Hi i have a 198143A-01L NI- Instrument simualtor v2.0. It is connected to my pc via an 8 way serial port expander (brainboxes ES-279). I can issue a command such as *IDN? and i receive the reply 'National Instruments,Instrument Simulator,016C41E0,2.0.0.f1' - all seems to be good on the connection side.
My question is... my understanding is the instrument simulator, should in some capacity simulate an instrument. - a DMM for example. I thought / assumed i would be able to somehow send some kind of command to the simulator such as, i want you to simulate a DMM. i want you to output 5.3 Volts. - so my qustion is how or where to do i send the commands to the instrument? - i see in the help file (available in in the simulator wizard) some example code that is for setting DMM output. - but how do i send this to the instrument? - if i try in MAX i get an error LED on the instrument. Once i have set the instrument to be a DMM with a certain voltage, how to i ask the instrument simulator 'what is your simulated voltage output level?'
It is like i have the hardware but i am missing a step in how to get the software (example code) sent over to the device.
am i missing something so obvious that i simply can not see it?
Normally i find labview and NI kit pretty simple to get up and running but i am completely stumped by this instrument simulator and i am struggling to find any information on it.
