Running multiple VIs?

Hi all!
I am still quite new to LabVIEW and I want to achieve listed below.
I have 3 different VIs:
1) VI 1 and 2 need starts simultaneously
2) Both VI 2 and 2 each contains a while loop internally
3) VI 3 is required to start after a time delay after starting of VI 1 and 2
4) All 3 VIs are stop after VI 3 complete its execution
Is it correct if I just simply put VI and VI 2 on the main VI for them to start together?
What can I do for 3) and 4)?
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JKSH wrote:
apok wrote:
Since you are new to LV, this can be intimidating....namely using notifiers,parallel loops and dynamic events.
Hi apok,
Why did you use user events instead of native events?
The OP has blocking subVIs that contain long-running loops; how does that intergrate with your architecture?
BTW, you can extend the Merge Errors VI to take 4 inputs (drag the bottom edge) -- no need to create an array first
answers:
producer/consumer architecture is highly effective in running multiple parellel loops or sub vi's with communications in between.
doesnt matter how long the sub.vi is running(that is still controlled by the producer loop), again producer/consumer architechture can communicate back whether with dynamic events(noticing that my example shows how vi3 can control the main vi by dynamic communication) or forth with data or UI control of the sub vi's by the producer loop through equeues or notifiers.
BTW, what you are probably seeing with merge error is an anomoly from translating between versions of LV, try it and see what i mean....believe me that i am not creating an array, its a bug. also, your use of flat sequences makes me question....
When Should I Use a Flat Sequence Structure?
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