Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a trace gas best known for its toxicity to humans but is also vital in understanding the concentrations and potential climate effects of strong greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon Monoxide can be easily transported across continents and oceans in as little as a few ... Show moreCarbon Monoxide (CO) is a trace gas best known for its toxicity to humans but is also vital in understanding the concentrations and potential climate effects of strong greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon Monoxide can be easily transported across continents and oceans in as little as a few days by wind and circulation patterns but it has a short lifetime of only two months so CO is not evenly distributed around the globe. Therefore this pollutant must be continually monitored because sources of carbon monoxide emissions such as motor vehicle exhaust and forest fires along with wind patterns rapidly change its concentrations. There is a large range of instruments that measure concentrations of CO including the Ultra-Fast Carbon Monoxide Analyser. In the case of this instrument, CO concentrations are acquired through the use of an outdated DOS-based operating system. The instrument is functional with both precise and accurate measurements but it is also non-intuitive, difficult to navigate, and limited in its capabilities, which decreases both the efficiency and effectiveness of the instrument operator. Modernizing the instrument with the use of two different versions of the LabVIEW graphical programming language provides a means to facilitate user-friendly interactions between the instrument and operator that boosts the productivity of CO measurements. The different software options also provide insight into the most effective way to improve the instrument. Show less