Scan_Timing_Details - Usefulness of Annotations

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Summary:

This example demonstrates the usefulness of Annotations and Clusters.
The User Interface requirement is to effectively capture and display multi-dimensional information.
Annotations are used on a 2-D XY graph to display multi-dimensional information. The use of annotations make the display easy to understand.
An array of clusters is used to collect a varying set of information from the user.

Function:

The VI is used to collect a time profile of currents and other settings through which a TEC is cycled.
Each time interval has multiple variables. The challenge is to easily capture and display the variables.

Steps to execute code:

1. Run the VI.
2. For the description of individual controls, turn on context help.
3. Make settings for multiple time intervals. The XY graph display is updated with a time profile. Annotations are used to display the interval settings.
4. Double click on the XY graph to stop the program.

Screenshots:

ANNOTATION

Text Format
Interval_Frequency

Legend
RED - TEC is ON and set to HEAT
BLUE - TEC is ON and set to COOL
GREY - TEC is OFF
ARROW - Indicates BDA is enabled.

VI Snippet:

Scan_Timing_Details.vi - For some reason, the main VI snippet includes bad wires.

Create_XY_Graph_Plot.vi

Stop_Loops_On_Error.vi

VI attached below

LabVIEW 2010