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LabVIEW is a graphical program commonly used by scientists and engineers for data acquisition, instrument control, and industrial automation. This article will guide you on installing LabVIEW on your workstation.

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Before we start

If you don’t have a NI User Account, kindly register one using the following registration link: https://bit.ly/2GgiA5D

Next, complete the form with the following information:

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Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)

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Jalan Teknologi 5

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Kuala Lumpur

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Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

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TP email (Format: TPXXXXXX@mail.apu.edu.my)

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when you are done. You will receive a confirmation email sent by National Instruments in the email account you registered.

Click on the link in the email to complete the account registration.

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Downloading LabVIEW

Once we have the necessary account, we can proceed to download the installer. Navigate to the following website to access the download page:

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Check your downloads folder for the following installer file. Double click the executable to start the installation process.

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Installing LabVIEW

After starting the installer, you will be presented with the following menu.
Here, you can choose what Add-Ons you wants to install should you require it. Click Next.

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After installation, you will be prompted to enable NI Update Service. Click Yes if you are fine with occasional update notifications, or No if you would like to update manually.

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Activating LabVIEW

After the prompt, you will be required to activate LabVIEW. Click on

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Finally, click Reboot Now to allow installer to cleanup and complete the installation.

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Using LabVIEW 2020

To launch LabVIEW 2020, open Start Menu and type in “lab”, click on NI LabVIEW 2020 (64-bit).

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If you can see this window, it means the software is working fine and you are ready to start developing your system.

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