how do i create a visa tcp/ip resource?

[Jesse_Larsen]

Hi,

My question is "How do I create a visa tcp/ip resource?".  I already know how to do this on my labview environment PC, but I can not get the same options on my production PC.  I've got MAX 2.2 installed, I've installed the Visa runtime engine, I've got labview 8.6 runtime engine.

When I right click on Devices and Interfaces and click "Create...." I do not get any options to create a visa tcp/ip resource.  Is there something else I have to install to get my production PC to work?  This should be easy right?

thanks,

-Jes

[Dennis_Knutson]

Did you include the MAX hardware config when you created the installer?

[Jesse_Larsen]

No, I did not even make an installer, I just made the executable.  I thought I had to set up max manually first.  I will try to do what you are initially asking about and let you know how that goes.  Thanks.

[Jesse_Larsen]

I'm not having any luck making an installer.  I see NI-Visa Configuration Support 4.4 as an option to install allong with my program.  But my software keeps saying it needs august 2008 disk 2 CD.  I've got all my CDs that I've ever used and none are august 2008.  My version of Labview I'm using is 8.6 anyway.  Why's it asking for 2 year old CDs?

Shouldn't I be able to install the ni-visa runtime engine to handle this?

thanks,

[Dennis_Knutson]

For now, you can skip the installer. Manually export the hardware config in MAX as an nce file. You can then take it over to the pc with LabVIEW and use MAX to import it. See if you can communicate to the TCP/IP resource after doing that.

[Jesse_Larsen]

Dennis,

I exported the file like you suggested but now this other PC max won't even give me an option anywhere to import.  Is there something wrong with this MAX software?

thanks,

[Jesse_Larsen]

Hi again,

I'm trying again to get this visa tcp/ip resource on a PC that is not a LabView Environment.  I keep reading about how this is a great way to communicate with equipment, but why does it seem impossible unless you have the full LabView development software on the same computer?  I design software for all the rest of the PCs in our company, there has to be a way to make this work on those.  I'm sure not everyone is running full labview developement environment on ALL their computers to do this communication.

Can anyone help with this??

thanks,

-jes

[David_L]

Have you tried setting everything up programmatically in the VI?  This is probably better than setting it up in MAX anyways...

[Jesse_Larsen]

David,

Yes I tried that a while ago.  But I know why everything else has been failing.  I had Visa Runtime engine, not the full NI-Visa.  I didn't even realize that there WAS a full Visa setup.  But I installed that onto a computer and now it's all working.

thanks,

-Jes

[David_L]

Hi Jesse,

Glad to hear you were able to figure it out.  Thanks for posting your result, it will be good to know for anyone who comes across this issue in the future.