control analog output card form different computer

[pdietrich]

Hello!

I have about zero experience with LabView/LabWindows and Analog Output Series Cards. That's why I would like to know if it's possible to control such a card installed in one computer via program created with LabWindows or LabView running on another computer, both of them in a LAN. More specifically, I would like to have the program write the points of a analog ramp signal to the AO card in the other computer for buffered hardware-timed ramp signal generation.

Timing of the data push to the FIFO buffer of the board is not critical.

I hope this makes sense.

From an outside perspective, I assume this should be feasible. Any pointers to how to do this would be helpful.

Best regards,

Peter

[jr_2005]

I'm sure every software designer will suggest something different, but to accomplish similar tasks in the past I have used the TCP facilities offered by CVI. Check out the samples\tcp directory for some clues as to how to put a server on one PC and a client on the other.

JR

[mjl]

Another option that might be easier is to write an application to control the DAQ board using Network Variables instead of TCP.  It might be easier.  You are still going to need an application on the system containing the DAQ board.

Mike

[pdietrich]

Thank you very much for hint to network variables. That is what I was looking for.