Custom palette for newly created instrument driver

[David673]

I've created all the VI's for my new instrument driver, now I want to create mnu files so when I distribute the driver, it shows up on the end user's palette. Where can I find a tutorial that steps me through this process for LabView v8.6.

I've created mnu files, but when I place the vi and mnu files in the instr.lib directory, I get palette icons for each of my instrument driver subdirectories plus the mnu contents. How do I make only the mnu contents appear on the palette?

[TCPlomp]

Create the following dir structure:

Mydriver.mnu           //the palettefile

_Mydriver                // folder containing the driver, make sure it starts with an underscore (_)

_Mydriver\Mycode   // the actual code

Now you can easily zip 'm up and distribute. make sure the menu refers to the code in the 'underscore' folder.

Ton

[Dennis_Knutson · Accepted solution]

Are you using the recomended project style driver? If you used the wizard for this, then you would have the mnu files in the project. In the help, there is a topic Instrument Drivers>Modification Instructions and it talks a little about updating the mnu files.

If you distribute a project style driver, the mnu files should be correct and any example VIs would be automatically added to the LabVIEW example finder.

If you did not create a project style driver, it might be something to consider if you want certification.

[David673]

The project wizard got me going in the right direction. Using that as a starting point, I was able to complete my driver.

Thanks for everyone's help!