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Amstel please Ton

Now where is that one thread that Chris didn't reply to :laugh: Congrats! Ton

Hi John, it sounds like you have an empty (void) array. Right click on the FP-array and add a numeric indicator, this will provide a datatype for the array, and LV can put things in it. Ton

Or you could use the OpenG periodic trigger Ton

:worship: :worship: Didn't know that I had so much in common with LV. Is this the reason that LV 8 introduced itself as seperate Application Instances, so they can speak Esperanto with each other? ne VIs kun erros Now comes the Q: what INI-key starts this mode? Second (philosophical) Q: Does LV sees itself as male, female or neutor? Ton PS Aristos, you made the sun come throught the clouds

Hi Gianmarco, A framing error is mostly meaning there is something wrong with the serial settings. Have you tried other settings? A good thing to start with is MAX, if you succeed to communicate with the device from there you will get it in LV right. Second pass the VISA-resource from one subvi into the next, I'm not sure if it is usefull but better safe than sorry. You should rise your timeout, in MATLAB you use 10 seconds and here just 1. Ton PS don't quote a full post in a reply

Chris, here's to you: :beer: :beer: :beer: If you come to the netherlands, stop by and let's drink another :beer: :beer: Thanks for the CR work, I can understand it is very much work! :thumbup: Ton

Hi gianmarco, I see some issues in your code, you tell VISA to wait for a termination character (the T-boolean), and specify this byte as 0x00 (a null-byte) but your specs say it should be a CR (0x0D). You try to read 1024 bytes thought you'll only get 14 bytes per reading. You specify XonXoff as flow control this doesn't show up in your specs Why did you modify the VISA configurator? Hopefully this code can help you: Ton

Yep, and have false as the default (so it will be backwards compatible) Now the creepy thing: why do you quote yourself? :laugh: Ton

When you post a message there is under the messag (above the add reply button) a file attachement box: Ton

That is not really an issue. First plan your steps. Make some flowchart (or something you familiar with), that cover the steps you want to take. Now build the framework of your software with this flowchart in mind Then start solving little problems. In case of an issue come back here, we will welcome you if you add some code, show what you have done and learned already. Ton

David, Looks nice, I think you have to get Ben into this. If i'm right he will digg this! Working at a rail rolling stock company I am very interested, especially in the security system you are planning to implement? Ton

This is very nice of NI, I think they did this on purpose (really). I haven't looked at it yet but it sound very promising! :thumbup: :thumbup: Ton

John, are you totally fresh on LabVIEW? Maybe you are not fully adapted to the dataflow (or other paradigm shifts)? Could you post your LV code? Ton

It looks like the constant folding is doing very weird. If you use execution highlighting, you will see that the for-loop will run just once... N will be 100 and I will stay 0 But if I change the contant to a complex type (cxt/cdb/csg) it will run 100 times (I=99) Extended and double will run as well, other file types not... However if I forced a data change to I32 I saw that I went to 1 and then got this: oops EDIT: what is the NI-forums discussion link? Ton

They are the same, it means that you wired another data-type than the VI internally uses. LabVIEW has for certain data-types built-in conversion tools Ton

The fun thing is that the difference between distro 4 and 5 is only MAX. But using 5 and MAX seperately results in a smaller installer than distro 4! Ton

The data format is (still) NI proprietary. (white paper is promised) The NI forums reports bugs But it looks very promising, and in combination with DiaDem it is the route to go! Ton

Thanks a lot!! :thumbup: Mazzel, Ton

Hi All, I am using scripting to add some version info to VIs, now the data is stored in some typedef with an icon. It would be nice if the terminal of the TD on the VI BlockDiagram would show the icon. (View as Icon) Does anyone found the propertynode for this. (it didn't exist on 7 and in 8.x you can't create new ones) Ton

hi id2x, found a new way (LV 8 only) App.Menulaunch.app Ton

What you need is an ActiveX container that can hold excel. I am not ware of such a container, maybe a search on embedded excel? It looks like MS is doing it when you add a workbook into word and edit that... Maybe that is the idea to go Ton

I think it has to do with the order of inputs of the 'unbundle vi'-code. and the way insert works. I think it inserts between the first input and the first output. Rearranging the input/output order might break old code? I think this was present in 7? I must admit I kinda like the new palettes, only if it could be possible if I can start directly in the 'Programming' palette. Ton

Franz, Lately the OpenG has made a rather shocking movement, the openg commander became obsolete (there will be no further updates). It is more a nice study VI for how complex programs can be written. Now downloading of Openg toolkits can be downloaded with VI Package Manager by JKISoft which is a excelent piece of software. It shows how a LV software could look like. Ton

OpenG has a VI to save the front-panel contents of a VI into an INI file. That's the fastest route I know. Normally I use the cluster to INI file function Ton