how do i stop my normal code when the event structer code is running for a traffic light

[GerdW]

Hi badooro,

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@badooro wrote:

can you please help me with the code, … I have no clue how to do it I tried and tried but I have no experience in LabVIEW just super basic stuff

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What have you tried so far? Where are you stuck?

Mind to share your VI(s)?

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@badooro wrote:

due date is 2moro

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Whatever "2moro" means: what did your teacher say about your code?

Any results yet?

[badooro]

hi GerdW

sorry I meant by 2moro (tomorrow), so today is my due date and I gave up on the push button and timer idea but if u can help me with the timer I won't 
say no, my task is I should create a traffic light of my choice based on a real one and then add extra stuff to it to make it safer and faster for cars, etc So I extended the green light time and added a pedestrian walk with no button and I want to add a timer display the time left until the traffic light switch cooler it should be countdown if u can help me with the code I would appreciate that 

and I didn't show my last code to the teacher so no results 

Bader

[GerdW]

Hi Bader,

as some of us (including me) don't use the latest LabVIEW versions you should downconvert your VI so we can open it. (File->Save for previous).

I prefer LV2019…

[badooro]

hi

sorry about that i wish u can open it now 

[GerdW]

Hi Bader,

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@badooro wrote:

sorry about that i wish u can open it now 

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I could open the VI now.

But: I will not edit this monster!

• You are using several flat sequences in parallel inside the same loop, with way too much local variables and ALL terminals are unused…
• Lots of coercion dots: WHY?
• Your teacher should have told you the very basics of LabVIEW before you got your homework!
• With your current approach you will never get any useful countdown timer.
• You should implement all your requirements using a state machine, then all the rest becomes VERY easy…
• Please don't get into the habit of coloring the block diagram background with gray or dark purple for no good reason…
• Use type definitions for clusters (like a cluster for a single traffic light) and an array of those clusters for "combined" traffic lights (like your "traffic light 1". Use that type definition also for all block diagram constants…
• …

I'm sorry, I cannot help you with your current VI…

[badooro]

Hi GerdW

I figured I made a mess, but I had no idea it was that bad i attached a photo of what they taught us in class 
so the teacher explained how to this shape and then proceeded with the project I ended up like this so I had no way of learning the proper way I guess.


and thank you for giving me some of your time and checking my code.

best regard,
Bader

[billko]

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@badooro wrote:

Hi GerdW

I figured I made a mess, but I had no idea it was that bad i attached a photo of what they taught us in class 
so the teacher explained how to this shape and then proceeded with the project I ended up like this so I had no way of learning the proper way I guess.


and thank you for giving me some of your time and checking my code.

best regard,
Bader

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OMG it's the blind leading the blind.  One thing I will say about LabVIEW is that it makes it really easy to generate bad code.  Whoever wrote this would've greatly benefited from doing the training mentioned on the main forum page.  The fact that there are lessons devoted to the flat sequence structure makes me wonder what other bad LabVIEW practices they are teaching you.

Of course you could use this lesson to teach you everything you should not do.