LINX 3.0 – 05 | Blink!

This tutorial describes the process for blinking an LED on the BeagleBone Black or Raspberry Pi 2/3 by creating a LabVIEW application.

Categories: Beginner

Originally published at https://www.hackster.io/labview-makerhub/linx-3-0-05-blink-b24307.

  • Open example finder by clicking
    Help»Find Examples
    .
  • Search for
    LINX
    .
  • Open
    LINX – Blink Advanced
    .
  • Save a copy of the example to the desktop, name it
    Blink
    and close the original.
  • Create a new empty LabVIEW project by clicking
    File»New»Empty Project
    .
  • Choose to add the
    Blink
    VI to the project when prompted.
  • Add a new
    LINX target
    to the project:
  • Right click the top project item and choosing
    New»Targets and Devices
    .
  • Expand the LINX folder to discover LINX devices on the network or
  • Choose
    New Target or Device
    , expand the
    LINX
    folder and select the appropriate target type. (Make sure to manually set the IP).
  • Right click on the LINX target in the LabVIEW Project and choose
    Connect
    .
  • Open the
    Blink
    VI.
  • Switch to the
    Block Diagram
    .
  • Change the LINX Open from
    Serial
    to
    Local I/O
    and remove and broken wires.
  • Save and close the
    Blink
    VI.
  • Move the
    Blink
    VI under the LINX target in the LabVIEW Project.
  • Open the
    Blink
    VI.
  • Update the
    Digital Output Channel
    to match the DO channel connected to the LED.
  • Run
    the VI.

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