Instrutment drivers have front panels - do they display when used as a sub vi?

[djpritchard]

I'm just working to get up to speed on LabVIEW, and am mainly interested in using LabVIEW to control test equipment.  The drivers I'm finding have front panels already put together within the driver.  I'm still working to incorporate a driver as a sub VI, but will the front panel of the sub VI pop up?

[F._Schubert]

By default not. But if you like, there are several ways to show them.

Felix 

[djpritchard]

Didn't mean to click that this was a solution.  Can you elaborate on how you can do that?  Again, I'm basically trying to self-teach myself, and I'm open to any good books that might help on the topic - but I figured I'd get some good suggestions or tips here.

[F._Schubert · Accepted solution]

Use the Options to unmark the post as solution.

Books: I recommend you 'LabVIEW for everyone' to begin with.

Showing the FP of a SubVI: In the SubVI go via menu File->VI properties or right-click on the SubVI Icon and select VI properties. Go to the 'Windows appearance' tab. You can fast select default (do not show FP) or dialog (shows FP as a modal window). Or go to customize -> 'Show Front Panel when called'.

Other methods (as beginner you can ignore these):

* right click on SubVI in the main vi->SubVI Node setup for the same as above, but only this one location of the SubVI.

* Use VI Server methods and properties to have full control when the VI shows the FP and when it closes.

Felix