How to create a Distribution Kit for an IVI driver?

[boucan_canot974]

Hello,
I am developing an IVI driver. I am trying to create a Distribution kit for this driver.
I am looking for informations about how to configure the installer's option to make my driver visible in MAX 3.0 .
How does it work to register my driver in the IVI Configuration Store.xml file?
Where can I find the installation requirements defined by the IVI Foundation for IVI drivers?

BR Pascal.

[gagi1]

Hello Pascal,

The "Create Distribution Kit" in CVI does not register your driver in MAX. We have recently updated our own installers to write directly to the IVI Configuration Store XML file (so the software module and all other information will show up automatically in MAX), and also to install the driver files in the new IVI directory. 

Since we already have the tools you need, we can create an installer for your IVI driver. If you would like to take an advantage of this free service, please send your driver (.c, .fp. .h, .sub, example.c, .ini) to instrument.driver@ni.com.

If you want to develop the installer creator yourself, you can find more information on the requirements in the following IVI specs:

IVI-3.1: Driver Architecture Specification (Chapter 6)

IVI-3.5: Configuration Server Specification

Both specs can be found on http://www.ivifoundation.org/ApprovedSpecs/Default.htm

Regards,

Vesna Jadric
Instrument Drivers/IVI