Controlling PXIs using CVI without GUIs

[FVallent]

How do I control the PXIs using labwindows/CVI in a straight forward programming manner? I prefer straight forward programming rather than using GUIs. Say for example configuring the SMU to force voltage and measure current without using GUI. Is this possible?

[Myr.i.am.]

Hi FVallent,

Are you trying to control NI PXI hardware, or third-party PXI cards?  Could you be a bit more specific, and maybe include the model number of the hardware you'd like to communicate with?  If you're using NI PXI hardware, you can use DAQmx driver functions to communicate with your device.

Myriam

[FVallent]

I am currently working on NI PXIe-4145. There is a sample program for DC Power instruments however it is GUI based. I'd like to conrol the instrument through straight forward programming similar to other ATEs like Teradyne's A5xx series which is a C-based test system.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Why did you even buy CVI?

[FVallent]

We are still exploring our options here. That is why I am asking if straight forward programming for PXIs is possible.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Of course it is. You could look at the c examples that come with DAQmx. If you think that CVI is the only programming option, your research is flawed. It seems a bit silly to pay for the gui creation and analysis options and then not use them.