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How keyboard control Button in Event structure

Hello

First I am Just a beginner in Labview 

I just make a program that Consist of 4 button controling 4 LEDs Using Event Structure

The Problem is I did not want to operate the button by the mouse click but

i want to operate the button using the arrow keys in keyboard

 

 

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Please refer to this VI. Hope this helps.

 

 

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Thank you

But Can I ask waht is this in the image 

Sorry I am just begginer

Thank you again 

 

 

Abdo

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that is an enumerated constant it is found on the numerics palette
Harold Timmis
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Orlando,Fl
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VKEY is the key you are comparing to or what have you...

 

you can get to it by left clicking on the rectangle.

 

 

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What is its importance
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well in you example it is used to compare what key was pressed so that you get a read out of true or false so if I hit the up key the up led is set to true due to the VKEY being = to up

 

so it is important

Harold Timmis
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Hi, I tried implementing your example. I'm trying to use the keyboard to control boolean buttons to make my "throttle bar" move up and down. It works, but I can't get it to switch until release when I hold down on my keyboard. My stop and clear buttons also doesn't seem to work when I put in the event structure.

 

I'm a total newbie. Help! Smiley Sad

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Hi saiko,

 

when you're a "total newbie" you should at first go through all those free online LabVIEW courses offered by www.NI.com!

 

Try this:

check.png

 


My stop and clear buttons also doesn't seem to work when I put in the event structure.


 

How did you configure the event case? When putting those buttons inside the event structure you have the tell that structure how/when to handle them. Did I mention the free online courses?

 


but I can't get it to switch until release when I hold down on my keyboard.


 

Do you want to use the automatic key press repeat feature? Well, you have to configure the event: right now it's "key press", but you probably want an event like "key repeat"? You may read the LabVIEW help on available events...

Best regards,
GerdW


using LV2016/2019/2021 on Win10/11+cRIO, TestStand2016/2019
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