what will I do after installing the hardwares?

[pengwei]

I have installed GPIB interface card and labview5.1,and connected the devices with IEEE488 cables.Now I want to make a VI program for automation measurement,what will I do at first.I don't know how to go on.

[storeyk]

What i would do first is select/run the Instrument wizard from the Project menu to identify the device and see if there is already a driver for the device. Once you have the driver installed you should be able to build a measurement program quite easily. If there isn't a driver, then you may be able to adapt an exisiting one with the various string commands that should be supplied with the instrument. If you have trouble building a measurement program, then you may be able to adapt one of the examples which come with LV.

Hope this helps you get started.

Kim

[Ray K]

Hello Kim,

Check out the NI Developer Zone, it has lots of information about developing drivers. Here are a couple links from Developer Zone to get you started.

Search Instrument Driver Network
(Check for an existing driver on the network)

Development Topics
(If you can't find a driver, you'll need to make one)

Ray K
NI Applications Engineer