Idea about how-to using 'Agilent Wireless Test Manager' interfaces in Labview ?

[Kunsheng Chen]

Hello everyone,

I am not sure whether it is appropriate to post this here.  

Currently I got a Wireless Test Manager CD(Agilent E6560A) and is trying to convert some functionalities inside class 'cdmaTXMeasTests' into labview.

I am doing the 'code domain power testing' module with labview, which is well done in that 'cdmaTXMeasTests'.

I am wondering if any one could provide me some idea how to use that 'cdmaTXMeasTests' in my labview without rebuild the wheel.

( I am not sure whether that would work,  Are the libaries used by wireless test manager a  ActiveXDLL that could be used by labview ? Or there is some other way to do it or not?)

Any idea is well appreciated,

+Kunsheng Chen

[Charlie_P]

Good Afternoon Kunsheng Chen,

It seems like you are trying to port your DLL.  Rather, I would suggest using a Call Library Function Node (right-click the Block Diagram, Functions>>Connectivity>>Libraries & Executables>>Call Library Function Node).

From the Agilent website, this is a C dll so you will be able to access it using this VI in LabVIEW with no problems.  You might want to contact Agilent to see if this DLL has ActiveX components.  Alternatively, you can simply browse the list of ActiveX components on your computer.

The following links may provide some useful information for using a DLL in LabVIEW.

An Overview of Accessing DLLs or Shared Libraries from LabVIEW

     http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3009

Call Library Function Node

     http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361E-01/glang/call_library_function/

Using Existing C Code or a DLL in LabVIEW

     http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-1690