Complete the following steps to load a broken VI and correct the error. Use single-stepping and execution highlighting to step through the VI.

Front Panel Select File>>Open and navigate to C:\Exercises\LabVIEW Basics I to open the Debug Exercise (Main) VI. The front panel shown in appears.

Notice the Run button on the toolbar appears broken, shown in , indicating that the VI is broken and cannot run.

Block Diagram Select Window>>Show Block Diagram to display the block diagram shown in .

The Random Number (0-1) function, located on the

Functions>>Arithmetic & Comparison>>Express
		Numeric

palette, produces a random number between 0 and 1 . The Multiply function, located on the

Functions>>Arithmetic & Comparison>>Express
		Numeric

palette, multiplies the random number by 10.0 . The numeric constant, located on the

Functions>>Arithmetic & Comparison>>Express
		Numeric

palette, is the number to multiply by the random number. The Debug Exercise (Sub) VI, located in the C:\Exercises\ LabVIEW Basics I directory, adds 100.0 and calculates the square root of the value. Find and fix each error. Click the broken Run button to display the Error list window, which lists all the errors. Select an error description in the

Error
		    list

window. The Details section describes the error and in some cases recommends how to correct the error. Click the Help button to display a topic in the LabVIEW Help that describes the error in detail and includes step-by-step instructions for correcting the error. Click the Show Error button or double-click the error description to highlight the area on the block diagram that contains the error. Use the Error list window to fix each error. Select File>>Save to save the VI. Display the front panel by clicking it or by selecting Window>>Show Front Panel.

Run the VI Click the Run button to run the VI several times. Select Window>>Show Block Diagram to display the block diagram. Animate the flow of data through the block diagram. Click the Highlight Execution button, shown in , on the toolbar to enable execution highlighting. Click the Step Into button, shown in , to start single-stepping. Execution highlighting shows the movement of data on the block diagram from one node to another using bubbles that move along the wires. Nodes blink to indicate they are ready to execute. Click the Step Over button, shown in , after each node to step through the entire block diagram. Each time you click the

Step
		    Over

button, the current node executes and pauses at the next node. Data appear on the front panel as you step through the VI. The VI generates a random number and multiplies it by 10.0 . The subVI adds 100.0 and takes the square root of the result. When a blinking border surrounds the entire block diagram, click the Step Out button, shown in , to stop single-stepping through the Debug Exercise (Main) VI. Single-step through the VI and its subVI. Click the Step Into button to start single-stepping. When the Debug Exercise (Sub) VI blinks, click the Step Into button. Notice the run button on the subVI. Display the

Debug
		    Exercise (Main)

VI block diagram by clicking it. A green glyph, shown in , appears on the subVI icon on the

Debug Exercise
		    (Main)

VI block diagram, indicating that the subVI is running. Display the Debug Exercise (Sub) VI block diagram by clicking it. Click the Step Out button twice to finish single-stepping through the subVI block diagram. The Debug Exercise (Main) VI block diagram is active. Click the Step Out button to stop single-stepping. Use a probe to check intermediate values on a wire as a VI runs. Use the Probe tool, shown , to click any wire. A window similar to appears.

LabVIEW numbers the Probe window automatically and displays the same number in a glyph on the wire you clicked. Single-step through the VI again. The Probe window displays data passed along the wire. Place breakpoints on the block diagram to pause execution at that location. Use the Breakpoint tool, shown in , to click nodes or wires. Place a breakpoint on the block diagram to pause execution after all nodes on the block diagram execute. Click the Run button to run the VI. When you reach a breakpoint during execution, the VI pauses and the Pause button on the toolbar appears red. Click the Continue button, shown , to continue running to the next breakpoint or until the VI finishes running. Use the Breakpoint tool to click the breakpoints you set and remove them. Click the Highlight Execution button to disable execution highlighting. Select File>>Close to close the VI and all open windows.