display loop count

[bolinger]

I have a simple loop that does the following.

for(i=0;i<20;i++){
   wait 1 minute;
   Check chamber temperature;
}

I want to be able to display the current interation so the technician can monitor progress and verify nothing has hung.  I haven't been able to think of a clean way to do it.  Any recommendations?

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

Is this something you want to be called from a TestStand sequence?

What language are you doing the displaying the chamber temperature?

Regards

Ray Farmer

[bolinger]

It will be called from TestStand.  I was hoping to use something built into TS, but I can also do something in LabView.

[j_dodek]

Hi,

What about sending a UI-Message to the Progessbar ?

Greetings

Juergen

[~jiggawax~]

Hey Bolinger,

Hopefully Ray doesn't object to me jumping in here with some other questions. 

Let me see if I understand you correctly.  You want some piece of code to run asynchronously of your executing sequence that will monitor a temperature chamber?  Then you want to update a display somewhere that shows what the last temperature reading is?  So...

Where do you want it to display the temperatures?  (i.e. the Operator Interface, the report, a different window somewhere, a website)

What is your setup for the temp chamber?  In other words, how do you communicate with the temp chamber?  Through it's drivers? Accross ethernet?  etc..  This is key in determining if you can call it directly from TS or not.  Either way you will most likely have to have a LV VI to get the info from your device into TS.

There is a step that calls VIs asynchronously.  When you go to insert a step you Right Click >> Insert Step >> LabVIEW Utility >> Run VI Asynchronously.  Look in the TS help for info on this step.  Or if you have any questions about it reply back.

Regards,

[RayFarmer]

Hi jigg,

No you jump away

Always interested in reading other peoples' ideas.

To Bolinger,

have a look at the BatchUUT example in TestStand, there maybe a VI you could use.

Regards

Ray

[bolinger]

j_dodek - Can you send it in 3.5 format?  Sorry, I haven't had time (or need) to upgrade, yet.  Ray and jiggawax - I willlook into your suggestions, too.  Thanks.

[bolinger]

jiggawax - I have a working LV VI that reads/sets the chamber temperature via VISA.  The the read temperature and for loop counter are both local variables.  What I would like to display is the temperature and the for loop counter.  Sorry for the confusion.

[~jiggawax~]

where do you want to display them at?  In the Operator Interface?  Or just on the front panel of the VI? 

[bolinger]

In the OI.