While loop, wait function and stop button!

[Pete@NY · Accepted solution]

Here is a simplified diagram.  You can also use jcarmody's timing method in place of this event structure.  I hope this helps!

[EvenDeejay]

Ah.. someone one was here before me Well my example is another way to do it.. Not the best one in my opinion, but quite easy to put together.

[NitzZ]

Hi,

This will solve your problem I suppose. Have a look..

Regards,

Nitzz

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[sifeet]

Thank you all people for taking your time and helping me out

[freemason]

hello,

I have a similar sequence structure except that the time input to waitms function alternates for 5 and 55 seconds. need to repeat this process until it is 5 minutes.

how best to implement with an event stucture? i also need the current time displayed continuosly for both 5 second timer and 55 second timer on the front panel

help

Thanks

[crossrulz]

You will want a state machine.  That way you can go between your different states: idle (use an Event Structure to check for user inputs, allow for a timeout), check time (sees how long has passed), and then whatever other actions you need to do.

[billko]

Why does everyone insist on posting screenshots for their SOLUTIONS?  How are you supposed to know what goes on on the other events or other cases?

NitzZ, what happens when the user adds another event to the event structure?  If that event fires, the timeout is reset.  Using a timeout for timing isn't recommended for that reason.  Unless, of course, you WANT it to get reset every time something happens.  You know, like resetting the time on a screensaveer every time you move the mouse.

[ogk.nz]

The only reasonable reason that I have found to use time-out in an event structure for timing is to call a seperate timing function and check whats going on.

Just for future reference too, I use a couple of timing methods that go true when they detect that they have entered a new period of certain time for most of my code. These can then be used to trigger more specific programs within a case structure.

[altenbach]

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@ogk.nz wrote:

The only reasonable reason that I have found to use time-out in an event structure for timing is to call a seperate timing function and check whats going on.

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Your VI are owned by Timing.lvlib that you failed to attach.

The code also seems quite fragile and convoluted. Can you show us an actualy use scenario?

[freemason]

i created this vi using SM and openG periodic trigger. can some one provide an equivalent funtionality using event structures or something better.

Thanks