Controlling another VI

[nyxynyx]

Hi, I am quite new to Labview and I am trying to control an equipment (a monochrometer). There is already a Labview file written to control it, but I need to control the equipment within my own Labview program.

In my own Labview program, I will need to access several indicators (Current Position, the 4 LED indicators) and set several controls (Counter Reading & Target Position) and be able to "click" the 'Set Position' button to send the commands to the equipment.

Question #1: How can I access the indicators and controls of this other .vi file?

Question #2: Assuming i can access and control the .vi files, how can I click the 'Set Position' button, and how can I know when the VI has finished doing whatever it has to do after the 'Set Position' button has been clicked?

All help greatly appreciated! 🙂

[Dennis_Knutson]

You dont want to be using a top level example from a driver. The whole purpose of an example is to show you how you could integrate the driver functions in a VI of your own.