Set-up Instructions

Go to Virtualbox.org and download the latest version.

And install.

Download OVA file

Now File>>Import Appliance into Virtualbox

Find the downloaded OVA and press Next

Press finish and the OVA will Import and appear as a new Virtual Machine (VM).

When imported open the new VM

Tip the right ctrl button will free your mouse if the VM steals it.

Login as root, this solves a lot of issues with LabVIEW and Linux. Password is the same as the normal login. (labviewtraining)

Click here and select Other… enter root and password (labviewtraining)

And you should see the following.

To change to a different keyboard, open up the start-up menu and select settings>>keyboard.

Select the keyboard that suits from the extensive list!

Activate LabVIEW Community Edition License – you’ll need an active account on NI.com.

This will load the activation website in using Firefox

Tap in your user account details and the LabVIEW license will activate.

If you want to remove a license, the .lc file can be found in /root/natinst/.config/LabVIEW-2022/

LabVIEW will now load as normal

We’ve modified the Getting Started Window, this link will take you to the CTI Github repo.

Select the course you wish to give.

Download as a zip file

Click on the file symbol

and extract to /root/Desktop

You should now have a desktop that resembles this

Open up ../4) LabVIEW Instrument Drivers in a window

Using the File System icon on the desktop navigate to /usr/local/natinst/LabVIEW-2022-64/instr.lib

Drag HandsOnPi2040 directory to ../instr.lib

Open LabVIEW and create a new VI. Check the drivers are in the instr.lib as expected

The file CTIPicoVISAEmulator.exe needs to be set to be executable

Each Raspberry Pi Pico will need the course firmware installed on it.

Hold the BOOTSEL button down on the Pico and plug the USB cable into the computer. The Pico will act as a flash drive.

In the Linux VM select Devices>>USB>>Raspberry Pi RP2 Boot [0100] (or similar)

This will mount the harddrive on the desktop

Next drag and drop the course firmware file onto the Pico. This will install and the Pico LED will flash green 6 times.

In the Linux VM select Devices>>USB>>Raspberry Pi Pico [0100] (or similar)

Connect the Pico

Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W. USA and UK Suppliers - We’re probably going to standardise on Pico-W https://www.pishop.us/product/pico-breadboard-kit/ https://thepihut.com/products/analog-test-board https://www.waveshare.com/analog-test-board.htm https://thepihut.com/products/breadboard-kit-for-raspberry-pi-pico

Part of the idea behind this project is there to be zero costs for the software side of things. The VM is pre-loaded with LibreOffice – it is the preferred medium for Manuals The VM also has a program called Pinta – this is a layered graphics program similar to Paint.net. The wiring diagrams are made with this.