

Jeff Liebermann said:
I beg to differ. The interviewer wasn't looking for approval...
Friends working for Plantronics at the time eventually leaked that the
interviewer was not very happy with me after the interview. Apparently
(my guess) I had hit upon too many of the low points of his design for
him to be comfortable having me around...

Hmm... ok, so someone who doesn't want people around who are more adept than
they are shouldn't be doing technical interviews then?

Ironically good businessmen are specifically looking to hire people with
skills they don't possess or aren't particularly good at... but of course many
an engineer isn't a good businessman...
The managers tended to look for how well I would
"get along" with the rest of his team.

This is always a problem in some companies -- "getting along" is more
important than "being technically correct." Granted, there are better ways
and worse ways to go about rocking the boat, but many just can't take
constructive criticism regardless of how it's presented.
If they had been paying attention when I gave
them a tour of the board, and absorbed even some of my technobabble,
they were a likely candidate. If they could do no better than the
initial analysis, they were history.

Definitely sounds like a good test for whether or not they're interested in
the particular job and not just any old random one to pass the hours between 9
and 5.

---Joel
 
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