Old 2014 Driver

[edwin01]

Hello. I am trying to use a driver developed by "KOD Integrations" for some "Arcus" brand stepper motors. The issue is that the driver requires LabVIEW 2014. It installs the folders "instr.lib" and "resource". The issue these folder seem not to be recognized by LabVIEW 2019 evaluation version. I have also checked the package VI Package Manager and NI Package Manager but no luck there. Is there a way to make such a driver work for the current version? What would you do?

[RavensFan]

There is no reason that LabVIEW 2019 wouldn't be able to recognize a 2014 driver.

Well, I can think of one in that they saved the driver files without the block diagram and newer LabVIEW doesn't know how to upconvert the files. 

If it installs those folders,  what happens if you go to those folders and try to open up the VI files within them?

[crossrulz]

You can likely copy the <LabVIEW 2014>\instr.lib and resource folder contents into the LabVIEW 2019 folders and it works.  But this will depend on if any DLLs are involved or the developer did something to keep people from making updates (removed block diagrams, saved as Packed Project Libraries).

[edwin01 · Accepted solution]

Hello there. I solved the issue. Programs usually either install under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)". LabVIEW 2019 creates folders on both but only uses one of them for libraries, that was the issue. When I run the 2014 installer, it installs the corresponding folder libraries on the subfolder for "LabVIEW 2014" under "Program Files (x86)".

It didn't work because I was copying the libraries to "LabVIEW 2019" under "Program Files (x86)". However, copying them to "LabVIEW 2019" under "Program Files" works now. If anyone else has this issue. Make sure you know which folder actually contains the appropriate files. This is relevant for any driver not available withing the Package Manager.

[crossrulz]

Sounds more like you are mixing up between 32-bit and 64-bit installations of LabVIEW.  If you are using the 64-bit LabVIEW, then everything should be in the "Program Files".  "Program Files (x86)" is for 32-bit applications.

[Wire]

Do you have a copy of the LabVIEW 2014 KOD arcus instr.lib?