front panel

[Melikyan]

I want to make subinterface on main interface. If the main interface contains many controls and indicators. But make the main interface more simple. Some indicators and controls put in 1 Bulean button. If push the button open the subinterface, change something close and work with main interface...

Is it possible? If have an example please atach..

Thanks in advise...

[tst]

Open the example finder (Help>>Find Examples) and search for "dialog".

This is really fairly basic. To learn more about LabVIEW, I suggest you try searching this site and google for LabVIEW tutorials. Here, here, here, here, here and here are a few you can start with and here are some tutorial videos. You can also contact your local NI office and join one of their courses.
In addition, I suggest you read the LabVIEW style guide and the LabVIEW user manual (Help>>Search the LabVIEW Bookshelf).

[Melikyan]

Can you attach the simple Example. I cannot find. I have many controls and indicators on front panel. I want to put the Bulean button on front panel, and controls and indicators put inside of Bulean. If push the Bulean, open the new front panel, change indicators. And run the main front panel.

[tst]

Here is one of the example you get if you do the search I suggested in my last post.

[Melikyan]

Thanks a lot. If i have more than 30 connectors, can I add connectors quantity? Because my controls and indicators about 40.

[GerdW]

Hi Melikyan,

you can bundle your controls into clusters to reduce the number of wires going into the subvi.
Think about (front panel) design before starting to code!

[Melikyan]

Sorry I mean If I make the subVi need controls and indicators make connectors. But my indicators and controls about 40. I know that connectros maximum is 28. I cannot seperate it 2 subvi.

How can I add the connectors quantity. If i solve that problem, I can solve next one.

Thanks for help.

[Melikyan]

I can bundle my controls into clusters. But the program cannot work if i make...

Can I add connectors?

[GerdW]

Hi Melikyan,

again: use clusters to bundle your indicators for connection via connector pane!

When your program is properly designed you should use type definitions and (un)bundling by name instead of simple (un)bundling functions.

And no, you cannot have more than 28 terminals - even these 28 are too much and not very easy to wire...
See the attached front panel picture, it is using 10 terminals on the connector pane while providing complete measurement setup through 'messvorschrift'-cluster...

Message Edited by GerdW on 07-17-2007 10:41 AM

[modicon]

If all you are interested is in the appearance of the display, consider using Tabs.  For example, bunch all your controls on a single Tab panel, and make the entire tab display visible/invisible on a boolean "View" button.  In this fashion,  there is no sub-vi wiring needed.