Mark Balla

QUOTE (skye2388 @ Oct 23 2008, 08:08 AM) Try Opening an example to start out. From the menu go to Help >> Find Examples. to open the NI Example Finder From the example finder go to Hardware Input and Output >> Serial These are examples of different ways to use the serial port in LabVIEW. Start with the Advance Serial Write and Read.vi and see if you can talk to the smart motor. It may not make much sense to you until you under stand the basics of LabVIEW. Here are some resources to help you get started in LV. Here is a link to NI Learn LabVIEW page. Some of these are free. If your company is willing to pay for training then I would recommend LV Mastery online courses For a reference book my favorite is LabVIEW for Everyone Good luck

One problem at a time. My recommendation is the learn about the smart motor first. Most of the functions that you want to do already exist in the smart motor command set. Using the terminal program that comes with the smart motor you should be able to figure out how to get the motor to do what you want. When you have the system working then figure out how to get LabVIEW to talk to it and automate things. If you run out of time you can at least go back and do it manually until the program is up a running.

It's time to vote. Here are the Submission Links: [bLACK hfettig] [bROWN Michael Brown] JKI

Third Submission for the 3 button dialog. QUOTE Download File:post-584-1223993648.zip Since it is not feasible for the JKI submission to be anonymous I am retracting this requirement. I will reveal the names of the other two submitters. All comments and criticism are welcome. The submission part of the three button dialog challenge is officially closed. We will take a week or so for comments and opinions and then post a poll for voting. Please don’t be shy and feel free to campaign for your favorite submission.

By Request I am extending the 3 Button Coding Challenge to October 13th.

Second Submission for the 3 button dialog. Comment: QUOTE Download File:post-584-1223237314.zip Reminder 1 DAY Left in the 3 Button Coding Challenge. Two Submissions so far If you would like to get in on the challenge but ran out of time send me a PM and I will consider extending the time.

I has come to my attention that unless you are a premium member you are not allowed to attach items to a PM. So if you are unable to PM me the code for the chalenge then please Email it to me

Reminder 1 Week Left in the 3 Button Coding Challenge. One Submissions so far

QUOTE (HChandler @ Sep 25 2008, 04:51 PM) Here is the sequence I use to put my Main or dialog Front panels in place at runtime. here is a demo vi to show how it works Download File:post-584-1222440051.zip

QUOTE (falkp @ Sep 25 2008, 08:44 AM) There is a version for 8.2 and 8.5 found http://forums.lavag.org/-t9366.html&view=findpost&p=40326' target="_blank">Here

The 3 Button Coding Challenge will be extended until October 6th. This will give members 2 full weekends to work on the challenge. Mark

QUOTE (falkp @ Sep 22 2008, 11:03 AM) I've been working on a tool to help take out some of the busy work after creating a subvi It does moslty what you are asking for plus a lot more. The discussion and tools are found http://forums.lavag.org/Auto-wire-FP-to-Connector-Pane-Tool-and-more-t9366.html' target="_blank">Here

Reminder 11 days Left in the Coding Challenge. One Submissions so far Mark

QUOTE (mballa @ Aug 13 2008, 12:48 PM) Reported to NI (CAR# 126831),

QUOTE (Norm Kirchner @ Sep 16 2008, 07:22 PM) You don't have to place the system frame inside the cluster. Instead you can replace the cluster frame with a system frame. Check it out. Credit goes to Michael who showed us how to do this in a post I can't find

The StringsLevenshteinDistance.vi found in this program is located in the CR Here

First Submission for the 3 button dialog. Comment: QUOTE Download File:post-584-1221529459.zip

I've Added a couple of new minor requirements to the 3 button challenge Please PM me Instructions or comments that you want members to read along with your code. Please save the code in version 8.2 if possible. I will be using the resistor color code as my alias naming scheme. [bLACK] first submission [bROWN] second [RED] third ect.... [bROWN_BLACK] tenth

Reminder 20 days Left in the Coding Challenge. Zero Submissions so far Mark

QUOTE (sandesh @ Aug 29 2008, 03:54 AM) What is your end goal here? installing 5.1.1 will still allow you to view and change the code.

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QUOTE (xtaldaz @ Aug 28 2008, 10:29 AM) Well I did. Here are the girls that were hanging out with us before the dance And this is after the dance. :worship: Well have to make sure to get it on video next year.

QUOTE (Yair @ Aug 28 2008, 02:53 PM) Thanks Yair, That totally made my day! :laugh: I'll be laughing about this all day.

QUOTE (JDave @ Aug 26 2008, 03:41 PM) My SubVi fixer uses a special rusty nail event that PJM showed me to find a vi when it is activated. Thats the best I've been able to find. The Thsa editor has a vi called "Get Reference of Last Active VI" It is completely specialized and not very resusable. Plus the block diagram is locked so he is doing some kind of NI Vodo that were not allowed to see. And Later he gets the VI Ref back by calling a GLOBAL VARIABLE :thumbdown: QUOTE (PJM_labview @ Aug 26 2008, 04:38 PM) From my perspective, I do not expect the icon editor to edit anything but the icon (so editing the icon description is not something I would do there). PJM I would agree with PJM on this one, If you want to do several different things to a VI : Fix the FP, Set Description, Hide/Show toolbars, and Icon editing then you start with a Main that is designed to do this. Taking an Icon editor and changing it into a vi editor is not the best way to approach this.

QUOTE (Chris Davis @ Aug 22 2008, 11:08 AM) You Read my mind. A New Coding Chalenge has been Created. http://forums.lavag.org/REWRITE-the-3-BUTTON-DIALOGVI-Coding-Challenge-t11789.html&view=findpost&p=50830' target="_blank">See Here