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LabVIEW Data Types & Conversions Between These Types

The document discusses LabVIEW data types including numeric, boolean, string, dynamic, and cluster. Numeric data can be integer or floating point. Boolean data contains TRUE/FALSE. Strings contain alphanumeric characters. Dynamic data is associated with signals. Clusters enclose multiple data types. Data types can be scalar, 1D array, or 2D array. Broken connections can occur with invalid data type connections. Conversions may be needed between different data type representations.

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LabVIEW Data Types & Conversions Between These Types

The document discusses LabVIEW data types including numeric, boolean, string, dynamic, and cluster. Numeric data can be integer or floating point. Boolean data contains TRUE/FALSE. Strings contain alphanumeric characters. Dynamic data is associated with signals. Clusters enclose multiple data types. Data types can be scalar, 1D array, or 2D array. Broken connections can occur with invalid data type connections. Conversions may be needed between different data type representations.

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LabVIEW DATA TYPES

LabVIEW DATA TYPES


• Numeric- This data type contains either an integer or floating point
numbers.

• Boolean - This data type contains logical combinations of TRUE/FALSE,


AND, OR, NOT, Etc.

• String - Contains alpha-numeric characters only

• Dynamic - Data associated with a signal and the attributes that provide
information about the signal, such as the name of the signal or the date
and time the data was acquired.

• Cluster - Encloses several data types. Cluster data types appear brown
if all elements in the cluster are numeric or pink if all elements of the
cluster are of different types.

These data types can be in either Scalar, 1D Array or 2D Array form.


LabVIEW DATA TYPES
• Broken connections result when invalid types
connected together

Broken
Connection
LabVIEW DATA TYPES
Numeric DATA TYPE
• The numeric data type represents numbers of various types.
• A table depicting the categories of the numeric data type:
Numeric DATA TYPE
Integer Numbers
Numeric DATA TYPE
Floating-Point Numbers.
Numeric DATA TYPE
Complex Numbers.
Numeric DATA TYPE
Numeric Conversion
• When different representation types are wired to the inputs of
a function, the function returns an output in the larger or wider
format. LabVIEW chooses the representation that uses more
bits.
• The functions force the smaller representations to larger
representations before execution and LabVIEW places a force
dot on the terminal where the conversion takes place
Boolean DATA TYPE
Boolean DATA TYPE
• LabVIEW stores Boolean data as 8-bit values.

• If the 8-bit value is zero, the Boolean value is FALSE.

• Any nonzero value represents TRUE.

• Boolean values also have a mechanical action associated with them.

• The two major actions are latch and switch.


Latch action is similar to a doorbell, whereas
switch action is similar to a light switch.

• You can also define when the switch or latch occurs:


when pressed, when released, or until released.
Boolean DATA TYPE

Download VI
Boolean DATA TYPE
String DATA TYPE
• A string is a sequence of displayable or non displayable ASCII characters
•On the block diagram, strings are represented with the color pink.

• String display types:


Cluster DATA TYPE
Dynamic DATA TYPES

• Signals generated or acquired by an Express VI.

• Data associated with a signal and the attributes that provide information about the signal,
such as the name of the signal or the date and time the data was acquired

• You can wire the dynamic data type to any indicator or input that accepts numeric,
waveform, or Boolean data.

• Use the Convert from Dynamic Data Express VI to convert dynamic data to numeric,
waveform, and array data types for use with other VIs and functions.
The following table lists indicators that accept the dynamic data type and the type of
data the dynamic data type can contain, and describes how indicators handle the data.
DATA TYPES
DATA TYPES
DATA TYPES
Changing Representations

• using the conversion icons or

• Block Diagram > Representations > Choose the desired representation


DATA TYPES Conversion
DATA TYPES Conversion
DATA TYPES Conversion

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