Allow to place array elements on FP as scalars

[Bart_Boshuizen]

I often have a dozen or more simlar controls or indicators (e.g. setpoints for controllers) on a frontpanel that I want to treat in a similar way. For that I create a reference for each control or indicator and then bundle those to an array.

What I would like is that those similar controls or indicators would actually be an array even if its elements would be placed on the front panel as scalars. During development the elements of the array would show up as being elements of an array if you work on one of jhe elements. The big benefit would be that there is only one terminal for all similar scalars.

[stbe]

If you have a lot of simliar controls/indicators, why not use an array?

I prefer the current situation where one item on the FP corresponds to one (and only one) item on the BD.

[Bart_Boshuizen]

An array is what I ask for. The point is I want the array elements visible as separate entities. From the I/O point of view an array is exactly what I want. Form the user point of view separate places/labels/ranges for the array is what I want. Now I do have situations where I have e.g. 32 booleans (valves) that I want to place on the screen corresponding to the process diagram. So I get a BD with 32 terminals for those 32 booleans alone. Since I want to use these in an array for the actual I/O now I have to build an array from those 32 terminals. Even if that could be automated, it would be a lot easier the way I propose but more importantly it would clear the BD.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Can you use a cluster and then use the "Cluster To Array" function?

[Darren]

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