Adding a sensor reading to the dashboard

[Mark McLeod]

Here's an example:
The left screenshot is of Periodic Tasks in the default robot code.
The right screenshot is of the default Dashboard front panel and block diagram.

[RoboBucs]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Here's an example:
The left screenshot is of Periodic Tasks in the default robot code.
The right screenshot is of the default Dashboard front panel and block diagram.

Actually wait, how would I wire the indicator in the custom dashboard?

[Mark McLeod]

No wiring is actually required.
Just the name has to exactly match.
You can see "My Number" on the bottom right of the Dashboard block diagram and that's all that is needed.

If you want to, you can explicitly read the value (just the opposite of the Write) and wire the read to the indicator.

[RoboBucs]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

No wiring is actually required.
Just the name has to exactly match.
You can see "My Number" on the bottom right of the Dashboard block diagram and that's all that is needed.

If you want to, you can explicitly read the value (just the opposite of the Write) and wire the read to the indicator.

But in the dashboard, whenever I create an indicator in the custom tab, it makes it in the VI's of the custom dashboard and gives me an error unless I wire it to a control, or am I just doing this completely wrong?

[RoboBucs]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

No wiring is actually required.
Just the name has to exactly match.
You can see "My Number" on the bottom right of the Dashboard block diagram and that's all that is needed.

If you want to, you can explicitly read the value (just the opposite of the Write) and wire the read to the indicator.

Wait, nevermind, I might be the stupidest person to attempt to program in labview, I was getting a different error and I thought it related to that, so nevermind, thank you so much for the help!!!