CLAD Exam Information and Outline
Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer
CLAD Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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Exam Code: CLAD
Exam Name: NI Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)
Number of Questions: 40 multiple-choice questions
Time Limit: 1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes)
Passing Marks: A minimum score of 70% is required to pass
Exam Format: Multiple-choice- closed-book- computer-based test administered by Pearson VUE-
- Connecting Hardware: Sensors- DAQ- Devices under test (DUT.
- Acquiring and validating a signal
- Processing signals
- Using appropriate sample rates
- Setting up and using a LabVIEW Project to:
- Add- delete- and move elements
- Use libraries and appropriate types of folders
- Avoid cross-linking
- Data Types:
- Recognize data types on the front panel
- Recognize data types on the block diagram from terminals and wires
- Choose appropriate controls- indicators- data types- & functions for a given scenario
- Predicting order-of-execution and behavior of
- A non-looping VI
- A Simple State Machine
- An Event-driven UI Handler
- Parallel Loops (without queues)
- Using basic functions to create a simple Acquire-Analyze-Visualize application
- Troubleshooting by identifying and correcting the cause of a broken arrow or incorrect data
- Error handling using error clusters and merge error functions to ensure errors are handled well
- Navigating LabVIEW help to get more information about inputs- outputs- and functions
- Create continuous HW acquisition or generation loop by applying a Open-Configure-Perform Operation-Close model.
- Retain data in shift registers
- Use input and output terminals effectively- including:
- Determining the last value output
- Indexing input and output terminals
- Concatenating output
- Using conditional output
- Using shift registers- both initialized and uninitialized.
- Use timing of loops appropriately- including:
- Software timing
- Hardware timing
- Use For Loops and While Loops appropriately
- View data from an n-channel HW acquisition VI (using the DAQmx Read VI) using a waveform graph- waveform chart- or numeric/waveform array indicator.
- Extract a single channel of data (waveform or 1D Array) from a:
- 1D waveform array representing acquired data from multiple channels
- 2D numeric array representing acquired data from multiple channels
- 1D numeric array representing single measurement from multiple channels
- Use a For Loop with auto-indexing and conditional tunnels to:
- Iterate through an array
- Iterate processing code on each channel of data in a 1D waveform array
- Generate an array of data that meets required conditions
- Identify by sight and be able to use and predict the behavior of the following array functions and VIs:
- Array Size
- Index Array
- Replace Subset
- Insert Into Array
- Delete From Array
- Initialize Array
- Build Array
- Array Subset
- Max & Min
- Sort 1D Array
- Search 1D Array
- Split 1D Array
- Writing conditional code to perform an action based on the value of a user input or a measurement result.
- Reading and Writing data to a file
- Use Open/Act/Close model for file I/O
- Write data to a text file using high-level file I/O functions
- Continuously stream data to a text file or a TDMS file
- Append data to an existing data file
- Log data using simple VIs
- Acquire data from DAQmx functions
- Display data on a graph
- Save data to a CSV file
- Choose single measurement/multiple channel and single channel/multiple measurements configurations appropriately
- SubVIs – Reusing Code
- Create SubVIs to increase readability and scalability of VIs
- Configure the subVI connector pane using best practices
- Choose appropriate code as a SubVI source
- Clusters – Grouping Data of Mixed Data Types
- Create- manipulate- analyze- and use cluster data in common scenarios
- Group related data by creating a cluster to improve data organization and VI readability
- Type Defs – Propagate Data Type Changes
- Create Type Defs and use Type Defs in multiple places
- Update Type Defs to propagate changes to all instances of the Type Def