Case Structure in While Loop for DAQ

[Devenp]

Hello, I am writing a program and I am not very familiar with how to do the case structures. I have 3 inputs from a Measurement Computing DAQ and I am trying to get them to plot onto an excel spreadsheet. I have gotten it to work, but now what I want to do is add a record button so that I can run the program without it logging data until I hit record. I also want the spreadsheet to have labels for each input. I have attached my file and I am looking for advice on how to setup the case structure with the record button and names for each input.

[GerdW]

Hi Devenp,

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@Devenp wrote:

what I want to do is add a record button so that I can run the program without it logging data until I hit record.

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What about placing the case structure around that WriteFile function when you want to en-/disable recording the data!?

[Devenp]

I hadn't thought of that. I tried it and it seems to be working. Is there a way to name each input in the excel file? Right now it just says which input, but I want it to have a name such as "intake pressure"

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi Devenp,

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@Devenp wrote:

Is there a way to name each input in the excel file? Right now it just says which input, but I want it to have a name such as "intake pressure"

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Sure.

Read the LabVIEW help, especially on this waveform datatype. It allows for handling "attributes" and there are pre-defined attributes used by NI functions like your ExpressVI. One of those pre-defined attributes stores a label for the waveform…