Palm OS Build Specification Properties Dialog Box (Palm OS, PDA Module)
Use this dialog box to configure the build settings for building the PDA VI into a PDA application. This dialog box contains the following pages:
- Application Info—Defines the build options for the PDA application. This page contains the following components:
- Build specification name—Indicates the name of the PDA build specification in the Project Explorer window.
- Target filename—Indicates the name of the PDA application on the PDA target.
- Same as top-level VI—Determines whether to use the top-level PDA VI name as the PDA application name.
- Destination directory—Determines the destination directory of the PDA application on the host PC. If you are building an application for Palm OS, the PDA application is a .prc file. If you are building an application for Pocket PC, the PDA application is a .exe file.
- Generate serial only—Treats the PDA VI as if it were a subroutine priority and executes parallel loops serially, which results in a smaller, faster PDA application.
Note By default, LabVIEW executes subroutine priority VIs without giving any time to the user interface thread for execution. You must include a wait in serial-only PDA VIs to avoid the front panel from becoming unresponsive. - Enable debugging—Indicates whether to enable debugging in the PDA application.
Note Generating debug information can significantly increase the size of the PDA application. Palm OS Because Palm OS restricts the code size and amount of memory an application can allocate, the PDA Module might return an error when you build larger PDA applications for Palm OS devices. Depending on the complexity of the application, you might not be able to debug large PDA applications. Separate the large PDA VIs into smaller subVIs. Pocket PC 2003 Pocket PC 2003 devices generally have enough memory to accommodate debug information. - Front panel scale factor—Determines how LabVIEW resizes front panel objects when you build the PDA VI into a PDA application. LabVIEW uses the scale factor to scale the coordinates and sizes of front panel objects so they appear correctly on the PDA target. When you build a PDA application for Palm OS targets using the default front panel scale factor and template size, LabVIEW reduces the front panel by a scale factor of four, so fonts appear as 12-point type, and the front panel is 160 x 160 pixels.
- Creator ID—Differentiates PDA applications from other executables on the Palm OS device. LBV_ is the default LabVIEW Creator ID.
- Device Info—Shows the PDA target for which this build specification applies. This page contains the following component:
- Target device—Indicates the target for this build specification.
- Source Files—Determines the files to include in the PDA application you are building. This page contains the following components:
- Files—Lists the VIs you can include in the PDA application you are building.
- Top-level VI—Indicates which VI is the top-level VI.
- Additional files—Shows the additional files to add to the PDA application. You can add .c, .cpp, .lib, or .obj files.
- Generated Files—Displays a preview of the directory structure and filenames in the build. Use this preview to determine if you need to change file destinations or other settings.