String problem

[Vegard123]

Hi, 
I am trying to read information from an encoder in order to control the position to a motor. 
However, when I try to read the encoder information, I seem to get a hexidecimal number I can do anything with. Does anyone know what I can do to get a integer value from the encoder. 

Any help would be highly appreciated

Vegard

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi Vegard,

posting an image is better than just writing text. But posting a VI/snippet would be much better than a simple image!

I guess your string indicator "EncCnt" is set to "Hex Display" mode. If this is the case you should typecast the received string to an U32 value…

Or use DeserializeString:

[Vegard123]

I see. 
I will try to convert it to U32. Thanks!

[Vegard123]

 I tried to typecast the string, but the info I got out of it was weird I think. It did not return numbers, just weird letters.. 

[GerdW]

Hi Vegard,

sorry, can't open your LV2015 VI. Please downconvert to LV2011 (or LV2014)…

[crossrulz]

Why are you typecasting a string into a string?  That does nothing.  Instead, wire an U32 into the "type" input.

[Vegard123]

That is what I am trying to do, I inserted Control into the type input, but I could not seem to be able to put U32 into the typecast..

[Vegard123]

Sorry, figured it out. Really simple, but not so easy when I am new to the program

[billko]

Why don't you post your solution instead of just saying you fixed it so other people can benefit from your experience?

This is a chance for you to be the teacher in a learning forum.  🙂

[Vegard123]

Would gladly post my solutions. Right now it is packed into quite a bit of code. But the thing was really to make a numeric constant and change the representation to U32. Then wire it to the 'type' terminal on the type cast block. 

If anyone should ever be interested, this is the VI i made for rotating one rev forwards.