1. In LabVIEW
Stuart Wilson

2. Using Application Kind (Application Reference Property)
Run Time System (Executable)
Other (Development Modes)

3. Hide Controls In Executable Mode
Development Modes
Executable

4. Disable Front Panel Properties
Development Modes
Resizable
Executable
Frozen

5. Problem
How to have control values that persist from previous sessions.
Tester Name
Product Type
Etc.

6. Solution
A VI that converts control references to values and labels and reads or writes those labels and values to/from a config file.

7. This also works for note area…

8. …Works with complex structures…

9. …and is expandable.

10. Problem
Placing controls on block diagram may make a mess of the front panel.
Sometimes they are not even close to other elements on the front panel.
When you move the new controls where you want them your carefully laid out front panel is stretched out and now needs to be repaired.

11. The Problem

12. Solution
A control that repositions the front panel window on the 0,0 origin.
Front panel dimensions that are saved to a config file

13. Problem You setup equipment Pressed the run button on your VI
You observe some odd behavior
You want to probe on a wire…
…But your block diagram isn’t open!!!

14. Solution
A front panel control that creates a user event that opens the block diagram.

15. Problem
LabVIEW is too “industrial” looking…

16. Solution
Use the panel close button…

17. …And the Panel Close? event to stop or exit LabVIEW – “closes” if development “exits” if an executable.

18. Thank you for your attention
Any Questions?