Hello, I have a SmartScan Dynamic FBG Interrogator and I've been wanting to switch it over from the proprietary SmartSoft (a suite of labview based applications) to LabVIEW. I have some VIs lying around that seem like they would be helpful in getting a LabVIEW VI with all of the functionality of the SmartSoft package, however they make use of a DAQassistant that references something that isn't there. And so I need to properly connect the device in NI MAX
I don't know that much about LabVIEW but I was able to find that since the interrogator connects via cross-over cable that I should install VISA and add it in NI MAX. But when I try and do this, the automatic find device option when I try and create New VISA TCP/IP resource finds nothing and the manual entry method doesn't work for me. Now I know the IP address, as it is static and when I open SmartSoft I am able to connect to the device using it; also I have pinged the IP successfully. However, it asks for the port number and I've seen a few possibilities based on a UDP Message Format Guide that was with the VIs that I mentioned I had found earlier. I've tried 'validating' with all of the port numbers the guide lists which are for Diagnostic, Maintenance and Data messages, but I always get the error I list in the topic title. I saw other threads with this error but it was always in regards to serial communication.
Am I headed in the right direction using NI VISA? And if so, do you have any suggestions on what could be preventing NI MAX from connecting to the device?
Any and all help would be appreciated,
Colin
