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Setting conditions for loops

Hi,

I am very new to Labview and need to produce a program to do the following. I am building an ultrasonic distance measurement sensor which is mounted on top of a remote control car. I need to control the car motors so that I can move back or forward depending on the distance measurement. Right now I need to write a program so that I can turn off and on the motors depending on a numeric condition: e.g.. if x<=10, motor off, else motor on. I have a basic knowledge of matlab so I am familiar with loops. I need to use something like an "if" loop but all I have done in Labview so far is o/p, i/p of analogue and digital signals. I have a DAQ-USB-6008, and a relay wired to analogue o/p. I can control the on off of the motor with numeric controls no problem but I would like a way of setting a condition. Any help or even where to find relative information would be appreciated.           

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Hi gary,

 

you don't use loops to check conditions, but need case structures instead...

 

When you just have to states (on and off) you may simplify the case structure with a select node from the comparison functions palette!

Best regards,
GerdW


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