3 front panels on 3 different monitors

[tanyasue327]

Hey all

I was browsing the web and the developers forum but nothing seemed to help me with this problem. I have three front panels I need to run. I have a control room .vi (which is still in the works) a fire tech subVI and a viewing room subVI. I need to show the Fire Tech and Viewing room VI on different monitors.

Now when I say monitor I literally mean like a TV screen. The only computer available in the desired space for testing is in the control room. Therefore I somehow need to get the Fire Tech panel in the fire test area and the Viewing Room panel in the viewing room. Is there a way I can do this without using a web browser? Maybe there is some sort of S-Video I can use or something I can wire from my computer to the other monitors.

Any information would be great. I looked into the web browser thing like I said and due to the confidentiality I don't feel comfortable using it. I'm not sure how remote panels work, but like I said I don't have computer access other than the control room.

Thanks

Tanya

[johnsold]

Tanya,

I use two monitors all the time.  Can all three monitors be hooked to the same computer?

Do users need to be able to change values on more than one FP/

Lynn

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi Tanya,

as there are graphics card available which support up to 6 monitors your 3-monitor request should be possible from the hardware side.

In LabVIEW you can control on which monitor the frontpanel is opened, just look for the "FP Window.Monitor" property of the VI...

[tanyasue327]

Thanks for the quick replies.

Nothing on the other two front panels needs to be changed, the only person controlling things is in the control room, I guess I'll look into thehardware aspect. thanks so much

Tanya