rotate and left right flip of a complete frontpanel

[BrainDrain]

Hi everybody!

Does anybody know if Labview allows to flip and rotate an entire front panel. I have to display  frontpanel on a 2nd monitor. This (2nd) front panel has to be flipped (L/R) and rotated by 180°. Is there any method available in labview?

I know, using  Windows Monitor Settings,this job could be done, but I would prefer to code it instead of fiddeling around with the monitor set up... Any ideas?

Best wishes,

Luke

(Labview 2013, cRIO, FPGA, Windows 7-64)

[GerdW]

Hi BrainDrain,

using the Windows monitor settings is by far the easiest way, so why don't you want to use it?

[Sam_Sharp]

The only way to do it in LabVIEW would be to take an image of the front panel periodically, rotate it and then display it in a picture control (or something like that) - that would allow you to display but not control the panel. Far easier to use the monitor settings in windows (perhaps there might be a way to control that programatically with a .NET or system call).

[BrainDrain]

Hi GerdW!

because many users (in my lab) will use the software and not all know how to do it. In addition, the display on the 2nd monitor does not allways have to be flipped. Because the 2nd monitor is directly visible for the person running the experiment (on the 2ndScreen)  - I see the danger, that one might forget to flipp the second monitor etc. It would be saver if I could code the flipping and mirroring part for the 2nd display...

Best wishes,

Luke

[BrainDrain]

Thanks for the reply!

It seems to be that modifying the monitor settings in windows is the only option. Any idea where I might find info how to do programatically with labview. So far, I never used .NET or ActiveX

Best wishes,

Luke