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Hello everyone,
\nI'm am working on rather experiments so my task files have gotten quite long. I've hit a problem where I am unable to add much code because the board runs out of memory when loading the task on to it,
\nMy problem is with a variable validation function that i want to add to make sure they are correctly set before running the task.
\nI want to use the API to offload that validation to the PC however i have not been able to understand how to do it from the example file.
\nDo I manually run a script on the PC that listens to a port or is there a way for pyControl to manage it?
\nOr maybe I can skip using an API and add memory to the board?
\nThanks!
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The API script can only act upon changes to the task variables after they have been made, instead we would like to prevent setting/changing the variable in the first place if it is invalid.
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I have created an example for you that uses a custom controls dialog. Download and unzip validation_v1.zip. Place the input_validation.py in your tasks/ folder and place validation_gui.py in your controls_dialogs/ folder.
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Hope that is enough to get you started. Let me know if you have questions!
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\n    \n    CleanShot.2024-07-16.at.12.28.15.mp4\n    \n  
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