Chapter 6 Arrays & Clusters

LabVIEW Arrays > Collection of Elements > Same Data Type > Variable-Sized > One or More Dimensions

Creating Arrays 1. Place Array Shell on FP 2. Place Data Object Inside Shell

Create Arrays with For Loops > Auto-indexing

Array Functions > Array Size > Initialize Array > Build Array > Array Subset > Index Array

Array Size Function Returns the number of elements in the input array. Each output element describing a dimension size.

Initialize Array Creates an n-dimensional array with elements containing a specified value. All elements are the same value.

Build Array Assembles multiple arrays or adds scalar elements to an array.

Array Subset > Returns a portion of an array > Starts at Index > Contains “length” elements.

Index Array Gives access to an element or sub-array in an array.

Polymorphism > Arithmetic functions accept inputs of different dimensions > Outputs will be size of smaller array

LabVIEW Clusters > Collection Elements > Different Data Types > Fixed Size

Creating Clusters 1. Place Cluster Shell on FP 2. Place Mixed-Type Data Objects Inside Shell

Cluster Functions > Bundle Function > Unbundle Function