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Summary, Tips, and Tricks on Instrument Control

Module by: National Instruments

  • LabVIEW can communicate with an instrument that connects to the computer as long as you know what kind of interface it is and what cabling is required.
  • Use MAX to configure and test GPIB interface cards, connected instruments, serial ports, and parallel ports.
  • LabVIEW instrument drivers eliminate the need to learn the complex, low-level programming commands for each instrument.
  • The LabVIEW instrument driver library is located on the LabVIEW CD. You also can download drivers from the NI Web site at ni.com.
  • All instrument drivers in the library have the same basic VI hierarchy.
  • Use the Instrument I/O Assistant to rapidly and easily build a VI to communicate with an instrument. You can control VXI, GPIB, RS-232, and other types of instruments.
  • Serial communication is a popular means of transmitting data between a computer and a peripheral device such as a programmable instrument or even another computer.

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