How do I set up an indicator to display for only 1 second?

[pjr1121]

I think you can do this if you set the VISA timeout so the serial read will error if it doesn't receive data after a certain time.  Just make sure you handle this error.  Basically, the serial read will error-out, say every 100ms, so the exit button can be evaluated.

[altenbach]

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@Japper wrote:

I have cleaned this up a bit 

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You have still way too much duplicate code. I would use a string array with the key characters, the use "search array" to process further. Maybe the attached draft can give you some ideas.

(I did not fix your wait issue).

[Japper]

@altenbach wrote:

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@altenbach wrote:

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You have still way too much duplicate code. I would use a string array with the key characters, the use "search array" to process further. Maybe the attached draft can give you some ideas.

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Thanks Altenbach-

It does seem to be a more direct way of doing it but very messy when I add all 62 buttons:

[apok]

Put your bools in a cluster....then use array to cluster and set the size insert into the for loop, making sure your reorder of the bools matches your assigned array element indexes...and then you can hide the cluster border by making it transparent

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