attribute for USB device description from the inf file

[K.Werner]

I have created an inf file for a USB device with the NI driver wizard.

During this process i entered a device description. This description can be seen in the inf file in the section [Strings] like:

USB\VID_XXXX&PID_XXXX.DeviceDesc="My Device Description"

This device description is also shown in the windows device manager in the category "NI-VISA USB Devices".

I want to read the device description from the inf file with a VISA function like GetAttribute.

But i was not able to find the attribute which gives me the device description from the inf file.

Is there an attibute or other function to get the device description?

[cheggers]

Hi, 

you can use the MAX API in LabVIEW.

Example: I have an USB handscanner from metrologic. The device description in the INF file is "Metrologic Scanner".

Hope this helps!

Cheggers

[K.Werner]

Is there also a solution just using the VISA API?