Yes, you could control it from home, however you have a number of options as to how you do that.
- Using LabVIEW Web Server
You can access the LabVIEW Web Server in LabVIEW, by going to Tools >> Options..., and by navigating through the Web Server Options. In summary, the configuration page allows you to turn on the Web Server, the Visible VIs give you a list of VIs that you can access via the Web Server, and the Browser access is what you would use to enable access to specific IP addresses. With this option, if you have LabVIEW at home, you can access those VIs on your work computer.
- Using the LabVIEW Web Publishing Tool
This option can be accessed in LabVIEW by going to Tools >> Web Publishing Tool... The following screens that popup allow you create a webpage with an embedded VI. The great thing about this tool is it does not require you to have LabVIEW at home - all you need to be able to do is access your computer at work, and the LabVIEW Runtime Engine at home.
- Using VISA Server
VISA Server is enabled and configured in MAX under Tools >> VISA >> VISA Options... If you enable the VISA server at work, give your home computer security access to your machine, and take note of the port that the VISA Server is using, you can can go home and access all the VISA interfaces on your machine at work. This would allow you to create programs at home to control and use your instruments.
- Remote Desktop/VPN
Finally, if none of the above work for your situation, you can look into what it would take to enable Remote Desktop for your machine. If you are using Windows XP, this functionality is already built in, however most companies should have some kind of firewall to prevent just anyone from accessing their internal networks. For this reason, you might need to set up a VPN account or something. However, once that is complete, you should have access to computer from home.
There are probably other options available, however these four were the only things that came to mind.
Logan S.
