jhoskins

That would be a viable option if I was only displaying information, but it also controls the equipment. I know you do not know my system and are only offering help and I greatly appreciate it. Thank you and I always learn new things when I post on here.

That seems like a lot of work just to put everything that the VI shown in a subpanel can do. There are several controls and indicators on the VI that is in the Sub panel. Could you show me an example of what you are suggesting?

How else would you suggest to show the information needed at 1 time on the main front panel? I use the DQMH framework and clone the VI and put that VI in subpanel on the main UI. I have been doing it this way for a long time now and have tested it up to 200 and have seen any issues. Updates coming in are really slow as the cameras send out status updates every minute. Realistically it is around 25 panels but it depends on how many cameras need to be monitored and controlled. But lets not get caught up in that, in general I would just like to learn to use Francois tool to programmatically align controls and indicators in a grid pattern based on screen size. Similar to what Shaun is showing above. (Nice VI by the way, mind sharing?)

Hey Francois and team. I know this is an old thread but was not sure where to post the topic. I am having trouble using the UI tools to create a grid of subpanel controls based on screen size. I have several hundred Sub-panels that need to be positioned in a grid pattern. I am having a hard time with setting the next control beside the other one and moving to a new row. Could you help me out. LabVIEW just crashed on me so I will post what I have done in a few.

I would have to say that I am not walled off because of LabVIEW. In fact it is because of LabVIEW that I am where I am today. Before i learned LabVIEW I was just an ordinary electronics technician. Then i learned LabVIEW and that sparked an interest in software development. Now I am pursuing my Master's in computer science. My Job pays a lot better than it did. I am proficient in many more programming languages and that has broadened my career extensively. When I am designing a test set or anything for that matter. I use the tool that is the best for the job. Is it ALWAYS an NI product, do I always use LabVIEW, no, I use the right tool for the job that is going to give me the results that I want and need. I will not use a wrench to turn a screw made for a screwdriver. Just my 2 cents "I'm in a cube, Walls we don't need no stinking walls"

You could try using the command from the comand line of the PC/cRIO system you want to sysnc to. net time \\ip address of the one you want to sync with / set this is what we use to sync all our PC time together to one PC

All of the above. I regularly attend\ help host the one in my area. I find it is a real good place to meet and network with people.

I second that!!! Very nice and convenient to the conference

Norm, These are outstanding!!! What program did you use to make these. I have been wanting controls like this for such a long time, just never had the time to really learn how to make them. Any good tips. Saying hello from the south.

got it on my calendar. Cant wait, see you then

Homeschooling does ROCK. Where else can you take your kid to NI week and count it as a school activity. I would say that is the other way around. Meaning that i am blessed to be a Father of such a kid. He is so outgoing, talks to everyone, and learns everything that he can about everyone and everything he comes into contact with. i'm sure one day when he is using LV2020 he will be on here answering my questions about LV.

I am homeschooling my kids as well. You can get a copy of the Student edition for homeschoolers, in fact NI encourages this. I teach a class to several homeschool kids. I talked to NI and with the help of my local rep, I was able to get some free copies of LVSE. granted they were LV8.2 but they were free. Here is a picture of my son with James Kring (He thinks James is a LV god) He wrote his first program when he was only 10 and his project for the class was to make a radar gun for hot wheels cars. We took a Hot wheels car ramp and some photo diodes (I think, its been a while) the kids had to write a program that read the start and the stop with a NI 6008 and calculate the time and how fast the car was going. Very neat project, they loved it. http://lavag.org/ind...ewimage&img=181 Hope this helps,

The best book to get for learning LabVIEW is: LabVIEW for Everyone, Third edition, written by James Kring and Jeffrey Travis James Kring is a regular here on LAVA and the owner of JKI. Which produces a very wonderful tool called VIPM.