Re: how to save changes to downloaded instrument driver

2004-06-15 Thread Les Hammer
Is the problem that you can not ever change the address, or that your changes are lost when you reload the program? [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: signal output VI

2004-06-09 Thread Les Hammer
At the moment, i am connecting it to a general oscilloscope... The scope needs a connection to the computer - GPIB, USB, RS-232 ... Have you made this connection? The scope manufacturer should supply a command syntax. Do you know what this is? Of course, this assumes that the scope is capable

Re: signal output VI

2004-06-08 Thread Les Hammer
What are you using for these external devices? NI I/O card, speaker/microphone, ??? Les Hammer

Re: Convert 1D u16 array into 1D u8 array.

2004-06-08 Thread Les Hammer
Are you wanting two U8 for every U16 or just one? Les

Re: Changing time between data samples causes Labview 6.1 to freeze

2004-06-07 Thread Les Hammer
What hardware are you using? What are you using to set a time interval? If you just say wait 10 minutes it may need the 10 minutes before it wakes up and responds to any new clicks. OTOH if you have a loop with say, a 0.1 second loop time and a are we there yet? to trigger the next recording, LV

Re: Speech recognition using Labview 7.0 on winXP??

2004-06-04 Thread Les Hammer
Are you trying to recognize ANY voice (someone said hello) I think you would have better luck with calling a commercial package. Especially when it comes to accents - the extreme being when hello is pronounced howdy :-) Les

Re: Error 6 occurs at GPIB Write

2004-06-03 Thread Les Hammer
in parallel? 2) The INIT:CONT 0 in the 0 sequence doesn't have a line-feed/cr in it like sequence 1. Is that OK? 3) Does the instrument error queue (SYST:ERR? query) tell you anything - like bad command? Les Hammer

Re: XY graph

2004-06-02 Thread Les Hammer
Under LabVIEW Help, click Find Examples, then search for XY Graph. It shows examples of different types of plots. Les

Re: mouse appearence

2004-06-01 Thread Les Hammer
We only have the base LabView package; maybe that is why. Correct. The Help File says Not in Basic Package. Les Hammer

Re: Ignition Switch to use in a Labview panel?

2004-05-27 Thread Les Hammer
What do you mean by programmed vehicle ignition switch? Do you want LabVIEW to respond when a real switch is turned, a graphic that looks like an ignition switch, or any switch that gives an On value while it is being clicked but Off otherwise, or an Accessories, Off, Acc+ignition,

Re: Internal Variables

2004-05-19 Thread Les Hammer
The problem with wires is that in big programs you can get a jumbled mess - many wires tangled throughout the program. One attempt to overcome this is to use the dummy indicator and property node (value). I'm assuming the cleaner solution is to create a cluster (with all the initial values), pass

Re: collecting through microphone port

2004-05-19 Thread Les Hammer
and displays the signal on a scope-like display. It is written in LabVIEW 7.0. You can use it free for 10 days. Les Hammer Complete Test

Re: time stamp to number conversion

2004-05-19 Thread Les Hammer
Use the Get Date/Time in Seconds widget. Connect it to a To Double Precision Float conversion to get the time (since 1904) in seconds. Les Hammer

Re: What do the labview installers put onto Windows operating system

2004-05-14 Thread Les Hammer
The VI's installers could install runtime versions of LabVIEW - with different options. Some may be just basic, others may have the 3-D graphs, etc. If these computers do not have full LabVIEW development systems on them, then they need the runtime libraries. They could be confused. I don't

Re: connecting PCs via GPIB in Labview

2004-05-10 Thread Les Hammer
as it has proprietary code in it. But hopefully it gives you a place to start. Les Hammer

Re: if no screen activity happens for a predefined time show dialog

2004-04-20 Thread Les Hammer
Post any time you want. There are probably 20 lurkers out there who would like to know the answer too, but are too shy to ask. Les

Re: if no screen activity happens for a predefined time show dialog

2004-04-18 Thread Les Hammer
That depends upon how your LabVIEW program is written. Some of mine run in loops: Check the inputs / do something / wait 250ms / repeat I can easily put a counter in that: 4 loops/sec * 60 sec/minute * 5 minutes. Reset the counter if a change (input) occurs. Run lock/login if counter hits the 5

Re: Wlile loop that takes all the CPU time

2004-04-08 Thread Les Hammer
It should work. Post some code so we can look for an error. Les

Re: About R chart

2004-04-08 Thread Les Hammer
I would think all you would need to know is: Minimum Maximum Average NumberOfSamples Then, on the next iteration: If NewValueMinimum, set Minimum=NewValue If NewValueMaximum, set Maximum=NewValue Average(new) = [Average(old)*NumberOfSamples+NewValue]/(NumberOfSamples+1)

Re: HP-IB with LabVIWE error

2004-04-08 Thread Les Hammer
You need to install Agilent VISA in order to use the 82350 GPIB card. Keep NI-VISA as your primary VISA. Install Agilent VISA in the side-by-side mode. Configure the 82350 with Agilent VISA (Agilent IO Libraries - IO Config). Turn on the NiVisaTulip Passport in NI-MAX (under Tools). [EMAIL

Re: Is the following possible in Labview?

