Displaying hex values on x-axis of waveform graph

[Varekai]

Hi,

I am wondering if it is possible to get LabView to display hexidecimal values on the x-axis of a waveform graph?  I am doing a sweep across various register data values and the graph would be easier to read if the x-axis was in hex.  I can see the selection in the Format and Precision tab of the Properties menu but it is grayed out.  Is it possible to do this?  Thanks for any help!

- John

Using LabView 7.1

[Dennis_Knutson]

I'm not sure why it would be greyed out but you can select hex display. When you right click and select X Scale>Formatting, click the radio button at the bottom that says Advanced editing mode. Enter a format string of %x.

[Varekai]

Ah, I should have mentioned I tried that as well.  When I type in %x, the valid indicator turns red.  Would the fact that the data being sent to the graph consists of dynamic data types have anything to do with the problem?  I noticed that as soon as I took out the conversion to merge it into a signal, the data type changed back to double and I was allowed to format it...

[Dennis_Knutson]

Using dynamic data is the reason you are not allowed to change the formatting. I haven't found much of a reason to ever use the dynamic data type.

[Varekai]

Hmm alright.  Then I guess the question becomes a little different now.  What would be the best way to take 4 separate 1-D arrays and have them output onto the same Waveform Graph?  This is what I had before.

Message Edited by Varekai on 05-25-2007 01:46 PM

[Dennis_Knutson]

Just use the Build Array.

Message Edited by Dennis Knutson on 05-25-2007 01:07 PM

[Varekai]

Yeah that makes sense now.  I think I was just hung up in thinking the signal manipulation palate was what I needed to work with waveform types.  Thanks for the help Dennis.