Using input from DAQ to open an image

[loubop]

I'm involved in a group project at uni, where we are reading RFID tags, and putting the 8bit code which identifys these tags into a DAQ ( USB-6009).  Lab view reads the 8 bits and displays them in decimal form, and lights the corresponding LED.  The DAQ then outputs to the microcontroller that acts accordingly depending on if the tag is "wanted" or "unwanted". 

As far as the project is concerned, this is enough, but i was wanting to be able to call up an image representing the tag that was read.  Our idea was that the tags are going on toy cars and that when the cars are read, an image of the driver apppears on the screen, (instead of an LED)  As my experience of lab view is limited, ive hit a wall.   Ive experimented with various things, but nothing seems to work.  I'm sure its something really simple tho!!!

Any tips or points in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. 

Cheers.

[MikeS81]

Hi loubop,

you can store your image with a special name, maybe the 8bit represent the number which is the name of the image. You can then load this image by the name and display it in a picture control. You can use the "format into string" function to build your filename.

Hope it helps.

Mike

[Coq_Rouge]

Hi

Have you explored the "Append Control Image to Report VI " in the report generation palette. If you open the block diagram you will find out how to solve your problem. Browse trough the other VIs in this group also. They may help you in your project. These functions are installed in base version in labview 8.x but I am not sure for older versions

PS. If you are going to modify any Labview functions make sure you are working on a copy not the orginal function.

Good luck

Message Edited by t06afre on 03-12-2009 11:45 AM