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Use the Execution Control Express VIs and structures to add control and timing to VIs.
| Palette Object | Description |
|---|---|
| Case Structure | Contains one or more subdiagrams, or cases, exactly one of which executes when the structure executes. The value wired to the selector terminal determines which case to execute. |
| Elapsed Time | Indicates the amount of time that has elapsed since the specified start time. |
| Flat Sequence Structure | Consists of one or more subdiagrams, or frames, that execute sequentially. Use the Flat Sequence structure to ensure that a subdiagram executes before or after another subdiagram.
Data flow for the Flat Sequence structure differs from data flow for other structures. Frames in a Flat Sequence structure execute from left to right and when all data values wired to a frame are available. The data leaves each frame as the frame finishes executing. This means the input of one frame can depend on the output of another frame. |
| Tick Count | Returns the value of a free running counter in the units specified. The output and internal counter are both of the configured width. |
| Time Delay | Inserts a time delay into the calling VI. |
| Wait | Delays for a certain time interval before the output data dependence becomes valid. |
| While Loop with Stop Button | Repeats the subdiagram inside it until the conditional terminal, an input terminal, receives a particular Boolean value. When you place this While Loop on the block diagram, a stop button also appears on the block diagram and is wired to the conditional terminal. |
Refer to the Structures in the labview\examples directory for an example of using the Execution Control Express VIs and Structures.
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