Owning Palette: Programming VIs and Functions
Use the Graphics & Sound VIs to create custom displays, import and export data from graphics files, and play sounds.
![]() | Note (Touch Panel Module) The Sound VIs are supported only for Touch Panel targets with a sound device/sound card. NI-TPC hardware does not currently contain a sound device. |
There are some caveats to using the Graphics & Sound VIs in PDA and Touch Panel VIs.
| Palette Object | Description |
|---|---|
| Beep | Causes the system to issue an audible tone. |
| Get Sound Info | Returns the information associated with a sound operation associated with the task ID. |
| Snd Read Waveform | Reads data from a sound input device. You specify the size of the data through buffer size. |
| Snd Write Waveform | Writes a piece of data to the sound output device and waits until the device finishes playing the data. |
| Subpalette | Description |
|---|---|
| Picture Functions VIs | Use the Picture Functions VIs to create visual representations of data. |
| Sound File VIs | Use the Sound File VIs to create and retrieve wave files (.wav). |
| Sound Input VIs | Use the Sound Input VIs to configure and control a sound input device. |
| Sound Output VIs | Use the Sound Output VIs to configure and control a sound output device. |