Creating an Operator Interface

When a project is in operator mode, LabVIEW SignalExpress allows limited interaction with the project. For example, you cannot change configuration options on the Step Setup tab when a project is in operator mode. However, if you distribute a project saved in operator mode to other users, you might want to allow the users to modify certain step configuration settings. You can allow limited editing by configuring an operator interface with controls bound to various step parameters before you enable operator mode.

Note  You cannot configure an operator interface when a project is in operator mode.

Complete the following steps to configure an operator interface.

1. If the Operator Interface view is not visible, select View»Operator Interface to display the Operator Interface view.
2. If the Toolbox window is not visible, select View»Toolbox or right-click in the Operator Interface view and select Toolbox from the shortcut menu to display the Toolbox window. The Toolbox window displays a list of controls you can add to the Operator Interface view.
3. Select a control in the Toolbox window and drag the control to the Operator Interface view. The control appears with resizing handles and a small arrow icon ().
4. Click the small arrow icon to display a Tasks window you can use to configure basic properties of the control, such as a caption, initial value, and range of selectable values.
5. In the Tasks window, click the Edit Bound Parameters link to bind the control to parameters of steps in the project.
6. (Optional) Select View»Properties or right-click a control and select Properties from the shortcut menu to display the Properties window. Use the Properties window and configure additional properties of a control. For example, the Properties window displays additional appearance and behavior configuration properties.
7. Click the Operator Mode Enabled button on the Operator Interface view or select Operate»Operator Mode»Operator Mode Enabled to enable operator mode. Notice that a limited set of toolbar buttons and menu items appear in operator mode.
8. In the Project View, find a step that contains a bound parameter, drag the output of the step to the Data View tab, and run the project.
9. While the project is running, use the control to see how changing the value of the bound parameter changes the value of the signal.
10. Save the project.