Probe Interval

[ednos]

I'm using LabVIEW 7.1 with a DAQ board to get temperature information from thermocouple wires. Right now, a probe is updated every ten seconds. Is there a global setting to change this so I can get information every second or something like that?

[Neville D]

Hopefully you mean the software probe used for debugging. If so, the probe updates with data whenever it is available on the wire. If you are getting it every 10 s, then look at the sample rate of your code.

Also post it so we can see what you're upto.

Neville.

[JiMM]

Hi ednos,

That question would be easier to answer if you post the VI you are using to collect the data.

[ednos]

Well, my purpose was to get an almost continuous reading of the temperatures to see if a problem I'm having lies in the thermocouple wires or a different component of my system. I found a better solution than the probe, though. I opened the DAQ Assistant and clicked the Run button, and the "Table" view provided a very convenient interface for me, updating at about 5-10Hz.

To clarify, I didn't create the VI, and this is my first time using the software. I spent about an hour and reverse engineered just about everything I needed to know, since the documentation is no help whatsoever. The programmer who set it up left no instructions, and I had to fix about half of his DAQ setup.

[JiMM]

Glad you got the information you needed. If you need to find out why the VI you were left does not do what you need feel free to post it here for help.