Re: Is it possible to add Event to the front of the Event queue?

2004-02-20 Thread pawel
Hello Jeremy I was thinking about state machine aswell, but I have already developped quite big application using events and I do not think I will go for state machine. Actually I think I may combine those two. Thanks anyways Pawel

Re: chart y axes overlap

2004-02-20 Thread jimstew
Joe, Thanks for the tip but it doesn't work. The behaviour is different but still not correct. Jim/.

Re: How to sample a random signal generated by random generator?

2004-02-20 Thread Project Support
Sir, First of all I want to thank you for answering. Actually I am not using any DAQ card. I am using simple random signal generator from the Tool palette. In the graph i am getting the amplitude values only time values of 0,1,2,.. instances and i need the help to get the values between these rang

Instrument I/O Assistant on Target Machine error

2004-02-20 Thread cboake
The application reading serial port data and using the I/O Assistant works fine. The executable on the target machine gives a Visa timeout error. NI-VISA RTE has been installed on the target. Visa resource names have been used in the I/O Assistant.

Set data range of each element in array

2004-02-20 Thread Richard Kurvers
Is it possible to set data range of each ellement in array. I am using Labview 7.

Re: save data from a frequency domain acquisition

2004-02-20 Thread go-go
Thank you very much. I am trying to find a correlation between tool wear and amplitude of frequency spectrum in a milling process using accelerometers.Now I am able to acquire the signal and to save it,but making the experiments I have find too much peak, so I am looking for having not the smaller

Re: subPanel: The coordinate system seems all scr... up? AND How...

2004-02-20 Thread Skinny
Hi David! I cannot make your tip work 100% When I do it I get the following error: >>Error 1148 occurred at Property Node (arg 1) in test0.vi Possible reason(s): LabVIEW: This property is read only while the VI is in a subpanel.<< However it does locate the sub vi correctly even though it cla

Re: Alignment of front panel

2004-02-20 Thread Joe Guo
Labview have a very good set of alignment tools. Normally you don't have to manually select each one, just click on open space and drag the mouse so that the rectangle covers all the controls (a group) you want to align, and then use the alignment tools. However, sometimes you still have to move

Re: Notifiers vs occurences

2004-02-20 Thread JB
Some pros for notifier that come to my mind : 1) Possibility to pass data. This is like a variable but without the need of polling --> no CPU usage while waiting. 2) They allow to wait for multiple notifications --> possible to synchronize more than 2 parts of independent code 3) A notifier can

Re: Programatically advance Scroll bar in Listbox

2004-02-20 Thread NJG88_TG
Thank you Joe Guo Works like a charm.

Re: Notifiers vs occurences

2004-02-20 Thread shabu
Thanks for a good answer. Few more things: Do occurences use CPU time by polling? If not then I think I can leave the code in the form it is now, and that is with occurences. I am using occurences to sync two pieces of code and thats all, no data passing etc. Comments?

Re: Notifiers vs occurences

2004-02-20 Thread JB
CPU "goes to sleep" when waiting for an occurence --> same as for notification. No reason to change your code for that.

Why are shift registers are so slow

2004-02-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am dealing with large amounts of data, arrays in excess of 65000x15. I need to build the array in a loop. When I use the shift register approach it takes forever. The fastest way I have found so far is to write the rows out to a spreadsheet file and read them back in. This is fairly quick, but

Re: Notifiers vs occurences

2004-02-20 Thread shabu
Thanks a lot, for your help

Re: where can i find additional DDE resources???

2004-02-20 Thread Process Systems
HI again. As promised, I dug out my archives. Have a look at the (2) vi's attached. I used these as a client/server pair in a project 3 years ago, and they worked like a charm. I hope that I have documented the user inputs adequately to allow you to modify them to your needs. Good luck. Dave

Re: Set DAQ default file for DAQmx

2004-02-20 Thread DBryant
Hi FrankyD, There is not a way to programatically switch between DAQmx configuration files. However if you need to switch between sets of DAQmx tasks, channels and scales only (not devices), an alternative is to programmatically create, configure, and manage these items yourself in LabVIEW. This i

Re: Matrox frame grabber & LabVIEW

2004-02-20 Thread Tony Rivera
I also use ActiveMIL. I have found it better to turn off automatic allocation to all controls and programatically allocate them. This has the benefit of giving you greater control to troubleshoot and process errors or resets of the video system. I use allocate methods to allocate each control and t

Re: Problem with converting levenberg marquardt fitting program from LV6.1 to LV7

2004-02-20 Thread Matthew C
Hello Ruud, I apologize for the delayed response. I am not aware of the curve fitting taking longer in LabVIEW 7. LV 7 is, however, threaded differently than LV 6.1. This may result in some differences. Another thing to consider is that the speed of the curve fitting is highly dependent on you

Re: shift register only with unique data

2004-02-20 Thread arj
Thanks Evan, just what i wanted

Open Access from Labview

2004-02-20 Thread nicola
Hi, I open a Access database with the metod Opencurrentdatabase of appliaction.But i had a problem because the database open but after it's closed. What's is the right method for call a database?

