how to integrate dll into LabWindows

[chucky]

we have a dll that interfaces to our hardware. we've created LabVIEW wrapper vi's for all the exported functions. we would like to do something similar with LabWindows. is there a white paper or tutorial on how to integrate a dll with LabWindows?

[muks]

Hi chucky,

See here

[muks]

To begin with

[chucky]

i was thinking that it might be good to create a library of function panels for the functions that are exported from the dll, and create a library under the instruments folder in the library tree.

[Eric_B.]

chucky,

If your DLLs have header files, you can generate a function panel from those header files as shown in this tutorial: https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/07/generate-ni-labwindows--cvi--function-pa... .  Also, there are two different ways to call DLLs in CVI, which are detailed here: https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/09/calling-a-dll-in-labwindows--cvi---expli...