Mark Balla

Here is the step by step of how to call the fixer via Quick Drop.

1: Place the Call Fixer Plugin.vi and subvi folder

QD plugin Call Fixer.zip

in the

National Instruments-LabVIEW 2011-resource-dialog-QuickDrop-plugins

folder.

2: Open Quick Drop (Ctrl-Space) and click on the shortcuts button

3: Go to the shortcut key tab

4: Select the Call Fixer Plugin from the list and assign a control key.

The plugin assumes that you have placed the Subvi fixer in the

LabVIEW 2011-project-PROGRAM TOOLS

folder

If the fixer is not in this folder then you will need to modify the Call Fixer.vi

Let me know if this works or you have anymore questions.

Mark

The support topic also has embedded videos explaining how it works

http://lavag.org/top...-ver-6-lv-2009/

I am currently using Quick drop Ctrl-Space Ctrl-I to start the fixer.

If you want me to post the vis to do this let me know.

thanks again to Nancy for the plug

Mark

I've created a NIWeek 2012 Picture Album found at

http://lavag.org/gallery/album/72-ni-week-2012/

and posted my pictures.

Please post any picture from NI Week there.

So I finally figured out how to signup for NI Week sessions.

It's not exactly straight forward so here is what I did to get connected

1: Go to http://portal.niw2012.alliancetech.com/

and register.

2: they will ask you for your confirmation number.

It is not the one I thought it was NW##-##### Didn't work

So I had to request that they emal it to me.

It ended up being a 5 digit number that I had never seen before.

After using the new number I was able to log in and build my profile and schedule.

Looking forward to NI week

See you there

Mark

Certified 7-14-2012 Placed in General Category.

Certified 7-14-2012 Placed in Hardware Category

Certified 7-14-2012 placed in Database and File IO Category

We are 1 month away and it is time for my yearly NIWeek info post

If you are unfamiliar with Austin and the area around the convention center I have created a Google map to help show where our favorite spots are.

The LAVA-B-Q, NI Wednesday night party, Hotels and all of the local hangouts are on it.

http://maps.google.c...bd2aae0f157d5c5

If you want to keep up with the latest goings ons and you have a twitter account make sure to follow @lavag as we try to tweet out current information during NI Week.

my twitter name is @mballa

if you would like other to follow your NIWeek happenings please post yours as well

For those that are still around on Thursday evening we usually meet in the Hilton lobby at around 6:00pm and all go to dinner together (majority vote) everyone is invited.

If you have any tips or ideas or places to see for those that are new to NIWeek please post.

Mark

Usually on Thursday night we meet in the loby of the Hilton and decide what to do then.

Last year it was Mexican.

the year before that it was Bar-B-Que and then we went to see the Bats flying off the bridge.

Any and everyone is invited and

Talking Shop is mandatory.

Mark

The code looks good to me it functions as expected, good documentation and style.

My question is were you able to build this code in 4 hours?

If so then you are in a great position to pass the CLD

If not then you should probably practice coding quickly.

Of all the CLD test takers that I've talked to TIME is the thing that everyone wished they had more of.

Quick drop has been the best tool for me in increasing quickness.

I see that you code was written in 8.0 so if you want to use quick drop and don't have access to 2009 or later

then I would download the evaluation version and you will have 30 days to practice with it.

Also I don't think that putting FP images in your code adds any benefit as far a scoring is concerned.

Good luck and let us know how you did

Mark

Certified 6-23-2012 placed in Hardware category

Approved and placed in X-Controls category 6-23-2012

I just down loaded the code and it is still pass word protected.

Please fix as soon as possible or the submission will be removed from the repository.

Thanks everyone.

Mark

Hey John back in 2009 I posted my latest version of my SubVI fixer to the CR.

It was mainly created to wire and clean up a front panel after a subvi was created but there is some overlap with your tool set.

I've posted videos as well to demonstrate how it works. There may be some additional tools that you might find useful.

http://lavag.org/topic/12050-cr-fp-subvi-fixer-ver-6-lv-2009/

Mark

A client purchased a NI RF device and is using the Soft Front Panel to view the power level over time.

The SFP displays a Chart with a running average of the power at the specified frequency.

They like everything about the SFP but would like a thin green line (10 x 1000) pixel line to be place by the operator to assist in setting a pass fail level.

I'm trying to create a semi transparent floating line independent of the SFP that the operator can move anywhere on the screen.

I've created a Vi set the panel to the color I want and made it semi transparent.

Attached is what I have so far.

Here are the issues that have me stumped.

• The smallest height I can make a LabVIEW window is 50 pixels if I try to force it smaller an error is generated and the re-size is ignored.
  
• I also want to eliminate the windows border and just show the selected color as a line
  

Anyone know of a better way to do this.

Is there way to do this in .NET

Thanks

Mark

Green LineCustomize VI Window.vi

Yes myself and my coworker will be in Austin by that time count us in.

Mark

Approved 2-8-2012 and place in LabVIEW Tools Network category

I will be at the US summit also.

I think we need some way to public announce where people are gathering for dinner and after hours.

Fab, Would there be a way to setup a mass email or text list to broadcast out to subscribers. I know LAVA has a twitter feed but not everyone uses it.

Mark

Certified 10-28-2011 placed in JKI Right-Click Framework.

I have been using a programmable 5 button MS Explorer mouse since they came out.

I program the buttons to the three keyboard keys I use the most

Shift (Left back)

Delete (Left front)

CTRL (Center mouse wheel))

Several years ago I went all out and started using my tricked out programmable gaming joystick

I programmed it with all the LabVIEW shortcuts and used it with my left hand.

It worked great at home but because I couldn't have one at every machine that I worked on it wasn't as effective as I originally had hoped.

Fortunately I was able to put the programmable mice at each computer which made for a common platform to work with.

Quick drop was a great productivity boost for me and because my right hand can press the ctrl and shift keys my left hand only needs to press one key at a time

There are many Quick drop short cuts that make development easier.

Here are a few links to QD shortcuts.

https://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/quick-drop-enthusiasts

https://decibel.ni.c...t/docs/DOC-9573

http://zone.ni.com/r...op_shortcut_db/

http://labviewartisa...p-keyboard.html

Certified 9-15-2011 Placed in VI Scripting

if it's someone else's subvi and all I need is to supply the correct inputs and get the correct output them no I usually leave it alone.

If I am given ownership and responsibility for making The code work then I will refactor it to my liking.

Sometimes it is worth it other times it's not.

One of my biggest fears is being caught in a high pressure situation with clients or operators waiting for me to fix code that I don't fully understand or can't fix easily. So I would say that I tend to do this more often than I need to but it's worth It for my peace of mind.

Mark

Certified 9-11-2011 placed in Hardware.