Does someone know the best way of doing what I am doing here?

[GRCK5000]

My code is working as it should. I'm just trying to find a way of not using the elapsed time. Can someone please help?

Goal:

I will be turning the button ON and OFF repeatedly.

If I keep button false for more than 15 second, signal light will be ON.
If I keep button true for more than 10 seconds, signal light will be ON
Otherwise, keep signal light  OFF.

[altenbach]

Have you ever wondered what would change if you just remove the select function?????

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

Maybe something like this?

[GRCK5000]

Yes, that select was definitely unnecessary. I didn't think. lol  smh

Thanks Mr. Altenbach! Your code works great! 

[paul_cardinale]

Here's how I would do it.

[billko]

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@GRCK5000 wrote:

My code is working as it should. I'm just trying to find a way of not using the elapsed time. Can someone please help?

Goal:

I will be turning the button ON and OFF repeatedly.

If I keep button false for more than 15 second, signal light will be ON.
If I keep button true for more than 10 seconds, signal light will be ON
Otherwise, keep signal light  OFF.

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The Elapsed Time express VI is probably one of the few express VIs you can use without getting your head chewed off.

[altenbach]

Behavior is incorrect. LED should go ON a certain time after change.

Your inherits from the control value, e.g. it stays ON for a while if the button is turned off while the LED is ON.

(IMHO, My flat code is simpler than three event cases and terminals hidden in an innermost case structure 🙂 )