Chapter 2 BridgeVIEW Environment
© National Instruments Corporation 2-5 BridgeVIEW User Manual
Controls Palette
The Controls palette consists of a graphical, floating palette that opens
when you launch BridgeVIEW. You use this palette to place controls
andindicators on the front panel of a VI. Each top-level icon contains
subpalettes. If the Controls palette is not visible, you can open it by
selecting Windows»Show Controls Palette from the front panel menu.
You also can right-click, or pop up, on an open area in the front panel to
access a temporary copy of the Controls palette. The Controls palette is
available only when the front panel is the active window. The following
illustration displays the top-level of the Controls palette.
Functions Palette
The Functions palette consists of a graphical, floating palette that opens
automatically when you switch to the block diagram. You use this palette
to place nodes (constants, indicators, VIs, and so on) on the block diagram
of a VI. Each top-level icon contains subpalettes.
If the Functions palette is not visible, you can select Windows»Show
Functions Palette from the block diagram menu to display it. You can
alsopop up on an open area in the block diagram to access the Functions
palette. The Functions palette is available only when the block diagram is
the active window. The following illustration displays the top-level of the
Functions palette.