Saving values from dial to a variable - new user.

[athiggins]

Hi,

I am learning LabView so I can one day control a syringe pump via serial connection, and perhaps more.  I am just starting out, so please bear with me.  I am writing a program that simulates a combination lock.  My goal is to have the user input the first number using a dial, press a button to save it, then repeat using the same dial for numbers two, three... n.  Once all n numbers are saved the program will compare what was inputted vs. the set values.  If true a light will turn on, if false nothing happens.

I am struggling with the saving numbers to a variable step.  I am proficient in Matlab and I think I am trying to solve this problem in terms of Matlab.  Any suggestions for this issue, or how to learn LabView in general?  I did watch the tutorial videos from NI.

Many thanks,

Andrew 

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@athiggins wrote:

Hi,

I am learning LabView so I can one day control a syringe pump via serial connection, and perhaps more.  I am just starting out, so please bear with me.  I am writing a program that simulates a combination lock.  My goal is to have the user input the first number using a dial, press a button to save it, then repeat using the same dial for numbers two, three... n.  Once all n numbers are saved the program will compare what was inputted vs. the set values.  If true a light will turn on, if false nothing happens.

I am struggling with the saving numbers to a variable step.  I am proficient in Matlab and I think I am trying to solve this problem in terms of Matlab.  Any suggestions for this issue, or how to learn LabView in general?  I did watch the tutorial videos from NI.

Many thanks,

Andrew 

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Why that complicated?

Use a String control for entry and compare the string agains a saved value.

[jcarmody]

Stop thinking in terms of variables; start thinking in terms of dataflow.  Put the dial in an Event structure (inside a For loop) that responds to a button press, collect the numbers in an auto-indexing tunnel and compare the array with the combination.

Show what you've done and you'll get more help.

[athiggins]

Please see the attached vi. I can't seem to connect the loop to the button.

[jcarmody · Accepted solution]

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@jcarmody wrote:

[...] Put the dial in an Event structure (inside a For loop) that responds to a button press, collect the numbers in an auto-indexing tunnel and compare the array with the combination. [...]

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