2004-04-08 Thread Les Hammer
what your file looks like. Right-click and select help for details on using it. Read the strings, and use the string compare items to parse them. Generate a boolean to indicate show/hide and connect it to visible above. Les Hammer

add support information

2004-03-30 Thread Les Hammer
to a LabVIEW application? Thanks, Les Hammer

Re: LabVIEW 7.0 Installation Utility

2004-03-30 Thread Les Hammer
all of the data files that have been created underneath my main installation folder are wiped out. All the files, or just ones in the directories created by the install? When I uninstall, app\data gets deleted, but app\myStuff doesn't. Les Hammer

Re: LabVIEW 7.0 Installation Utility

2004-03-30 Thread Les Hammer
. If it isn't there, it copies standardFile to modifiedFile. Les Hammer

Re: add support information

2004-03-30 Thread Les Hammer
OK, thanks. I thought that might be the case. Hey, NI: Any chance for a product enhancement? Thanks, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How can I fix this error code -1300..

2004-03-30 Thread Les Hammer
Does that Instrument Model listing in the top center refer to a slot #3? Is there physically that instrument in slot 3? Configuration error would seem that the instrument disagrees with what the software is trying to program it to. Les Hammer

Re: How do I input a wav. file, change the freq (cap the high...

2004-03-21 Thread Les Hammer
out. Les Hammer

Re: OT: E2050 vs E5810

2004-03-21 Thread Les Hammer
As long as you find the right people. :-) I did the upgrade on the E2050B, and some firmware development on the E5810 before leaving Agilent. My buddy down the hall at TAMS (tamsinc.com) - which is the source of HPUX these days, was the E5810 project manager. So we have experience. :-) You

Re: the explaintion of the problemvisa error -1073807195

2004-03-21 Thread Les Hammer
Did you install NI VISA first? Then install Agilent VISA in the side-by-side mode. Then istall the gpib hardware. Then use NI-MAX to turn on the NiVisaTulip.dll. If you use the latest Agilent and NI VISA they play well together quite nicely. But you have to do all those steps (in the proper

Re: using a microphone to measure speed

2004-03-13 Thread Les Hammer
Go to the LabVIEW help section. Look up sound. It gives several examples that use the SI (Sound Input) VIs. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Stereo Microphone Sound Cards

2004-03-12 Thread Les Hammer
OK, Thanks. If anyone listening has one of these cards and likes it or hates it, please let me know. Thanks again. Les

Re: Stereo Microphone Sound Cards

2004-03-11 Thread Les Hammer
Hi Robert, What version of LabVIEW are you using? 7.0 but it looks like you have more of a hardware issue/question. Exactly. I'm looking for hardware recommendations for stereo microphone input card hardware that works with the LabVIEW SI vi. I have it working with my mono card, but I want

Re: Stereo Microphone Sound Cards

2004-03-10 Thread Les Hammer
Try the =93Sound Card Simple Spectrum Analyzer.vi=94 example. Search under =93sound=94 in the NI Example Finder, and it should show up. I don't see a vi by that title, but I'm not sure a vi example would answer the question. I have an example vi already. The problem is that my PC doesn't

Re: Trouble interfacing with HP34401a multimeter

2004-03-10 Thread Les Hammer
Also, check shiftmenu ... on the 34401 to make sure the IO Menu - Interface is set to RS-232. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Stereo Microphone Sound Cards

2004-03-09 Thread Les Hammer
LabVIEW has a set of SI-Config/Read/etc VI's that take data from the computer's microphone input. A configuration option is Mono-versus-Stereo. Does anybody have a list (or even one example) of Stereo sound input cards that work with these LabVIEW SI VIs? (Including information such as:

Re: Phatom GPIB device #21

2004-03-06 Thread Les Hammer
Address 21 is the address of your computer's GPIB card. This is your phantom device. Apparently your other devices are making it look like a real address. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: is it possible for the test equip. to tell me the measured data is ready?

2004-03-04 Thread Les Hammer
That would depend upon the particular piece of test equipment. How are you talking to the instrument (IVI, PlugPlay, SCPI commands through LabVIEW VISA calls)? Look in whatever instrument documentation you have for status register information. You should be able to set it up so that a status

Re: menu ring

2004-02-09 Thread Les Hammer
, but it should work. :-) Les Hammer

Re: acquiring phase diff. btwn 2 channels of HP54201D digi oscilloscope

2004-01-12 Thread Les Hammer
I asked my scope expert. His advice was: 1) measure the period of the signal T1 2) Measure the time between the rising edges of the two signals T2 3) calculate the phase in degrees as (T2/T1) * 360 He was not certain whether or not these were automatic measurements on the 54201. But many

Re: unable to speak with the HP34401A per my soft, despite it is possible with MAX

2004-01-08 Thread Les Hammer
The error code means VI_ERROR_INTF_NUM_NCONFIG - The interface type is valid but the specified interface number is not configured. The program doesn't like the number (or lack thereof) of the GPIB interface. Les

Re: unable to speak with the HP34401A per my soft, despite it is possible with MAX

2004-01-08 Thread Les Hammer
MAX may be more forgiving on GPIB interface numbers - since it has a list for you to choose from. On the other hand, programs don't assume default interfaces so you need to be more precise. Les

Re: Looking for a company to write Labview compatible software

2004-01-05 Thread Les Hammer
Please add Complete Test (www.CompleteTest.com) to your list of suppliers. Not only are we familiar with LabView, we also have extensive experience in the development of test instruments. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Partner - VP of Engineering

Re: ASCII to decimal conversion function

2003-12-22 Thread Les Hammer
Look under: Functions All Functions String String/Number Conversion [EMAIL PROTECTED]