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September 20, 2016 © GPL3+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.
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- Open example finder by clicking Help»Find Examples.
- 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.
- 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.
- Update the Digital Output Channel to match the DO channel connected to the LED.
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