National Instruments BridgeVIEW Activity 7-1. Use the Panel G Wizard

Chapter 7 Advanced Application Topics

Youcan configure the Panel G Wizard to store the file path as a relative

path or as an absolute path. If the VI that you connect to the button is

generally kept in a path that is relative to the top-level VI, you should

select the Relative path setting.

The Panel G Wizard can create code that disables or hides the button if the

operator does not have sufficient security access. You determine the access

level required in the Panel G Wizard dialog box. Security is covered later

in this chapter.

Like all user interface controls in BridgeVIEW, front panel buttons are

monitored using a polling loop mechanism. Polling will occur either until

the BridgeVIEW Engine shuts down, or, if the Always option is selected,

until the VI stops.

Activity 7-1. Use the Panel G Wizard

Your objective is to use the Panel G Wizard to attach buttons to VIs that

you have created, to the HTV, and to a Login prompt. Y ou will use VIs that

you created in Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in this exercise. You will use

mytanks.scf in the BridgeVIEW\Activity directory.

1. Place a front panel button on a new front panel, as shown below. Click

on the button text with the labeling tool and name the button Alarms.

Pop up on the button and make sure the Mechanical Action… is set to

Latch when Released.