Open application from labview

2004-02-20 Thread nicola
How is possible open a file from labview?

How to let the user define the colors for each plots in the graph (I use LabVIEW 7)?

2004-02-20 Thread applehan
How to let the user define the colors for each plots in the graph (I use LabVIEW 7)?

Re: how do i make a the black area of the graph transparent.

2004-02-20 Thread Jeremy Braden
You need to use the paint tool and right click in the black area. A window should pop up to select the color. Choose the T in the upper right corner. This should make the black dissapear. You will then need to make the rectangle decoration of the waveform chart invisible too. It is done in a s

Re: Process with GOOP

2004-02-20 Thread CAW
Jim, Thanks for the suggestion. The reason I am looking at the Endevo toolkit is to avoid the problems of distributing open source code along with proprietary code, so I don't think I can use pieces of OpenGOOP. Since the entire core of OpenGOOP is under open source licensing, am I not restricted

Re: Controlling Khepera Robot 'Invalid page fault' errors using khepera gripper

2004-02-20 Thread Jeremy Braden
I had no idea what you were talking about until I searched Google. The company K-Team manufactures the khepera robot. I recommend contacting K-Team to see if they have seen the same problem. You can attempt a reinstall of LabVIEW and possibly the OS if they have no information. If you would cons

Re: subPanel: The coordinate system seems all scr... up? AND How...

2004-02-20 Thread David Duffey
Hi Martin, Oops, I didn't expect for the property node to give an error when used in a sub-panel, but it makes sense. I only meant for the property node to be used when you are doing your editing. This allows you to run the VI, and the property node will line things up for you exactly. Then you

Re: maximum input frequency of the PCI-6014?

2004-02-20 Thread St Augustine
thank alot guys, i think that the support at your company is excellent. You all have saved me alot of time.thanks again vijay

Can I make larger SubVI Icons?

2004-02-20 Thread Tumithak
I have a SubVI with 18 input/outputs, and I am struggling to get all of the wires connected in a neat manner. Some of the stock SubVIs, such as "Elapsed Time" have larger icons to accommodate more terminals. Is there a way to do this with a custom SubVI?

Reference of the Bessel Jn(x) equation

2004-02-20 Thread Yossi Zana
What is the reference of the Bessel Jn(x) (theoretical) equation cited in the Help file? Where it was taken from?

test message, please ignore

2004-02-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
this is a test message

Win32 DLL to read Labview binary files?

2004-02-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I want one, MFC based is OK too.

Re: to import unique boundries onto an xy graph as a graphic

2004-02-20 Thread Sean C.
Hello Dancrilly, Thank you for contacting National Instruments. Would you post a screen shot of your XY Graph with the boundary pasted? If you could post the boundary and VI separately, that would be helpful as well. Sean C. Applications Engineer National Instruments

Re: test

2004-02-20 Thread mattjacobs
Reply test

picture move in front panel

2004-02-20 Thread Sai Kit
Dear all, I have a jpg picture. I need to write a program to make the picture move up & down on the front panel. What function can I use for changing the location of the picture file on front panel? thanks

Numerous Start buttons in a while loop

2004-02-20 Thread dogbert03
I have a while loop, in which I inted to put many Start buttons, each of which relates to a different action. My problem is that once I click on the first button, it continues to run the first process continously. How do I make it stop after completing each sequence without necessarily stopping the

Utility VI for searching for the occurance of a string in all files in a directory

2004-02-20 Thread Belur
Is anyone aware of a utility VI that can search for a string(s) in all file types such as doc, xls, ppt etc in a specified directory?

Re: where can i find additional DDE resources???

2004-02-20 Thread tomsch1
looks like the attachments didn't make it

Using a sub-vi to write the strings of a ring inside a cluster on the main VI.

