IMHO Russ can go happily without getting in the labview mud. There is very serious stuff for free and free for use and modify. Some popular hits:
http://www.scilab.org/ http://www.scicos.org/ https://www.modelica.org/ http://www.scipy.org/ http://pandas.pydata.org/ http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ http://yorick.sourceforge.net/index.php http://rlabplus.sourceforge.net/ http://www.r-project.org/ mic 2012/10/22 Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> > Russ Gries is a self-funded open source Edison type experimenter who gets > his equipment from donations or the dumpster. > > Being an open sourse experimenter, Russ cannot get money from an investor > to fund his research. > > He is about to begin a data generation stage of his review of the Papp > reaction. I am not an experimentalist but I have developed both test and > acceptance plans so I know enough to have an opinion. I have posted this > suggestion to him on how to do this type of testing as follows: > > When we make an experimental change to the popper test configuration, we > need feedback data to see if we are going in the right or wrong direction. > > Before we come up with a test plan, we need to define what that > instrumentation of the popper is comprised of. > > The main piece of data that would be nice to have is a record of the power > and energy that the piston produces. > > This data should be collected automatically by using a data acquisition > pressure sensor which is read automatically by a computer and profiled to a > spreadsheet. The spreadsheet can then be used to form data plots and > correlations of the piston force as the experimental variable is changed. > > As an example, by increasing the gas pressure in the cylinder, by N > minibars, how does the force of the piston increase/decrease? > > This data should come out as a family of plots using the cylinder gas > pressure as an independent variable. > > Another data stream that should be provided is the strength and energy > content of the feedback current. > > Another independent experimental variable could be the gas or gases used > and their mix by percentage. > > A automatically generated family of data plots produced by computer should > reflect the magnitude and timing of the voltage(V), and current(I) of the > feedback current that is generated as the independent experimental variable > is increased/decreased(i.e., cylinder pressure). > > All plots should include the input power of the spark and the energy gain > as reflected in the sum of the mechanical power produced by the piston and > the electrical power/energy that is derived by the feedback current. > > This is an important requirement to prove that the Popper is an over unity > device, that is, the Popper generates more energy output than the input > energy warrants. > > There are usually computer literate programmers on his forum willing to > donate their expertise and experience to automate the drudgery of > experimentation. > > Dr. James Truchard President, CEO, and Cofounder of National Instruments > is excited about LENR. If he is approached properly, He may be persuaded to > provide Russ with a copy of Labview and associated test equipment to > support Russ’s testing. > > See 15:10 into this video for Truchard's offer of free LabView for LENR. > However, you should watch the entire video to get a feel for automated > experimentation. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NxjxFdFEBsw#! > > > > My question to the vortex fellowship is as follows: > > Does anyone here know of how to get a complimentary copy of LabView from > National Instruments in pursuit of LENR experimentation? > > Is anyone here have any interest in interceding with Dr. James Truchard > with the intent to help Russ Gries in his experimentation? > Your opinions regarding how to test the Popper or other advice to explore > the Papp reaction are also welcomed. > > > > Cheers: axil >
