device manager

[VDC]

Hi All,

My requirement is to identify all the instruments(GPIB,Serial,VXI,PXI, PXI cards, VXI etc) plugged in my PC.I'm using Labview 8.2 and able to see GPIB and serial device but no PXI devices using VISA functions.

Can anybody provide me info how to access other hardwares? And is there any other way to get the hardware info other than VISA?

Regards

Asif

[smercurio_fc]

What are you using to find the resources? Are you using the "VISA Find Resource" function? Also, did you verify that you have PXI support installed for VISA? I don't recall if this is installed by default when you install VISA.

As for alternates, that depends on your OS. On Windows I suppose you can access the Device Manager database, but it seems to me that VISA is by far the easier method.

[VDC]

I'm using 'Findresource' function to search for instruments.and I checked in MAX support for PXI is also installed. The VISA is agood option but i have some obligation(requirement) towards using VISA.

So, is there any way to access Device manager services in Labview?

[smercurio_fc]

Please read this thread regarding VISA resource names and PXI instruments.

I'm not sure I understand your statement "The VISA is agood option but i have some obligation(requirement) towards using VISA."

Are you saying you can't use VISA? If so, why not? It's an industry standard.

As for the direct access to the Device Manager, that's likely possible, but not directly. You'd have to use Windows API calls. It may be accessible via .NET, but I don't know. You can check Gooogle.