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Hey, It has been a while since I posted my question. I'm here to inform you that the project was a huge success. We wouldn't have succeeded without the knowledge of a state machine, so a big thank you to everyone who helped. I'm sorry I didn't upload any progress. We were able to figure out a way to make it work. The result can be viewed .The computer is linked to a machine labeled NI PXI-1044 (from National Instruments (I don't know the English word)). This machine sends pulses to relay switches who close the circuit of several copper coils with a generator. When current flows through a coil, it becomes attracted to the bit iron plate on top. That plate has indentations so the coil alligns itself with an upper part of the iron plate. When several coils are positioned in such a way that they are out of phase (defased?), acivating the coils in a specific way moves the mover either horizontal or vertical direction. We were given the computer and the NI PXI-1044, the rest we had to make ourselves (with a limited budget). This is the best I can explain our assignment. Altobo

Greetings, First of all I should apologise for my bad English. It's not my first language, so I apologise for any mistakes. I have been given the task of creating a program in Labview. It's the first time I have to use it seriously, so I'm kind of lost. I need to activate 6 several small engines in a specific order. Each engine may only be active for a specific amout of time, and when one is turned of, another should start immediately. So it should go: 123456123456123456 with a specific amout of time between each step. It should loop until the user wants it to quit. Right now I was experimenting with the 'Tick Count' function, but with little success... Furthermore I have no idea what functions to use to use this program to activite the engines. A module from national instruments will be provided to send the required signals to the engines. I'm using Labview version 8.5. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Altobo. (If this topic is posted in the wrong section, feel free to reallocate it.)