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    The document discusses loops and structures in LabVIEW, including while loops, for loops, and case structures. It provides examples of how to create these structures in LabVIEW, explaining their functionality and how they can be used to control program flow. The document also discusses using timing functions like wait to control the execution frequency of loops.

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    Electronics and Communication Department

    CCE402: Modeling and Simulation

    Lecture 2:

    “Loops and Structures”

    By:
    Dr. Aya Hossam
    Today’s Menu
     Topics of lecture (2):
    Loops and Structures:
    • While Loop
    • For Loop
    • Case structure
    1. Loops and Structures

    • In addition to controls, indicators, and VIs, the block While loop


    diagram can also contain a number of programming
    structures that modify the sequence of data flow on the
    block diagram.

    • These structures perform traditional functions like For loop


    looping or case-selection.

    • LabVIEW currently supports six different structures --


    while-loops, case structures, event structures, for-loops, Case
    sequence structures, and formula nodes. Structure
    1. Loops and Structures
    1. Select the loop using: structures >> 2. Enclose code to be repeated
    Loop_Name.

    3. Drop or drag additional nodes and then wire


    While Loop

    Repeat (code);
    Until Condition met;
    End;

    LabVIEW While Loop Flowchart Pseudo Code


    While Loop
    • Iteration terminal: returns number of times loop has executed; zero indexed
    • Conditional terminal: defines when the loop stops. Default: “Stop if True”.

    Iteration Terminal
    Conditional Terminal
    While Loop
    Structure Tunnels
    • Tunnels feed data into and out of structures.

    • The tunnel is a block that appears on the border; the color of the block is related to
    the data type wired to the tunnel.

    • When a tunnel passes data into a loop, the loop executes only after data arrive at
    the tunnel.

    • Data pass out of a loop after the loop terminates.


    Examples on “While Loop”

    1. Add two numbers within While loop and make this example run until the
    user clicks the stop button
    Examples on “While Loop”
    2. Create a simple while loop that generates random numbers and displays
    them until the Stop button is pressed
    Examples on “While Loop”
    3. Repeat last example but now display the final random number from while
    loop using Tunnel.
    “The result in Numeric indicator is the result after ending the while loop.”
    For Loop

    N=100;
    i=0;
    Until i=N:
    Repeat (code ; i=i+1);
    End;

    LabVIEW While Loop Flowchart Pseudo Code


    For Loop
    • Create a For Loop the same way you create a While Loop.

    • If you need to replace an existing While Loop with a For Loop, right-click the border
    of the While Loop, and select Replace with For Loop from the shortcut menu.

    • The value in the count terminal (an input terminal) indicates how many times to
    repeat the sub-diagram.

    Count terminal
    (Numerical input)

    Wait Until Next ms


    Multiple function
    For Loop
    For Loops – Conditional Terminal
    You can add a conditional terminal to configure a For Loop to stop when
    a Boolean condition or an error occurs
    For Loop
    For Loops – Conditional Terminal
    For Loops configured for a conditional exit have:
    • Red glyph next to the count terminal.
    • Conditional terminal in the lower right corner.
    Examples on “For Loop”
    1. Create a simple For loop that multiply random numbers by constant value
    = 30 and displays them through tunnel.
    Examples on “For Loop”
    2. Repeat the last example but now use the shift register and add the value
    registered in it with constant 5.
    Case Structures
    • Have two or more sub-diagrams or cases
    • Execute and displays only one case at a time
    • An input value determines which sub-diagram to execute
    • Similar to case statements or if...then...else statements in text-based
    programming languages
    Case Structures
    • Case Selector Label: contains the name of the current case and
    decrement and increment buttons on each side

    • Selector Terminal: Wire an input value, or selector, to determine


    which case executes
    Case Structures
     Default Case
    • You can specify a default case for the
    Case structure.
    − If you specified cases for 1, 2, and 3, but
    you get an input of 4, the Case structure
    executes the default case.

    • Right-click the Case structure border to


    add, duplicate, remove, or rearrange
    cases and to select a default case.
    Case Structures
     Input & Output Tunnels
    You can create multiple input and output tunnels
    • Inputs are available to all cases if needed
    • You must define each output tunnel for each case
    Case Structures
     Use Default if Unwired
    Default values are: Data Type Default Value

    Numeric 0

    Boolean FALSE

    String Empty

    Avoid using the Use Default If Unwired option on Case structure tunnels
    • Adds a level of complexity to your code
    • Complicates debugging your code
    Examples on “Case Structure”
    1. Create a simple Case structure VI that turn on two leds if case = 1 and
    turn off if case=0.
    Examples on “Case Structure”
    1. Create a simple Case structure VI that Calculate the square root of any
    numbers that greater than 0.
    Timing a VI
    Why do you need timing in a VI?
    • Control the frequency at which a loop executes.
    • Provide the processor with time to complete other tasks, such as processing
    the user interface.
    Wait Functions:
    • A wait function inside a loop allows the VI to sleep for a set amount of time
    • Allows the processor to address other tasks during the wait time
    • Uses the operating system millisecond clock

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