I'm running a fairly complex VI which interfaces with an LCR and a thermcouple. The main iterative loop sends a 'get measurement' command across to the LCR and thermocouple, parses the repsonse into a real number; and plots it on a graph.
There are also some extra features to make life easier; in seperate iterative loops. The main loop iterates every second, or slower depending on a control setting on the front panel; but I need to be able to 'pause' the main loop. In the VI I included a 'monitor' toggle switch, which is suppose to pause and resume the main loop. I can't seem to get it to pause properly.
I tried using the monitor switch to set the loop interval to a stupidly high value to 'pause' the loop, but the interval duration only changes after the present interval has passed. In other words if I set it to 3 hours and then to 1 second, I have to wait the full 3 hours before it will change to one second - a long pause.
I also tried playing around with using a local variable reading the boolean value of the monitor switch, when it is placed outside the main loop, to control the loop iteration condition; and the loop pauses successfully, but does not resume again.
Essentially, the main loop spams the LCR with 'get reading' commands; but the IV interface is also needed to run other commands to the LCR briefly; and I can't run another command on top of the get reading command.
The end result is to be a GUI for technicains to perform electronic tests, that can be run and configured purely from the interface; and requires no LabView knowledge.
The actual hardware inputs are not included, but are illustrated with a static number constant connected as if it were a dynamic number, and labels. This is just to ease interface scripting, especially since the machine that has the LCR and Thermocouple connected is in the Lab and doesn't have internet access.
Any ideas on how to pause it? I know its a simple thing, but it doesn't want to work with my VI.
