Can I use non-NI hardware with LabView?

[ybej]

Hello,

I'm thinking of purchasing LabView but I'd like to be sure that it can be used with non-NI hardware. I have a TiePie Handyscope HS4 Diff USB-oscilloscope and a Young 86000 Ultrasonic anemometer connected through serial-to-USB port.

I'd also like to make sure that it doesn't require anything else except the software.

Finally, what I need to do is essentially to synchronize my instruments; can that be done with the basic version of LV?

Thanks in advance!

[santo_13]

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@ybej wrote:

Hello,

I'm thinking of purchasing LabView but I'd like to be sure that it can be used with non-NI hardware. I have a TiePie Handyscope HS4 Diff USB-oscilloscope and a Young 86000 Ultrasonic anemometer connected through serial-to-USB port.

I'd also like to make sure that it doesn't require anything else except the software.

Finally, what I need to do is essentially to synchronize my instruments; can that be done with the basic version of LV?

Thanks in advance!

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Of course you can use any vendor's hardware with LabVIEW (a graphical programming language). All that you need to know is how to control/communicate with your hardware.

Ensure that your vendor provides documentation to use it in other programming languages like C or C++ and not just tied to their proprietary paid application.