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There are two main text files that would be constantly in use during a test. This includes the Response VI text file, logfile.txt, and the Measuring VI text file, which should be changed with each test, preferably to the date or time the test took place.
Text files were used as a means of providing constant communication between the two VIs while running, as both can be changed and saved during each iteration, so that the data from the last iteration is exctracted. This is the case for both text files.
Response VI Text File, logfile.txt
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This text file is created in the Response VI and referred to in the Measuring VIs.
Measuring VI text file
The measuring VI text file contains the date and timestamp, iteration number, new flow rate based on the valve position, the valve position recorded from the Response VI, and the new level created by the Measuring VI.
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