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Helper Loop Periodic Timing

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Helper Loop Periodic Timing

Init Helper Loop Info

Wovalab lib Utilities.lvlib Helper Loop Periodic Timing.lvclass Init Helper Loop Info.vi

Get an object instance containing the Helper Loop Timming info.

The object is set to not execute the Timeout case (i. e Timeout = -1).

Get Timeout

Wovalab lib Utilities.lvlib Helper Loop Periodic Timing.lvclass Get Timeout.vi

Get the value of the timeout.

Use this function to connect the event structure Timeout input.

If the Late? output is TRUE, this indicates that the Timeout case is not executed at the desired period.

Set Helper Loop Period

Wovalab lib Utilities.lvlib Helper Loop Periodic Timing.lvclass Set Helper Loop Period.vi

Set the desired period of the Timeout case execution.

Stop Helper Loop

Wovalab lib Utilities.lvlib Helper Loop Periodic Timing.lvclass Stop Helper Loop.vi

Set the timeout to -1 and stop the Timeout case execution.

Update Last Execution Time

Wovalab lib Utilities.lvlib Helper Loop Periodic Timing.lvclass Update Last Execution Time.vi

Set the last time the Timeout case event was executed.

This function must be wired to the Time event data node of the Timeout case

Basic Helper Loop With Periodic Timing

Basic Helper Loop With Periodic Timing.vi

Drag this function in your diagram to place a ready-to-use Helper Loop With Periodic Timing.

create helper loop

Steady Periodic Execution—​example

Steady Periodic Execution example.vi

This VI demonstrates how to use the Helper Loop Periodic Timing API to get a steady execution of Helper Loop.

Execution Behavior—​example

Execution Behavior example.vi

This VI demonstrates the behavior of the periodic execution when the Helper Loop Period is modified depending on the context and the different possible configurations.

Custom errors

This section lists all the custom errors the toolkit can generate.

No custom error generated