Interfacing with HRMTime module by SunsL

[Kaiser]

Hi,

I want to use Labview to control the HRMTime module by SunsL. It is a photon counting device. They have provided a number of VIs to do the job, but I'm new to Labview and don't know how to combine them all. Can someone please give me some directions to get started? Thanks! 

Kaiser 

[Dennis_Knutson]

On the Instrument Driver Network, there are links that explain what an instrument driver is and how to use one. For general LabVIEW, check out the free tutorials.

[Kaiser]

Thanks for the prompt response!

I've read the pages about Instrument Drivers, and now have a better idea about what they are and what they do. Pretty much all the drivers I need are provided by the vendor. I just don't know what to do with them. Like how do I integrate them into a single application? Lets say I have the following VIs: GetConnectedModuleList, RefreshConnectedModuleList, InitMemory, ReadMemory, RunFifoTimeTagging, GetFifoData, etc. How do I go about combining them all into a single application so that the user just clicks the start button of the application, and ends up receiving a file which contains all the data in a nice table format? Can I do it in Labview, if so using what tools? If not, do I use other tools such as C#, if so how? I'm sure many people must have done something similar. Any reference to how they did it would be great. Thanks.

Sorry for so many questions;)

Kaiser 

[Dennis_Knutson]

Did the vendor provide any example for you to look at? If so, that would be the place to start. You should also have a thorough understanding of the instrument. I have no experience with the instrument and you have not provided the interface type (ie GPIB, RS-232, USB, etc) or the driver. If you can set the instrument up manually, then you can try to find the programming function that does the same thing.

[Kaiser]

Thanks.