LabVIEW User Interface Gallery

LabVIEW provides hundreds of objects for developing a professional user interface: graphs, charts, knobs, dials, thermometers, and more. Simply drag and drop the objects from the controls palette and then use interactive property pages to customize their behavior and appearance.

Numeric Objects

Digital Displays		Slides
Digital displays are a simple way to enter and display numeric data. You can set the precision and formatting of numbers, times, and dates from the objects themselves or with interactive dialog windows.		Slides are numeric objects with scale. The slide controls and indicators include vertical and horizontal slides, a tank, and a thermometer so that you can elegantly present data to your users.
Rotary Controls
Rotary controls are numeric objects with scale. LabVIEW includes a variety of rotary controls such as knobs, dials, gauges, and meters.

Graphs and Charts

Waveform Chart		3D Graph
The waveform chart is a special type of numeric indicator that displays one or more plots of data typically acquired at a constant rate. It also maintains a history of data, or buffer, from previous updates.		You can use the 3D graph to plot curves and surfaces. A curve is ideal for visualizing the path of a moving object, such as the flight path of an airplane. The following figure shows an example of a 3D curve graph.
Intensity Chart
You can use intensity graphs and charts to display patterned data, such as temperature patterns and topographical terrain, where the magnitude represents altitude.

Lists and Tables

Tables		Listbox
Tables are an excellent way to display multiple data sets. You can easily configure the rows and columns. You then can export this information to a spreadsheet or database.		Listboxes are an intuitive tool for providing choices to your user. Simply enter a list of items, and LabVIEW generates the custom listbox for you. You then can respond to a user's selection.
Tree Control
The LabVIEW tree control is a hierarchical list of items that helps your users easily navigate through large amounts of data files, configuration files, and test results.

Boolean Values

Boolean Lights		Switches
Boolean lights help you visually represent the operation of your application. You can customize the colors and shapes of these objects and use them to notify your users of particular events and settings.		With LabVIEW switches, you can display and acquire Boolean values. These objects resemble buttons and knobs on traditional instruments, so they are easy to understand and use.
Buttons
Customized buttons provide a simple way to control the execution of your LabVIEW program.

User Interface Design

Tab Controls		Radio Buttons
Tab controls give your user interface a very professional look. Use them to overlap front panel objects in a smaller area or to group objects used during a specific phase of operation.		Radio buttons work well in item lists from which your users can select only one item at a time. LabVIEW includes this functionality, so you do not have to program the radio buttons yourself.
Splitter Bars
Splitter bars help you organize the objects on your user interface. Simply drag the bar on your front panel and then customize the look and behavior of the individual bars.

Creating and Importing Objects

LabVIEW XControls		ActiveX UI Objects
Even with hundreds of user interface objects already available in LabVIEW, you sometimes need customized functionality or entirely new objects. Use LabVIEW XControls to modify existing or create entirely new user interface objects.		Many Windows-based applications provide ActiveX UI objects. You can add these to your LabVIEW user interface and call all of the methods for the custom objects.
.NET UI Objects
In LabVIEW, you can add .NET user interface objects to your front panel and control them by accessing methods and properties through your LabVIEW code.

Customizing LabVIEW Objects

LabVIEW user interface objects also provide interactive Properties dialog boxes. Using these dialog boxes, you can easily configure how these UI objects appear or behave on the front panel.


You can access properties of UI objects through their shortcut menu during development or at run-time.



Set properties of UI objects, such as plot colors and scales, through the Properties dialog box.

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- Carlos Alberto Calderón Córdova, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. cacalderon@utpl.edu.ec - May 6, 2008