development of instrument driver

[Device driver]

Hi,

We are new to LabVIEW.

We have a device which can be plugged in on USB Port. Low level device driver is provided with the device so that user can write their own function is C/C++ or could use Labview and Matlab to collect, analyse and report generation.

We would like to develop instrument driver for this device in such a way that Labview user need not have to write any code and all the standard VIs are available for this instrument on Labview automatically.

Please let us know how should i proceed.

Thanks.

[Emilie S.]

Hi Device Driver:

The proper way to communicate with a USB device in LabVIEW is using NI-VISA.  The first thing you will need to do is go through the VISA Driver Development Wizard.  If you are using a Windows operating system, you can go to Start->All Programs->National Instruments->VISA->VISA Driver Development Wizard to get to it.  You will need to know the manufacturer's ID and the model number for the wizard.  After this you can write VISA code to communicate with your device.  I have included a very basic VISA example program in this post to get you started.

Regards,

Emilie S.