Case

Structure

Event
Structure

Feedback
Node
Flat
Sequence
Structure
For Loop

Formula
Node

Global
Variable
In Place
Element
Structure

Local

Has one or more subdiagrams, or cases, exactly one of which

executes when the structure executes. The value wired to the
selector terminal determines which case to execute and can be
Boolean, string, integer, enumerated type, or error cluster. Rightclick the structure border to add or delete cases. Use the Labeling
tool to enter value(s) in the case selector label and configure the
value(s) handled by each case.
Has one or more subdiagrams, or event cases, exactly one of
which executes when the structure executes. The Event structure
waits until an event happens, then executes the appropriate case
to handle that event. The Time output responds to the Control
event you use. Right-click the structure border to add new event
cases and configure which events to handle. Wire a value to the
Timeout terminal at the top left of the Event structure to specify
the number of milliseconds the Event structure should wait for an
event to occur. The default is 1, indicating never to time out.
Stores data from one VI execution or loop iteration to the next.
Consists of one or more subdiagrams, or frames, that execute
sequentially. Use the Flat Sequence structure to ensure that a
subdiagram executes before or after another subdiagram.
Executes its subdiagram n times, where n is the value wired to
the count (N) terminal. The iteration (i) terminal provides the
current loop iteration count, which ranges from 0 to n-1.
Evaluates mathematical formulas and expressions similar to C on
the block diagram. The following built-in functions are allowed in
formulas: abs, acos,acosh, asin, asinh, atan, atan2, atanh, ceil, co
s, cosh, cot, csc, exp,expm1, floor, getexp, getman, int, intrz, ln, l
np1, log, log2, max, min,mod, pow, rand, rem, sec, sign, sin, sinc,
sinh, sizeOfDim, sqrt, tan,tanh. There are
some differences between the parser in the Mathematics VIs and
the Formula Node.
Use global variables to access and pass data among several VIs.
Controls how the LabVIEW compiler performs certain operations
and, in some cases, increases memory and VI efficiency. Use the
In Place Element structure when you operate on a data element
within an array, cluster, variant, or waveform without requiring
the LabVIEW compiler to copy data values and maintain those
values in memory. You also can use this structure to operate on
any data type that you want to maintain within the same data
space in memory. Right-click the border of the structure and
select the border node that matches the operation you want to
perform.
Use local variables to read or write to one of the controls or

Variable
While
Loop

Decoratio
ns

Condition
al Disable
Structure

Diagram
Disable
Structure
Shared
Variable

Timed
structure

indicators on the front panel of a VI.

Repeats the subdiagram inside it until the conditional terminal,
an input terminal, receives a particular Boolean value. The
Boolean value depends on the continuation behavior of the While
Loop. Right-click the conditional terminal and select Stop if
True or Continue if True from the shortcut menu. You also can wire
an error cluster to the conditional terminal, right-click the
terminal, and select Stop on Error or Continue while Error from
the shortcut menu. The While Loop always executes at least
once.
Use the decorations located on the Decorations palette to group
or separate objects on a block diagram with boxes, lines, or
arrows. These objects are for decoration only and do not modify
data.
Has one or more subdiagrams, exactly one of which LabVIEW
uses for the duration of execution, depending on the
configuration of the conditions of the subdiagram. Use this
structure when you want to disable specific sections of code on
the block diagram based on some user-defined condition. Rightclick the structure border to add or delete a subdiagram. When
you add a subdiagram or right-click the structure border and
select Edit Condition For This Subdiagram from the shortcut
menu, you can configure conditions in the Configure
Condition dialog box.
Has one or more subdiagrams, or cases, of which only
the Enabled subdiagram executes. Use the Diagram Disable
structure to disable a section of the block diagram.
Represents a shared variable on the block diagram. To bind a
Shared Variable node to a shared variable from the active project,
add a Shared Variable node to the block diagram and double-click
or right-click the node and select Select VariableBrowse from the
shortcut menu to display the Browse for Variable dialog box. You
also can drag a shared variable from the Project Explorer window
onto the block diagram of a VI in the same project to create a
Shared Variable node.
Use the Timed Structures and VIs to control the rate and priority
at which a timed structure executes its subdiagram, synchronize
the start time of timed structures, create timing sources, and
establish a hierarchy of timing sources.