Conversion of an Instrument Driver from LabWindows/CVI to LabVIEW

[nonomiya]

Hello All,

Conversion of an Instrument Driver from LabWindows/CVI to LabVIEW
https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000x25QCAQ&l=en-US 

But I can not find any hyperlinkt to download
"LabVIEW Interface Generator for LabWindows/CVI Instrument Drivers"

Is there any evaluation version for downloading?

Thanks,

[Dennis_Knutson]

Look again. The link is there.

[Philip_Courtois]

Hi nonomiya,

Dennis is right - the link can be found at the end of the section called "Convert an .fp File for Use within LabVIEW".

Have fun!

[nonomiya]

So strange,

I go through three pages but does not find any entry for download,

hmm...,

1. After press the hyperlink,

See Also:
LabVIEW Interface Generator for LabWindows/CVI Instrument Drivers

2. and for a resuest info. form.

3. press download..

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LabVIEW Interface Generator for LabWindows/CVI Instrument Drivers

System Requirements
NI LabVIEW 7.1 or later
Windows 2000/NT/XP

Use the LabVIEW Interface Generator for LabWindows/CVI Instrument Drivers to create LabVIEW VIs for VXIplug&play and IVI-C instrument drivers from function panel (.fp) files.

Instrument Driver Network
Before using the conversion utility to create a new instrument driver wrapper, please visit ni.com/idnet to see if a LabVIEW Plug and Play instrument driver is available for your device. The Instrument Driver Network (IDNET) provides support for more than 3,000 different instrument models from over 170 different instrument vendors.

Recommendations
This utility was created for developers of C-based instrument drivers who wish to provide a LabVIEW interface, but do not develop a LabVIEW Plug and Play driver. By developing the C and LabVIEW interfaces together, it keeps the components synchronized, and eliminates the need for customers to create their own LabVIEW interfaces. Vendors should distribute the LabVIEW wrapper files with the associated VXIplug&play or IVI instrument driver, so that end users do not have to visit multiple web sites to download the complete driver.

If you are not an instrument vendor, we recommend that you use this utility only if you have instrument driver expertise. Access to the instrument driver source code is preferred, in case you need to edit the C instrument driver in LabWindows/CVI.

After generation, the wrapper VIs should be tested with the instrument.

Instructions
Once you install the software, simply access the utility from the Tools>>Instrumentation>>Import CVI Instrument Driver...menu in LabVIEW. This software replaces the built-in tool and provides feature enhancements.

For additional information on this utility, view the resources below.

• Readme for the LabVIEW Interface Generator for LabWindows/CVI Instrument Drivers

• Visit the Instrument Driver Network

[Dennis_Knutson]

I'm not sure, but I think the link submits a request for NI to send you the utility. Do you not have LabVIEW? If you do, why don't you try the converter under Tools>Instrumentation>Import CVI Instrument Driver.