2004-02-20 Thread sefnotu
I have an array of ring controls in a cluster on my main VI. Now I want to use a Sub-VI to fill in the strings of the text ring from an array. I tried refnums and property nodes and "to more specific class". I can access the ring array but whatever string I write in there doesn't show up. Can anybo

Re: I need a Program or a Driver for the NV 40/1CL

2004-02-20 Thread Matthew C
Hello germannubie, Thank you for contacting National Instruments. I was not able to locate a driver for that instrument in our Instrument Driver Network (for any version of LabVIEW). You may want to contact your instrument manufacturer directly to determine if they have developed a LabVIEW drive

Re: Numerous Start buttons in a while loop

2004-02-20 Thread tbob
Without seeing your code I will guess that your button's mechanical action is set to switch when pressed. It becomes true and stays true and your process always runs. Set the button to latch when pressed. The program will reset the button to false after it reads it as true. Your process will oper

need hp4156a driver for labview 5.1

2004-02-20 Thread seekerofthedriver
the version of the driver that is supplied with software has a bug in stop module I wonder if anyone knows the driver that is bug free. Labview has new drivers for

need hp4156a driver for labview 5.1

2004-02-20 Thread seekerofthedriver
the version of the driver that is supplied with software has a bug in stop module I wonder if anyone knows the driver that is bug free. Labview has new drivers for 6.0 and higher versions but not for 5.1

Re: Not all of the provided ActiveX controls seem to work in...

2004-02-20 Thread Bates
Frances, With IMAQ Vision for LabVIEW 7.0 you can play An AVI file in the IMAQ image display. The read AVI example.vi does this. Austin Talley Applications Engineering National Instruments

Re: Grant/reject access to USB thumb drive

2004-02-20 Thread KyleBryson
Hello Belur, LabVIEW is capable of modifying access rights to files using the VI on the controls palette found at File I/O >> Advanced File Functions >> Access Rights. The http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/niepd_web_display.DISPLAY_EPD4?p_guid=B123AE0CBACD111EE034080020E74861&p_node=DZ52027&p_submitted=

Re: Set data range of each element in array

2004-02-20 Thread Evan
Richard, Unfortunately, you can not change the properties for different elements in an array. An array is one set of properties with a bunch of different values. So the range of every element will be the same, however the values can obviously be different. Depending on your use case I would sugge

Re: Unable to access labview general zone from NI's website

2004-02-20 Thread Evan
Joe, I apologize for the inconvenience. We are experiencing some technical difficulties that are affecting the ability to browsing between the categories in the forums. You can still post, view, and search for postings. In addition your subscriptions should still work correctly. We are activel

Re: Problem with linking dll.

2004-02-20 Thread BeckyB
Hello Ajit =96 The Call Library Function Node in LabVIEW does not require the input param to be defined for a program to execute. However, I will assume your program needs this parameter defined for your program to run as intended. For information on configuration of the Call Library Function No

Re: Can I make larger SubVI Icons?

2004-02-20 Thread JuanCarlos
Hi, A subVI allows having up to 28 terminals and sometimes becomes hadr to wire them. I LabVIEW 7 you have the option to view the subVIs as Icons or as large express format. You can change any subVI (native to LabVIEW or custom) to the express view by right clicking on it and disable the "View ans

Re: How can I synchronize a PCI-MIO-16E-4 with two 6602 cards?

2004-02-20 Thread rgharrison
Hi Sven, That's interesting. You might have to do a little more investigating to determine why the counters seem to start prematurely (or why the analog in is not reporting the scan backlog correctly). Are you using the startscan (scan clock) signal as the source of your counters? This signal wi

Re: How do I initialize a secondary axis with report generation vi's

2004-02-20 Thread Robert M
Hello Mudda, It looks like you are trying to view two groups of data in the same graph, and then send that graph to a report. If your two columns of data are in separate arrays, you can use the =93Build Array=94 function to combine those arrays into a two-dimensional array (see =93Graph Waveform

Re: After reconfiguring a 6534 from output to burst input, I get error 10614.

2004-02-20 Thread JohnA
Cancel it. The problem had nothing to do with turning the board around. It actually came from an earlier transfer using DIO Write and DIO Wait in which I did not explicitly specify to wait that the transfer was an output. John

Re: How to let the user define the colors for each plots in the graph (I use LabVIEW 7)?

2004-02-20 Thread applehan
Thanks Juan, it works. Have a nice weekend.

Re: Ignore first transmission from serial port

2004-02-20 Thread Matthew C
Hello Hema, Thank you for contacting National Instruments. This can be accomplished by using two reads back to back. Use the first read to "extract" the echo from the camera. Specify the number of bytes to read as the length (in bytes) of the echo information sent by the camera. Use the second

Re: Determining Voltage Rate of Change

2004-02-20 Thread Process Systems
The number of samples is irrelivent. The delta-T is derived from the sampling rate. In this case, 1000 HZ sample rate corresponds to 1 ms. delta-T. Good luck. Dave

Communication with AOL Instant Messenger

2004-02-20 Thread MpXnpio
I would like to be able to use LabView to simply check the text sent through AOL Instant Messenger, and also to send certain text out, as if a user was on the computer. I would also like it to be able to control AIM functions such as send file. Is there a way to do that with LabView?