NI-HWS Save Express VI

NI-HWS LabVIEW

NI-HWS Save Express VI

Saves data to an HWS file. This VI supports both analog and digital waveforms.

Dialog Box Options
Block Diagram Inputs
Block Diagram Outputs

Dialog Box Options

ParameterDescription
Input signal type Specifies the type of signal (analog or digital) that will be saved to file.
File path Specifies the location where you want to save the file. You can specify an absolute or relative path to the file. If you specify a relative path, this VI assumes the path is relative to the My Documents folder.
If file already exists

Specifies how SignalExpress saves data to an existing file. Contains the following options:

  • Overwrite—Replaces data in the existing file.
  • Append to file—Appends data to the existing file.
Use compression Specifies whether to apply compression when saving the data to file.

Block Diagram Inputs

ParameterDescription
file path Specifies the location where you want to save the file.
signal Specifies the data you want to save to the file.
close Specifies whether to close the file after the data has been written. Use this input when placing the VI in a loop to prevent the file from being opened and closed each iteration.
error in Describes error conditions that occurred prior to running this Express VI.

Block Diagram Outputs

ParameterDescription
error out Contains error information. If error in indicates that an error occurred before this Express VI, error out contains the same error information. Otherwise, it describes the error status that this Express VI produces.