07-01-2016 11:02 AM
The documentation for the Memory IDL is not very well organized as other NI tools & libraries (think DAQmx). It would be good to have a set of links so we do not need to piece things together from forums, help, and examples.
There is a lot of stuff on the VST which is great but for those using FlexRIOs there isn't as much.
On Google I search "labview fpga 2015 Memory instrument design library " the 8th link is relevant:
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/372614J-01/target5devicehelp/idl_memory_overview/
The last statement says:
"Refer to the LabVIEW context help of the Memory Design VIs for more information about the library interface."
These VIs are not in the Functions Palette:
The examples are somewhat helpful but it would be good to have more help in the form of documents.
07-06-2016 11:48 AM
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I brought this to the attention of R&D and they requested that I file a CAR (#595063). I'm not sure if documentation CARs get reported on new releases but I'm hoping that we can get this fixed in future releases to make the API easier to use.
07-12-2016 11:50 AM
Thanks, are there any other links you would suggest for this topic?
07-13-2016 04:48 PM
Hi Terry_ALE,
Unfortunately, there is limited documentation for the IDLs. The LabVIEW Context Help will be your best resource for this topic.
07-13-2016 09:07 PM
I don't have LabVIEW in front of me but I didn't think there was context help, I think I remember putting that in the CAR.
08-22-2017 09:12 PM
Is there a way to find out if this CAR (#595063) was corrected?
08-23-2017 09:01 AM
It has not been addressed. The Memory IDLs are added to the functions palettes but they still do not have documentation.
06-11-2018 01:19 PM
I am using LabVIEW 2016 and I do not see the Memory IDL on the palette (I see the others). Were they removed for 2016? Where can I get more info on them?
06-11-2018 04:23 PM
Function palettes are context aware, meaning if a vi is opened under a flexrio target it will have different entries on the function palette than it would if it were opened under an r series target. The 'FlexRIO FPGA Libraries' that is shown in the OP is an example of a menu that would only appear on the palette when a vi is opened under a flexrio target.
06-12-2018 06:04 AM
Understood, I am working with the FlexRIO, but am missing the Memory IDL in the palettes. I know it is installed because I can open examples that contain it.