A VIG or “functional global” is a LabVIEW VI that provides the features of a global variable while overcoming some of the down sides of an actual global variable. A function global uses uninitialized shift registers to maintain state information and a typedef function to select the mode of operation. This example implements a stopwatch [...]

Mark your calendar. First day back from Memorial Day vacation is the next user group meeting. Topic: LabVIEW Design Patterns – VIG Timer, Producer/Consumer, and more This meeting will be at Seneca5, Tuesday June 1st at 6:30. We serve pizza, so you can come straight from work. Check out the LabVIEW Advanced User Group page for [...]