So I have modified my dashboard for the driver station to have two tabs to allow feed from two cameras. I was wondering of it was possible to have a switch on the operator interface to switch between the the two tabs so that the drivers don’t have to use the mouse to do so. I am using WindRiver C++ to code and I used Labview to modify my dashboard. I’m not sure if I have to write some code in C++ to allow a switch or modify the dashboard code some more. I modified my dashboard using the guide in this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102423&highlight=Cameras.
To select which tab is visible using software, do this:
First, find the tab control itself on the block diagram. If you don’t see it, you can double-click on the tab control on the front panel to switch to block diagram view with the control highlighted.
Then create a property node that will let you set the value of the tab control. Right-click on the tab control and choose Create>Property Node>Value from the popup menu. Click on a handy spot in the block diagram to place the node. Right-click the newly placed property node and choose Change To Write.
Now you can right-click on the terminal at the left side of the Value and Create>Constant to give you an enumerated constant that will set the tab to whatever value you wish.
You’ll probably need to add something to the dashboard data stream so the robot software can select which tab you want. Use a LabVIEW Case structure to turn your selection into the appropriate value to feed to the tab control’s Value property.