Using slide as waveform editor. Need to modify slide, and I can't seem to do what I want.

[brett.frymire@baesystems.com]

I am creating a waveform timing tool using Labview.  The user needs to see multiple waveforms and their timing.  This will then create an output file to configure the chip.

I have this right now, and it's working, just not very elegant.  (This is the attachment that says "no graphic".)

I would prefer something like this, but I need to change the background graphic and the slider size programmatically.  (This is the other attachment.)

Can this be done?

[johnsold]

I do not understand what you want. How does the second image correlate with the first one? What is the output of the control(s)? How does the user control it?  Which parts are the background graphic and which are sliders?  Is there a finite set of pre-defined graphics or do you need to create something custom each time?

Can you show us an example of the waveforms and what the user will be doing? Someone may have an alternative suggestion which would work better than the sliders.

Lynn

[brett.frymire@baesystems.com]

The  interface is for setting wavetiming for a chip.

So you would have a waveform starting at clock 0, and lasting to clock 200 for example.

Simultaneous, you will have a different waveform such as a readout pulse that would start at clock 200 and last for about 10 clocks. (210)

So, the first image shows a slider where you can adjust the start and stop of the waveform, and below it would be the readout time.  (That is the general idea.)  The problem is that, hardware designers are used to seeing a waveform editor, showing a waveform.  I was trying to get something close to what they are used to seeing.   The second graphic was done in paint where the cursor would be the length of the waveform.  

and I am open to other ideas. 

Here is a similar tool that uses excel.

-- brett

[ConnorM]

Good Day

Are you looking for something like this?

https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/product/digital-waveform-editor.html

or more about displaying digital waveforms. Look at the digital waveform graph to help with the UI.

https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview/page/types-of-graphs-and-charts.html

Connor

[brett.frymire@baesystems.com]

The first link shows kind of what I would like it to look like.  We have about 36 interactive waveforms that need to be edited, and have a specific output format.  So, the tool you show in the first link, looks close to what I want.

the second shows the output, but not the interaction I am trying to achieve.

Thanks for the input!

-- brett

[ConnorM · Accepted solution]

Brett,

Is this more of what you were looking for? I is just an idea to overlap your sliders with the Digita Waveform Graph. 

ConnorM

[brett.frymire@baesystems.com]

Thanks Conner! 

That is what I was thinking of, and wanted to achieve.  I looked the digital display and played a little with it.  I will go over what you have to understand it.

Again, thanks!

-- brett