Create ladder diagrams in Labview

Hi All
I am pretty new at lab view,
I’ve done a few programming’s together with a DAQ.
My job(student) is now to
simulate a process line. The processline includes the handling of a product
from process to process and together with solid works simulate the processes.
Because we do not have the tools and machines, we only want to simulate the processline.
And because of that we have decided to use Lab view instead of cx-programmer,
because we then can have lab view working together with solid works as a
simulation.
My problem is I am not familiar
with creating ladder diagrams in lab view. I've bin searching the subject but
did not find anything useful. Any of you who can help or have any guides ?
Sincerely Laws Jespersen
Student at Aalborg
University

LawsJespersen wrote:
Hi All
I am pretty new at lab view, I’ve done a few programming’s together with a DAQ.
My job(student) is now to simulate a process line. The processline includes the handling of a product from process to process and together with solid works simulate the processes. Because we do not have the tools and machines, we only want to simulate the processline. And because of that we have decided to use Lab view instead of cx-programmer, because we then can have lab view working together with solid works as a simulation.
My problem is I am not familiar with creating ladder diagrams in lab view. I've bin searching the subject but did not find anything useful. Any of you who can help or have any guides ?
Sincerely Laws Jespersen
Student at Aalborg University
I have been coding in LV since the last millenium and the absolute worse nightmare applications that arrived at my desk were developed by Ladder logic programmers!
Let me repeat THE WORST!
Speaking for the ones I have had to re-write, the developers start to look at LV diagrams as if they are ladder logic on its side.
The approach to writting lader-logic and LV are different.
So the more sueful thing I can tell you is do NOT try to write ladder logic in LV! (Please please please please! )
Search this site for the term "State Diagram" and spend some time trying to understand how to think in terms of "states".
You can ignore if you want. That is fine. I have done my good dead for today.
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