LABview

coordinants

[3.4] the numbers 3 and 4 are elements the 3 is the number of rows the 4 is the number of columns

block diagram

blank page, build logic here

formula box

calculator. express, arithmetic, formula. label xs with representative inputs and results

diamond

conditional test (flowcharting)

circle

connect to another loop

wires (lines)

connectors

VI

virtual instrument

conditional/case structures

depend on a condition to be met

shape

derived from rank and extent

front panel

gridded page, controls and displays

control

input (LABview)

parallelogram

inputs and outputs (flowchart)

for loop

iterates a given number of times. the N is number of iterations, the counter/index records which iteration the loop is on. inside the box is the operation to be performed control goes to N, array goes to index, and index indicator goes into loop. counts from 0, not from 1.

while loop

iterates until a condition is met. connect an array to the index, and connect the output to the stop box. The loop will stop if the condition is true.

highlight execution mode

lightbulb. traces process.

dimension

like 1-D, 2-D, or 3-D + how many layers

constants

may be numeric or string

rank

number of dimensions

size

number of elements an array

extent

number of elements in a dimension

elements

numbers contained within dimensions

array

ordered sequence of data. vectors, matrices. numbers or strings.

indicator

output (LABview)

breakpoint

pause. view, tools palette, symbolized by red O. put on formula or algorithm to visualize logic.

rectangle

process information (flowchart)

control palette

right click, expand, and modern tab to get to inputs, outputs, etc. in front.

functions palette

right click, expand, and programming tab to get numerics, operations, strings, constants, etc. in block.

File I/O

saves a file to re-use data, record, or use in another program open/create, write, and close functions

string

sequence of letters for constants or labels

oval

start, stop (flowcharting)

function

subVI. can insert into a main VI

transform array to text function

to specify what's written on a file, wire to output array, and the output of this function will be wired to write to the file box

help tab

will give a context help and explanation when scrolled over. helpful to write a description for each of your variables or functions to keep track of what's going on

trace table

written representation for every step in a loop