How can i develop the instruments driver that can be used in labview?

[keiran]

How can i develop the instruments driver that can be used in labview?

[Dennis_Knutson]

Start with the instrument manual and your project specifications and decide which instrument functions you need to implement. Get familiar with the instrument's remote control commands and responses by using something like Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) VISA Interactive Control. Read chapter 19 of the LabVIEW Measurements Manual. This is part of the shipping documentation. Go to the Instrument Driver Network" and search for similar instruments to see how they've been done. From the same web page, you can also find links to development tools and other references.

[BrandonS]

The following web page is probably the best resource to get you started developing your own instruments driver: http://www.ni.com/devzone/idnet/developid.htm.

http://www.ni.com/idnet is also a good place to look and see how examples of others code.