Does upgrading from GPIB PCI to GPIB-USB require sofware changes?

[Luis Malheiro]

Hi, we are about to install our software into a new PC where we plan to have a GPIB-USB hardware instead of the old GPIB board that we currently use. Our software is 100% CLR based and links only to the following libraries: 

NationalInstruments.Common.dll

NationalInstruments.NI4882.dll

Will it work If I upgrade my drivers to the latest release? Will I have to change the program in order to it to talk to the new USB hardware?

Thanks for any help!

Luis Malheiro

[Abel_Souza]

Hi Luiz,

NI PCI-GPIB and NI GPIB-USB use the same driver. If you are using a VI made before you need certify that VI is looking for the correct resource, once the new hardware can receive a different name on Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). To certify indicate again the resource name to your VI.

Regards,

Abel Souza

Applications Engineering

National Instruments Brazil