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LabVIEW
How to Create an Array from Formula Node Output Values
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Looking at the picture makes me really want to debate your signature, but then I opened the VI, and sure enough... Your response is really all that can be said.
I can't open or see your VI, but the image shown above is definitely not the right way to do it.
I always try to use the structure of the data to guide the structure of the program. If you want results in a 2-D array, it's good to use 2 nested loops. You want the results to be 6x6, so each loop should run six times.
After you've picked the structure, you should ask two questions: (1) What part of the calculation is the same for each element? (2) What part is different?
The part that is the same should be on the inside of the loop. The parts that change for each iteration should be on the outside. In this case, I didn't wire the "N" values for the loops. Instead, I use the array structure of the input constants to tell the loop how many times to run. Notice that the "a" constants index on the inner loop and the "b" constants index on the outer loops.
So the first row uses b[0] for all six values of a (a[0], a[1], etc.) The second row uses b[1] with all six values of a, and so on.
By using indexing outputs on two loops, it automatically creates a 2-D array of 6x6.
I hope this helps.
If you can save your original (or next iteration) for LV 2012, I could help you more.
Apologies for the earlier response.
I think that the summary would be something like this: If you want to write the code in LabVIEW, there are likely more direct methods than implementing the code in a box containing text-base code, then outputting an enormous number of wires.
For some of the calculations you're carrying out, there are simple(ish) mathematical representations that do the same thing - for example, it appears that the first block is a matrix rotation, which can be carried out by multiplication of two matrices. LabVIEW contains tools to manipulate matrices (under the array palette) and so doing the calculation in more native LabVIEW code might be easier, both to code and to read.
I responded earlier, but it looks like my post was deleted. Not sure what happened.
Could you save your VI in an earlier version of LabVIEW so I can work with it?
In my earlier post, I suggested using the structure of the data to guide the structure of the program. If you want the output to be a 2D array of 6x6, it makes sense to use 2 nested loops that each run six iterations.
Below is a simple example: The "a" constants iterate on the inner loop and the "b" constants iterate on the outer loop. As a result, the formula node gets all possible combinations of "a" and "b' inputs. Indexing on both loop outputs creates a 2D array.
