repeat frames

[pnielsen@gplains.com]

I wrote a test sequence useing frames primaraly. Last week I was asked to add the option to my frames to repeat the test, continue or fail. We are a small company and it is very common to see test procedures without any criteria.  So I have to ask the R&D technicians how they tested the product. And of course the hallway discussions keep changing the software. As I look at my software now, I could create some sort of pointer if the test fails and give the operator the three selections.

My personnel preference would be destroy my current VI and creat a 2D array. And keep track of the indexer.  However they want this software and 4 other programs bythe end of the month.

Any suggestions?

[NIquist]

Difficult to answer with your problem description.  By frames do you mean a sequence structure?

Post your code so we can understand better. 

[pnielsen@gplains.com]

At first my code was very robust. After each week I would get  new requirents. Addind new tests or asking to make major changes. I am current using frames to set up test enviroments and then executing the tests. This is a very frustrating experience for any programmer but very common. I have the the frames passing the test step. pressures PID control and modbus control. It has become a  very "kludging" software program. I do not like the VI at all.

I wrote two other programs using a 2d Array that is very robust. With the 2D array I can read the idex of an array and repeat that test by changing the index by -1. This seems to be the logical way to reat a test, continue or fail.

Thanks

Philip

[RavensFan]

Two words

"state machines".

Your architecture should be based on that.

[pnielsen@gplains.com]

I have heard about state machine as a preferred method. But I am very unfamilur with this type of code. Can you point me to a link of an example?

Thank you for the suggesstion

Philip 

[NIquist]

Start here: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3024

[pnielsen@gplains.com]

Thank you for the help. I just wish I would get procedures that are well defined. It sure makes us pull our hair out.

Thanks Again

Philip 

[pnielsen@gplains.com]

I looked at your link. Thank you. I do not have the toolkit for creating state machins. Is it easy to create from scratch?

Philip

[NIquist]

Yes, there's even a built-in template.  File > New... > From Template > Basic State Machine.

[pnielsen@gplains.com]

Fantastic help. Thank you very much.

Philip