Kevin,
It's my correct e-mail address, and yes, I get lots of spam...
I've been at a Linux congres few days ago, and a speaker said the
semiconductor industry will spend 2.9 Billion on Linux next year... So
eventually there should be money in it.
For now, I'm using a ODBC connection to MySQL, using the free SQL toolkit
(from OpenG?). I've downloaded the MySQL toolkit, but haven't come around
using it. I've used MySQL command line, and ODBC connection from LV, just to
build tables, change them, etc. From LV, it's mostly the same for MySQL,
Access, SQLServer, Oracle, etc. The toolkit seems like a interface to MySQL
that uses the command line (System Exec.vi), so it sould be easy.
For now, we use Linux only as our firewall/fileserver. MySQL/PHP/Apache is
running on windows, but will be moved to the firewall PC. Next experiment
will be (if we can get a LabVIEW version) LV on Linux. Then we have to
figure out how to get hardware working.... Long way to go...
Regards,
Wiebe.
"kevin" wrote in message
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> In article <3f7a87fd@newsgroups.>, "Wiebe@CARYA"
> wrote:
>
> > www.comedi.org : That's great. I knew there was something like this, but
> > I didn't know there were so many (NI, and other) cards supported.
>
> Yeah, I try not to be too surprised at their success. Just look at their
> mailing list archives. They have a very talented group of programmers.
> The only issue with Comedi is interfacing it cleanly with LV. Been
> working on the VI library, when I have time. Haven't had many requests
> for it so my motivation is a bit low. I gave a rough example of how I'm
> doing it on the forum. It's really just grunt work at this point.
>
> > http://www.openg.org/tiki/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=15 : also very
> > nice. The MySQL toppic also has my interrest, since I'm using MySQL for
> > our "marketing information system" (it runs on windows now, and has
> > nothing to do with LabVIEW).
>
> Great. Perhaps you would like to try out Germ�n Schumacher's mysql VI
> library that I posted in that forum? I'm a true novice at mysql
> administration. I was playing with it a while back but my server config
> was messed up. Put it on the back burner... If you use it, please let
> the group know of your results.
>
> > Do you have any real life experience with LabVIEW/Linux and industrial
> > hardware?
>
> You mean while getting paid? Then no. At home, however, I've used it
> with GPIB devices and DAQ boards from Measurement Computing. I'm using
> the DAQ boards for the Comedi VI library development. I'm supposed to be
> doing a presentation for two different groups over the next few months.
> Someday I'll get paid for using Linux, but not now.
>
> If that's your correct email address, I'll send you some more info you may
> find useful.
>
> -Kevin
