I have some simulated Devices in NI MAX for testing purposes.
For DAQmx devices I detect the simulated state with the IsSimulated Property like below:
Imports NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Public Class HardwareLoader
Private Function CheckHardwareStatus() As AICore.EHardwareStatus
Dim devices As List(Of String)
Dim device As Device = Nothing
devices.AddRange(DaqSystem.Local.Devices)
For Each d As String In _devices
Dim dev As Device = DaqSystem.Local.LoadDevice(d)
If dev.IsSimulated Then
hrdwrStatus = AICore.EHardwareStatus.Simulated
device = d
Exit For
End If
..
..
End Function
..
..
End Class
I want to do something similar with a Scope device using the NationalInstruments.ModularInstruments Class.
Here parts of my code:
Public Class HardwareLoader
Private _device As DeviceInfo
Private _devices As List(Of DeviceInfo)
..
Dim modularInstruments As New ModularInstrumentsSystem("NI-Scope")
If _devices Is Nothing AndAlso modularInstruments.DeviceCollection.Count > 0 Then
_devices = New List(Of DeviceInfo)
For Each d In modularInstruments.DeviceCollection
_devices.Add(d)
Next
End If
If devices.Count > 0 Then
For Each d In devices
' This is the position I need to do the simulated checking
Next
..
..
End Class
Unfortunatey there's no 'IsSimulated' Property or 'LoadDevice' Method in the DeviceInfo Class. Is there any way to get this Device information?
Patrick
