Viewing Logged Front Panel Data Interactively

You can interactively view the data that a VI collects from front panel data logging after the VI stops running. Use the data retrieval toolbar to navigate and examine the available records.

To view logged front panel data after the VI that logged the data has stopped running, complete the following steps.

  1. Select Operate » Data Logging » Retrieve....
    The VI enters retrieval mode.

    The toolbar of the Front Panel window becomes the data retrieval toolbar:

    Figure 39. Data Retrieval Toolbar
    Front panel toolbar for navigating datalog records that a VI generates from front panel data logging.
    • The highlighted number indicates the data record you are viewing.
    • The numbers in square brackets indicate the range of records you logged for the current VI.
    • The date and time indicate when you logged the selected record.
  2. View the next or previous record:
    • Click the increment or decrement buttons.
    • Press the up or down arrow keys.
    When you choose a specific record, the controls and indicators on the front panel update to display the data for that record at the time you logged the data.
  3. To exit data retrieval mode and return to the VI whose datalog you were viewing, click the OK/Commit & Exit Retrieval button.