Can you use the value from a numeric indicator in a numeric control?

[altenbach]

OK, here's a quick draft how to calculate the max encountered so far.

Maybe it can give you some ideas. Just run it and see....

[A BME]

Wow!!! That helped! But I have two small problems. It is calculating the %amplitude while going up, that is from 0 to 10, 10->50, etc. But when I try to go reverse, it's not working. What could be the problem? Also, it's taking some time to remain constant at one value. That might not be a big problem, though!

Thank you so much!

[altenbach]

I don't understand what you mean by "go reverse".

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

OK, I think I know what you mean. If the amplitdue is declining, the max will never go down. because it is at the max of all values since program start.

Here's a quick draft on how you would take the max of the last 10 measurements. Is that what you want?

[A BME]

It is absolutely what I want!  Thank you so much! I was racking my brains for this one since september! Thanks a lot!

[A BME]

Oh, by the way, how do you get to use a numeric indicator as a control? Someone here said it is possible, is there a way it could be done? I'm just curious....

[RavensFan]

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@A BME wrote:

Oh, by the way, how do you get to use a numeric indicator as a control? Someone here said it is possible, is there a way it could be done? I'm just curious....

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You can't.  Indicators can only display data.  They can't be acted on like a control.

If you want to read data from an indicator, then make a local variable of it and set it to Read mode.

[A BME]

That helped!! The whole  thread started with that question and I ended up getting the solution to my problem. Thank you! 🙂