Use py-visa to control NI PXIe cards?

[nullcharacter]

I'm familiar with NI equipment offerings and their LabVIEW tools, but I haven't been a user of them.  Instead, I have been limited by what equipment is available to use.  To automate things, I have been using py-visa with good results.  Now, I've been asked to incorporate some NI PXIe equipment into a setup we have that utilizes py-visa for automation and control.  Since NI offers VISA and LabVIEW can control instruments with VISA, I've been having trouble finding documentation stating if I can control NI equipment with py-visa or not.  Is that possible or is LabVIEW the only option to control and automate NI's PXIe equipment?

[santo_13]

All NI PXI hardware have specific drivers and supports multiple programming languages. Based on the instrument you need to control, you have to use those Driver API. PXI instruments are not VISA compatible as far as I know.

BTW, to use these drivers, you don't need to have LabVIEW.

[nullcharacter]

Thank you Santhosh.  Glad to know all that is needed is the driver and understanding of the API to connect to the driver in order to talk with an instrument.  This then brings up the question of driver API support with Python in a Linux environment.  One benefit with Python is that my instrument control has worked from Python for Windows and in so far every Linux distro we've tried.  Is there limited support for these drivers in Linux environments?

[santo_13]

Please check here for the hardware and python driver https://www.ni.com/en-in/support/documentation/supplemental/16/python-resources-for-ni-hardware-and-...

[nullcharacter]

Thank you again Santhosh.  You've given me quite a bit to dig into.